QUESTION:
I contacted you once before about how to get a foreign object out of a ferret's eye and you recommended me Ark Naturals Eye Wash. Well, my ferret seems to have something stuck in her eye, again. It's a transparent wavy like fluid situated in the middle of her eye. I poured a few drops of the eye solution on a cotton swab and I scruffed her and tried putting the cotton swab on her eye to take out the foreign debris. She started dooking like crazy and so I stopped. I was scared that I hurt her. Do you think I should try taking out what's in the eye again or does it sound like something that her eye will clean out naturally? Is the eye wash supposed to take out the foreign debris that's in the eye?

ANSWER:
Eye wash will do just as it says. Put a few drops in her eye and then gently massage the closed eye from the outside to inside, the object should wash into the corner. If not you can gently lift the upper eyelid over the bottom of the eye and the object should move. You might want to check the bedding to see if bits of fluff are loose and she is getting it into her eye, if so wash bedding, putting in softener to the rise and dry in dryer, it should remove all lint.

QUESTION:
One of my ferrets had something in one of her eyes. It was very small and brownish. However, my mother got it out of her eye using her finger. Do you think that was a safe thing to do? In the future, should she have some foreign object in her eye again, what would you recommend that I do?

ANSWER:
It is good that your Mum got the debris from the ferret's ear, however depending on what it was, you will need to watch her very closely. The debris could have scratched the eye, which in time could cause an abrasion on the eye and if so will need treatment such as an antibiotic eye ointment.

You can wash the ferrets eye with a saline solution made for eyes to make sure that all the debris is out of the eye. We sell an eye wash specifically for ferrets, but you need to do something now.