Don't worry youselfe to death about it. Eye infections are very treatable. The vet may give you drops or an oral antibiotic to squirt in his mouth. When my first big male, Captain Jack developed a mass by his vent, the vet performed surgery to remove it, gave oral antibiotics prior to surgery, learned to give my dragon shots for subcutaneous antibiotic injection. We had the mass tested and it was either cancerous or a form of a herpes virus that affects reptiles. He seemed to be recovering for the first 2 weeks, we think the surgery slowed it down slightly, then the virus began to spread, finally to the brain and a month after the surgery, he died in my lap. I spent over $900 in vet bills for appts, surgery and meds. Even though I lost him, the money, the work to doctor him, and trips to the vet were well worth it in the attempt to save the dragon I loved so much. I really think your Papi will be ok. They may give him drops and/or an oral anitibiotic to squirt in his mouth, it'll be a little tough the first few days, but you'll get the hang of it and I think he'll pull through fine. The chicken and squash baby food will work well, just use an oral medicine syringe (ask at a Walgreens pharmacy, we give them out free for kids liquid antibiotics all the time). It takes time to get enough into them, be patient, touch a little to his snout and let him sit until he's ready to lick it off, from there he'll keep licking until he's full. The chicken is actually a really good digestable protein that can be used short term to get them eating. I used it with my guy when he was sick. Let us know how it goes tomorrow! Prayers and hugs to you both
