Home remedy for rabbit eye infection
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- Rabbit care is so important, whether you are raising rabbits for pets, or for food for your family. Eye infections in young rabbits is very common, usually called Nest Box Eye. This home remedy is very easy and cheap as you only need tea to clean out the eye.
It's best when you can catch the infection early as the eye can get matted shut, which happened in this case, which the rabbit had the eye infection when I got her. The infection was well rooted and so took 10 days to clean it out.
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Food For Thought
you’re very gentle with the bunnies. thank you for helping her! sending love 💕
I am so glad I found this video! Our bunny has had an eye infection for a while. We were able to get drops for him but it seemed to only half work. His eye was still draining. We started the tea cleaning and we are on day three and his eye is SO much better already! Thank you so much for sharing! 🐇❤️
I'm so glad he is getting better. That makes me so happy.
How many times a day should I clean my rabbit's eye? And is any kind of tea ok?
@@MarkDanieldelaCruz-fc4lo he said 2x a day on a reply down below but 1x might be okay too
What type of tea would be ok to use on a rabbits eye?
What type of tea?
now I know what to do on my rabbit eyes, thanks for this, you help me to cure my rabbit.
I'll add this to my toolbox of skills. Many thanks for sharing it with us my friend 👍👍
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. I was surprised to see the swelling around my buns eye went down right away.
That's awesome. I'm so pleased.
Yes works well haven't seen that problem on adult rabbits before. Good one🥰👍
She was 7 weeks old when I got her, but don't know how long she had the infection before that.
What type of tea is it?
Thank you for this video! My lion head has a eye infection and today is day 2 - he’s already looking so much better!!!
I'm so glad to hear that
Did u use black tea?
Thank you for this! Brewing some up now for my Flemish Giant
I hope your rabbit gets better quickly.
Is it black tea tht u used?
Please reply hence it’s emergency
green tea has the best antiviral properties, then ookla and then black tea - all work fine, but green is a bit better@@Noorulain829
Thank you so much..
Thank you so much for this, ❤️
You're welcome
This is so true really works well and it even works for cats or kittens. Cheap n easy!!
Definitely tried and true. People forgot ways of the past.
Amazing tips!! Thank you so much, my bunny started to get watery red eyes, I had no clue what it was or what to do, found this video and in 3 days for 2x a day he got SO MUCH better almost fully healed
In my case, my bunny calmly accepted the treatment
Thank you for your kind words, I really appreciate it. I'm so glad your bunny is getting better.
Grateful to find this, I'm trying now on my little boy. Vets didn't know if it was myxo or not so giving round the clock care focusing on his eyes 😔
myxomatosis is untreatable so I hope it's not that. It's very rare now so cross fingers. You should know within a couple to three days if just an infection of the eye.
I just brought my 6 1/2 yr-old rabbit to the ER Saturday bc of an eye infection/ulcer I came to find out he had. I came home to find his eye red and swollen shut though I'm unsure why. My buns are freedom so I don't know if they got into a tiff. I have medicine for him now but I will certainly keep this in my back pocket. Better than dropping over $300!
Money is why I looked for more natural remedies, which in general are very cheap or free.
I just spent around $300 as well and I'm very short on money. Wish I found this sooner lol
Thank you
You are welcome
This is awesome 👏🏽
@@shirellesolomon134 Thank you
@@FoodForThought. you’re welcome 🙏🏽
Fantastic, I'll try this....I have bought some gel from the pet shop....it's made it worse! It looks all aggrievated above the eye and below and its been a few days since using it. There isn't and has never been any gunk though, just a bit of a watery eye onto her fur. Would you still recommend the tea dabbing? If so for how long please? Thankyou🙂
I would still use the tea as it's natural and would cause no harm. I would use it twice per day for 3-4 days. Thank you!
I’m worried about caffeine from the black tea entering her system. Even decaf has a lot of caffeine in it for a bunny. Thoughts?
As this is a wash, the amount of caffeine that could enter the body though the eye will be insignificant, as the eye is closed as you are washing out the infection.
Does it work on a rabbit with ulcer please do tell please btw love how you explained
what type of tea are you using or works best? Thank you for this video and sharing your knowledge.
😔That poor bunny rabbit..... That looks like it is very uncomfortable, I'd say a bit painful even , ouch.
It's just a normal black tea. Always works well.
@@FoodForThought. Does it have to be black tea?
@@FoodForThought.thanku
I love rabits
Your video quality looks brilliant! New camera?
Just my phone. Didn't get the camera out for this one.
Yes l hava arabbit esactly like that and l think he has an infection l will try a teabag how many times do l do it ? Tks !
