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KingLouis
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I have twin chin newborns born 1/30/09 (MY BIRTHDAY!!!) Both seemed fine, healthy, active, etc. Saturday and Sunday.
Monday night i get home and Baby 1's Left Eye is practically glued shut. I called the emergency exotic vet and took mom and two babies in together. Vet didn't seem overly concerned about Baby 1's eye and preferred not to medicate so young unless absolutely necessary so he advised to wait a day and see. Said heart/lungs/weight etc seemed good for both babes. Baby 1 weighed 47g Baby 2 weighed 48 So I left w/ no meds.
Tuesday come home from work check on Baby 1--eye glued shut with white discharge. Called ER vet--picked up antibiotic eye drops. Wet q tip--massaged eye open--inserted 1 drop as directed. Baby 2 still fine. Weighed babies--both had gained 3 grams (50g/51).
Wednesday (tonight) come home from work--check on Baby 1--eye glued shut--more white goo. Massaged eye open--inserted drop. Checked on Baby 2--Left eye (same as Baby 1) now glued shut with slight discharge (Seems like onset of same infection or whatever it is) decided to apply same Drop to Baby 2. Baby 1 (1st to have eye problem) only gained 1 g (51g) since yesterday. Baby 2 gained 2 g (53g) since yesterday.
I called the ER vet again. The exotic vet has the evening off so I left a message with the nurse who was going to call the vet to ask about my concerns and call me back. I haven't heard anything back and I'm an overly concerned new mommy. I can't even explain how i'll feel if anything happens to them. PLEASE help...any advice is appreciated...support..anything...ugg. :
Monday night i get home and Baby 1's Left Eye is practically glued shut. I called the emergency exotic vet and took mom and two babies in together. Vet didn't seem overly concerned about Baby 1's eye and preferred not to medicate so young unless absolutely necessary so he advised to wait a day and see. Said heart/lungs/weight etc seemed good for both babes. Baby 1 weighed 47g Baby 2 weighed 48 So I left w/ no meds.
Tuesday come home from work check on Baby 1--eye glued shut with white discharge. Called ER vet--picked up antibiotic eye drops. Wet q tip--massaged eye open--inserted 1 drop as directed. Baby 2 still fine. Weighed babies--both had gained 3 grams (50g/51).
Wednesday (tonight) come home from work--check on Baby 1--eye glued shut--more white goo. Massaged eye open--inserted drop. Checked on Baby 2--Left eye (same as Baby 1) now glued shut with slight discharge (Seems like onset of same infection or whatever it is) decided to apply same Drop to Baby 2. Baby 1 (1st to have eye problem) only gained 1 g (51g) since yesterday. Baby 2 gained 2 g (53g) since yesterday.
I called the ER vet again. The exotic vet has the evening off so I left a message with the nurse who was going to call the vet to ask about my concerns and call me back. I haven't heard anything back and I'm an overly concerned new mommy. I can't even explain how i'll feel if anything happens to them. PLEASE help...any advice is appreciated...support..anything...ugg. :