Conjunctivitis?

[Connemara24]

His eyes look puffy, like he is tired. A little bit of clear discharge from one eye. They have been like this for a couple days. Do you think this conjunctivitis?

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I would get the vet to give an opinion. I don't like to mess about with eyes.

 

[Connemara24]

I would get the vet to give an opinion. I don't like to mess about with eyes.

Okay thank you, I'll ring tomorrow. Unless you think I should ring this evening?

 

[Barton Bounty]

BB got a fly in his eye that cause conjunctivitis and I put goldeneye ointment from the pharmacy in it, 4 days and it was right as rain.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

Okay thank you, I'll ring tomorrow. Unless you think I should ring this evening?

I would ring and ask to speak to a vet tonight. They may well say it can wait until tomorrow for a visit, or they might be able to put some medication out for you to collect. I certainly wouldn't be diagnosing myself and putting otc meds into eyes.

 

[Connemara24]

BB got a fly in his eye that cause conjunctivitis and I put goldeneye ointment from the pharmacy in it, 4 days and it was right as rain.

Great thank you hopefully something easily treated.

 

[Connemara24]

I would ring and ask to speak to a vet tonight. They may well say it can wait until tomorrow for a visit, or they might be able to put some medication out for you to collect. I certainly wouldn't be diagnosing myself and putting otc meds into eyes.

I'll ring tomorrow, as I know she will say I'll come tomorrow or something along those lines. Thank you ?

 

[Barton Bounty]

Great thank you hopefully something easily treated.

I sent my vet a photograph and she told me to bathe it , so I bathed it with cooled boiled salt water twice a day and put the ointment in as per her advice They dont all want to rip us off lol

 

[Pinkvboots]

As long as the eye itself is not cloudy it's probably just the effect of flies I would bath with cool water and cotton wool, I find after doing it a few times through the day they look better.

I find if the horse won't let you wipe them and the eye has a cloudy appearance it's something serious so I would get a vet, one of mine scratched the cornea and I knew straight away it was not just fly eye, it was so puffy and he wouldn't let me near it so it was a vet job

 

[Connemara24]

I sent my vet a photograph and she told me to bathe it , so I bathed it with cooled boiled salt water twice a day and put the ointment in as per her advice They dont all want to rip us off lol[/QUOTE

Thank you that's very helpful. ? yes I've got a good vet aswell she wouldn't rip me off Either!

 

[Connemara24]

As long as the eye itself is not cloudy it's probably just the effect of flies I would bath with cool water and cotton wool, I find after doing it a few times through the day they look better.

I find if the horse won't let you wipe them and the eye has a cloudy appearance it's something serious so I would get a vet, one of mine scratched the cornea and I knew straight away it was not just fly eye, it was so puffy and he wouldn't let me near it so it was a vet job

Thank you. It's not cloudy thankfully. He will let me wipe them he just closes his eyes. Somtimes it's more open and less puffy than other times. Thanks again ?

 

[Sossigpoker]

Okay thank you, I'll ring tomorrow. Unless you think I should ring this evening?

Eyes should always be treated like an emergency. A conjunctivitis usually affects both eyes. As it's only in one eye and sounds like not fully open , I'd suspect an injury or a foreign object. Definitely need the vet ASAP.

 

[humblepie]

Mine had weepy eyes today. Sent photo to vet and got some drops. Thinks conjunctivitis. Will do a visit tomorrow if changed. Is in both eyes.

 

[millikins]

3 of my 6 had fat puffy eyes over the weekend when it was so humid and the flies were awful, I bought some chloramphenicol ointment at the chemist and all cleared up within a couple of days.

 

[Connemara24]

Eyes should always be treated like an emergency. A conjunctivitis usually affects both eyes. As it's only in one eye and sounds like not fully open , I'd suspect an injury or a foreign object. Definitely need the vet ASAP.

Okay thank you. It's in both eyes. So will phone vet in morning, they were more open when I left. Thanks ?

 

[Connemara24]

Mine had weepy eyes today. Sent photo to vet and got some drops. Thinks conjunctivitis. Will do a visit tomorrow if changed. Is in both eyes.

Thanks, hope yours is okay tomorrow!

 

[Connemara24]

3 of my 6 had fat puffy eyes over the weekend when it was so humid and the flies were awful, I bought some chloramphenicol ointment at the chemist and all cleared up within a couple of days.

Thanks