Guinea Pig Eye Problems

I recently lost my Guinea Pig after complications from surgery. She suddenly had a protruding eye and I rushed her to the vet. She needed surgery to have it removed. The day after surgery her other eye started doing the same thing. I had to put ointment in her eye every 4 hours to keep that eye from having the same problem. The vet told me there was a possibility that she had chronic dry eye. She said that eye problems aren't uncommon in guinea pigs. Another problem seen in guinea pigs, as I was told by my vet is a sensitivity to antibiotics. This sensitivity is ultimately what they think killed my guinea pig. My vet thinks that the antibiotics she was on after surgery killed off the good bacteria rather than the bad. She died very suddenly before I even had a chance to help her. This post is to raise awareness in this issue with guinea pigs. From the day her eye prolapsed to the day she died was 8 days. She was perfectly healthy before that. It was a very sudden loss.