I would wash the eye out the times a day until the infection is gone.
Wow what change even in the first two clips. Never heard of using tea on a rabbit eye infection. I read the other comments and saw you used black tea wonder if that’d work for other animals too.
I would have thought so. My mum used out on eye infections that I had when I was a kid.
I love your rabbits we bread a x of Californian and giant papillon
I know there's a lot of different teas out there just wondering what type of tea are you using are using tightly or red rose or herbal tea??
Any cheap black tea works very well, Red Rose would work.
My rabbit vet said chamomile
Hi! What kind of tea? And how many times a day should you clean with tea?
Any cheap black tea, they have the most tannins. I'd wash out 3-4 times a day
Hi thought i would let you know it did work used 1 teabag at first wasent shifting it so i tried 2 and it worked thanks so much for the tip will tell people i know with rabbits really useful!
I am so pleased that it worked. I hope you hit the thumbs up button on the video :)
I did and I gave it a sub too again thank you for sharing your information
@@steventhornton4716 Thank you so much
Is it just water and tea bag?
@user-ps5xq2ym2g yes it's just cooled boiled water and a teabag brewed for as long as possible but make sure it's not too warm I ended up using 2 to adjust because it wasn't as strong as needed
Does it matter what kind of tea my bunny is having an eye infection right now lots of white goo in his eye that’s keeping his eye stuck shut I have been using water to clean it
Just use any cheap black tea, as it is high in tannins.
What kind of tee we will use like which we drink normal tea powder. ?? Pls reply my bunny needs help
Any cheap black tea will work
Hello, what type of tea did you use, and is it better if we use a cotton pad or can we use a cotton ball?
Any cheap black tea will work as they have the tannins that you need. You can use pads or balls to administer on the eye.
This video couldn’t come at a better time. My buns eyes are irritated and red. I tried camomile tea. Will that work as well? Or only black tea?
I don't think camomile will work as I don't think it has much tannins. Just use a cheap black tea.
@@FoodForThought. thank you so much for replying🙏🏻 will be going for the black tea right now lol
@@bbrxs12 I hope everything goes well
My rabbit is having this only his eye turned all white. I took him to the vet got some eye drops but it still looks bad
Unfortunately it's probable that he's gone blind in that eye, but as long as the other one of ok, it's not a big deal for a pet rabbit. In the wild, the rabbit would last long as prey, as he wouldn't see any predators from that side.
What medication did the vet give you for his eye ?
@@ivan2jzbunny no meds. Tannins in tea work great to clear it up.
Oh dear
Can I use a paper towel or cotton ball to clean eye instead?
Yes, it's the tea that's important.
Poor baby it looks painful, you did a great job at helping her. What kind of tea do you use?
Just a cheap black tea.
@@FoodForThought. can you use any other tea??
@@jocelynn8849 black tea has the highest tannin concentration, while green tea is often credited with having the lowest. So, I'd stick with a black tea.
I’m worried about caffeine from the black tea entering her system. Even decaf has a lot of caffeine in it for a bunny. Thoughts?
Do you just soak the cotton pad in the tea?
Yes, just dip the cotton in the tea and squeeze out some so it's not soaking, but wet. So simple.
Thank you & kudos to ButteR Gang for patiently getting the cure... 😇
Your welcome 😁
what type of tea? my rabby has early signs of this
Just any black tea. Cheapest you can find will work just great. There are probably more tannins in cheap tea, and it's the tannins you need to clean.
my bunny has white ish tears coming out of his left eye and around his right eye its red is this eye infection too? because i just started doing this black tea treatment today.
Definitely an infection. The tannins in the tea should work, but it's not a miracle treatment, but does help with most eye problems. I use it on my eyes too. Being a natural treatment, it won't make things worse.
@@FoodForThought. yea its been almost a week, he starting to lose hair from his right eye is that normal?
@@madelineportillo5063 sometimes of the infection was caught late, the hair can fall out. It will grow back. I had one kitten that it became blind in the eye, because it was caught to late. It didn't stop him being a sweet rabbit.
Does it matter white kind of tea you use?
No. Actually, the really cheap black tea is the best as it has a lot of tannins, which is really good at killing the bacteria in the eye.
What type of tea you use sir?
Just a black tea.
My bunny is 2 1/2yrs old. His left eye is watering for 6mnths. I used ear drop, medicine etc as per doctor's advice but nothing work. Pl advise me
I'm not a vet but I would try this tea wash. Natural and not harming the rabbit in any way, even if it doesn't work.
