Been a while since I have given an update, and I apologize for that as I have been busy.
Anyways, Waldo has gotten much bigger, and there has been no further problems about the RI so that is completely gone. However, the eye problem never got better, no matter how much i cleaned it. Then I started to notice some gunk was forming over his eye and it became clear to me that this was never just some debris in his eye, but was an eye infection. I started cleaning the gunk from his eye daily until I could get enough money to buy some terramycin. I know, I should have gotten it sooner, but I simply did not have the money.
With me cleaning it everyday, and Waldo being a willing patient, the eye infection never got worse or better but merely stayed the same as I was just cleaning the gunk out. The daily cleanings were not stressful to him, from what I can tell from his behavior and color. He remained calm, and if anything was relieved that I got the gunk out.
Anyways, I finally was able to get enough money for some terramycin and I am now administering that topically, but I have noticed that after I put it on his eye and let him back in his cage he wipes the stuff off.
So, does the terramycin do its job even if it is wiped off in 2 minutes? If not, how can I stop him from wiping it off?
Thanks,
Jake