Recent content by karen.nicholls

I have messaged you vanessa. :)

I have been told the eye removal will be around £700 as they can do it standing up. With specialist visits, drops and the implant operation I nearly reached my limit on insurance and both eyes have now been excluded. It is Very fustrating as we thought we would/could manage it as it seemed...

Thank you all so much, it has already made me feel so much better about it!!

A few months ago I wrote about the improvements in my horses eye after having uveitis and how he was going to have an implant put in. Unfortunatly we have had a very rare complication and we now have a list of problems. He has an ulcer which has been made worse by the steroids to treat the...

It is a horrible disease but there is some light at the end of it I feel. My horse has the recurrant type and is only 7 so has had an implant to try and help it. As mentioned above it is so important to get it treated straight away, my vet used to let me keep a eye torch and bottle of each eye...

Hi, I put the headcollar on and put one hand up and under the nose band to secure my horses head and pull the bottom lid down and put drops right in the corner. He the blinks them round the rest of his eye, some does seem to go on eye lashes but it does seem to work. Good Luck x

I must have been writing my post at the same time as you! We thought the trigger for my boy was the sunlight so he always wears a normal fly mask when it is a bright day, I take it off for hacking and competing and he has been fine. I didn't box rest my boy at any point just bute to ease...

In May last year my horse had uveitis, we hoped it would be a one off and would get better over a few weeks. I then made the mistake of searching for information on the web and forums and the prognosis didn't look good- eye removal, loss of sight or PTS filled me with dread, please let it be a...