@@FoodForThought. Thank u
Is her eye , okay now?
Yes, thank you for asking.
What is he using for her eye infection..does anyone knows why tea 🍵 it is
The medicinal properties in tea are the tannins. This will kill off the bacteria in the infection.
Great video! Any specific kind of tea you recommend?
Just any cheap black tea will do
@@FoodForThought. Thank you! Happy Holidays!
@@markscott9179 Merry Christmas
I have no idea what is wrong with my rabbits eye its clear looks perfect but the fur below the eye is wet he is earing drinking seems fine
Could be a scratch. Lots of things can cause eye problems.
Do you give any oral antibiotics?
Not for an eye infection that I catch in the first couple of days.
What kind of tea should I use? And how many times a day sir?
Use any cheap black tea. Wash out 3-4 times per day, for a few days. If not cleaned out, then just continue treatment.
Can I use chamomile tea?
I have never tried it, but I know that black tea has a lot more tannins, and it's that that helps with the infection.
Would this work on corneal ulcers in bunny’s?
If you have nothing else, yes, but it will take time. Try a broad spectrum antibiotic. Rabbits don't really like drops but it won't harm them.
Can we use rose water is it safe to use?
I don't know if that is safe. I know nothing about the chemicals in rose petals and if they are of medical use.
I need help my bunny got a eye infection and we tried what you did Will it take time
Yes, it can take several days to see if it works.
how many times per day did you do that tea on her eye please?
2-3 times per day
@@FoodForThought. I did three times today. My baby bunny's right eye is looking better already! Thanks! Before I found this video, I used H2O2 to clean it twice the day before, that seemed to help a bit too.
@@yanli1359 great news. Keep doing until it is cleared up.
@@FoodForThought. My baby bunny almost looking normal today! Her right eye has no visible discharge, almost looks no difference from the left eye! I am gonna keep doing it until the infected spot under the upper eye lid disappears. BTW, I found Q-tips is easier than cotton pads. I also turn her upper eye lid over and use the wet tip to gently soak the infected spot,
What kind of black tea
Thy hurts sweet but feels good for her I think
I hope so
What kind of tea works the best?
Any cheap black tea will work
What u applied on his eye??
Just a cheap black tea. It has a lot of tannins which is a very good eye wash.
Is earl grey black tea okay?
Yes, but I find that the cheaper the tea the better it is. No idea why.
Just any kind of tea? How many times per day?
Black tea, any brand, twice per day until clean
@@FoodForThought. so very grateful 🙏 ❤ thank you 🙌
@@GeminiTwynns you're welcome
I was wondering , what kind of tea did you use? I’ve never had a rabbit be sick before I recently just got a new baby bunny and her poor eye is infected. never dealt with it and no vet around me will answer :(
It's just a very cheap black tea. The cheap teas have a lot of tannins, and it's this that helps the infection. Nest box eye, as it's sometimes referred to, is a common ailment for baby bunnies.
@@FoodForThought. cool! Where did you buy it? :)
@@qguilt dollar store I think, but just get the cheapest from any store.
Hii , my bunny is 2 months old and today morning when she woke up I noticed redness in one eye and swollen eye lid . Can I do this on a baby bunny as she is just 2 months .
@@parulsaini3555 absolutely. It's completely natural.
@@FoodForThought. thanks for replying plus I need to ask if it doesn’t work . How long should I wait and try remedies at home before I take her to vet ?
@@parulsaini3555 a week or so. I have always had trouble finding a very that deals with rabbits, or what they call, small animals.
That's great. If it doesn't work, colloidal silver.. it works on people really well too.
How do you use it for rabbits?
Old propaganda.
That sht does not help and it's toxic..
Evil alt righties..
Do you do it once a day, or what?
I washed out 2-3 times per day.
Nirmal black tea?
Yes. Very cheap way to treat your animal.
What kind of tea do you use??
Just a cheap black tea
Inflammatory infections often present like that give it a try and see how you get on if no change then goto the vet
You are right. However, there are not many small animals vets now.
Only if I had known this earlier 😢😢 I lost my baby within few hours he got infected, I couldn't even contact a vet when he showed the symptoms it was midnight 😢😢 I miss my baby so much 😭😭
That sounds like a lot more than just an eye infection. Sorry for your loss.
@@FoodForThought. IDK I just got him 5 days ago and this happened so suddenly and he passed away this morning
@@siya7257 I would contact the breeder immediately and see if they can offer you a refund or another rabbit
They also should know so they can ensure their rabbits are healthy or have problems.
Hi, what kind of tea?
Any cheap black tea
What kind of tea?
