Baby dog puffer eye

[Miller Aquatic]

Just bought a dog face puffer and he looked fine but over night he has a completely white eye with a weird tip on it. He is still eating but it’s only one eye. I have him in a bucket setup right now because he so small and so I can watch him.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Just bought a dog face puffer and he looked fine but over night he has a completely white eye with a weird tip on it. He is still eating but it’s only one eye. I have him in a bucket setup right now because he so small and so I can watch him.

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[Miller Aquatic]

I’m not sure if it’s infected I’m gonna try and get some photos

 

[Miller Aquatic]

This is some pictures

 

[Miller Aquatic]

It doesn’t look good would you recommend marcyn 2

 

[Jay Hemdal]

It doesn’t look good

With one eye affected, that usually means an injury of some sort. These can become infected, but not always. these do take quite some time to heal (30+ days). If the fish is still eating, I'd opt to ride it out. If the fish stops eating, then you should move it to a treatment tank and dose it with Erythromycin.

Jay

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Ok so I should just keep up on feeding and Not do anything for now?

 

[Miller Aquatic]

I will check back with you in morning and send a picture of how he is doing

 

[vetteguy53081]

I will check back with you in morning and send a picture of how he is doing

Photos are a little hard to see but depending on severity, you may need to treat to prevent it from getting worse. best treatment is Maracyn as pictured below with added aeration however biggest challenge will be measuring the powder for a bucket as each packet treats 10 gallons

 

[Miller Aquatic]

So how would I know if I should or not because I thought I should ride it out unless it gets any worse. Could medicating make him any worse is there any negative part about doing it?

 

[Miller Aquatic]

He is eating very well

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Would this work

 

[vetteguy53081]

Would this work

no. Maracyn and it wont make it worse and works well with eye issues.
Eating well is a positive sign

 

[Miller Aquatic]

I thought bacterial infections are gradual normally and not rapid. This happend over night

 

[Miller Aquatic]

no. Maracyn and it wont make it worse and works well with eye issues.
Eating well is a positive sign

I can order some but if I have to medicate the water would that help anything?

 

[vetteguy53081]

I can order some but if I have to medicate the water would that help anything?

Best done in separate tank.

 

[Miller Aquatic]

So the Marcy’s 2 isn’t harmful on the fish. Isn’t it meant for bacterial stuff anyways so would it prevent bacterial infection if it’s not already there anyways

 

[vetteguy53081]

So the Marcy’s 2 isn’t harmful on the fish. Isn’t it meant for bacterial stuff anyways so would it prevent bacterial infection if it’s not already there anyways

Its an antibiotic and the eye is an injury likely, not a bacterial issue. Both eyes would be bacterial

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Its an antibiotic and the eye is an injury likely, not a bacterial issue. Both eyes would be bacterial

So as long as water parameters are in check It should be back to normal does this happen often with puffers or what. Is it from the rock in there. And would you say I should leave him in the bucket so I don’t have to worry about aggression and other factors?

 

[Miller Aquatic]

Also how will I know when it is more then an injury when both eyes are white or will they turn red or something