Just a cheap black tea
Will i soak the tea bag the squeeze it into a cotton wool
@@deeyokefarms160 I just dip the cotton wool into the tea water. I leave the tea bag in the water to soak out all the tannins.
What tea can I use?
Same cheap black tea. The cheap stuff has more tannins, which is what you are looking for.
What type of tea? Milk tea? Green tea what tea??
Just a cheap black tea
Is the tea warm or cold? And is it supposed to be done once a day?
I have used warm and cold tea, and usually clean it twice per day but if you can't, then once is better than not cleaning.
What kind of tea??
@@nylezfuller4746 l8 but he said black tea on nutha cmt
Your voice is not clear i can't understand what are you using for cleaning
Black tea. It has a lot of tannins, which helps kill the bacteria.
Is it any tea? Or what type of tea?
Any cheap black tea will work as it has a lot of tannins.
I just used this remedy and got what I thought was discharge out.
And it turned out to be a thin piece of hay stuck in her eye smh.
Most of the time, hay does in fact cause the problem. It's called nestbox eye
Which type of tea
Any cheap black tea, orange pekoe for example.
Mine has something white on his eye its like discharge what is it
I've had rabbits with that, and it's just a discharge. Clean it several times per day and it should still clear up, but if it's bad the rabbit could go blind in that eye. That's ok though, as long as it's a pet as it won't see predators.
@@FoodForThought. and the fur around it is going away and feels hard im so scared
@@michi0420 that can happen because of the infection, but it should grow back after a while.
Same I'm so scared 😨
Is there a type of tea?
Just a cheap black tea. Actually, the cheaper the better as there will be more tannins in it.
What type of tea
Just a cheap black tea, like orange pekoe
What kind of tea??
Just cheap black tea
Which tea ?
Any cheap black tea will work.
What kind of tea is that??
Just a cheap black tea
What kinda tea
Just a cheap black tea as it has a lot of tannins
Oh no my bunny eye nothing like this no swelling a lil crusty but not red swelling like this
Tea will work on all small infections in the eye. This rabbit had this infection when I picked her up. I would not have normally seen this as bad. But it just shows you how well it works.
I’m sorry sweety my rabbi lt has something like this but can’t get him but he likes for me to rub his eye he likes it n let’s me 1 finger it lol crusty but not red
umm can i ask a question the question is what kind of tea simple tea or green tea
Just a simple black tea
Hi! Was she on any antibiotics?
No
Ciplox eye'drops twise daily.5 days
Thats a different rabbit at the end. the nose coloration is different. Rabbits coats can change but not that fast.
It's the same rabbit. You are seeing things.
And does it work on weeping eyes
Yes
@FoodForThought. I'll give it a go and let you know how he gets on is it just normal tea in a bag left to brew and cool
@@steventhornton4716 That's exactly right, just let the black tea steep until it's cool.
@FoodForThought. thank you I just gave it a go on his eyes it my daughters rabbit you see she absolutely adores him lol he sits and let's me bathe his eyes so he's very tolerant
@@steventhornton4716 brilliant :)
What kind of tea do I use????
Any cheap black tea
Ty This helped so much my rabbits eye is doing a lot better
@@lilyAnn08 I'm so glad to heard that :)
Green tea or black tea???
I used black tea. It has the most tannins.
@@FoodForThought. thanku soo much
@@Noorulain829 You're welcome
Thank you so much for this video! I will be trying this tmrw, I think my bunny has an eye infection. :(
I hope your rabbit is well soon.
@@FoodForThought. thank you! It worked like magic, he is getting better. His eye infection went away almost immediately.
@@littl3bit that's awesome!
Mine got an thick crust on eye
Just wipe the eye a few times a day with the tea, and it should heal ok.
Is tea wipe need to be cold or warm or normal'?
@@varshabeckmail came either be warm or cool
What kind of tea do you use? Poor thing.
Just a cheap black tea. Works wonders.
Please reply hence its emergency
Sorry, I didn't get notification of your post. Just use a cheap black tea. I did say that in the video.
She knows u know something wrong
I would like to think she does
Does it work on a rabbit with ulcer please do tell please btw love how you explained
I'll be honest and never had a rabbit with an eye ulcer, but I would give it a go as it's natural and won't harm it. Please let me know how it goes :)
What kind of tea?
Any cheap black tea will work. It's high in tannins, and that's what you need. It's a good antiseptic.
What kind of tea??
Any cheap black tea will do
@@FoodForThought. thank you so much my little baby princess is going there hmm by by the
Does it work on a rabbit with ulcer please do tell please btw love how you explained