Fat eye :(

[poiuytrewq]

Glad its all been sorted and hope Bubbles has a speedy recovery.

Ours had a very swollen eye which she couldn't open last week. We called the vet straight away. It turned out there was a scratch and a tiny ulcer there which thankfully cleared within a couple of days treatment. We are totally paranoid about anything going on with her eye as she only has one and no spare now! I apologised to the vet for our paranoia and she insisted that we were right to call them immediately if there was a problem with eyes.

Oh gosh, thank goodness she was ok. That must have been quite scary.

 

[poiuytrewq]

He’s home!
They are happy with how he’s doing. Has to stay in for a couple of days at least to avoid bright light as he’s on atropine to open the pupil and wind won’t help either. He’s happy enough stabled so that’s no problem.
He’s got bute and drops to go in several times a day, also his own blood serum in a dropper to aid faster healing which I’ve not heard of before.
They said a good fly hood would help but he just won’t wear one, it’s off within minutes. I may try and attach one to a headcollar or something.
Vets out again Monday and Friday so all being well and hood staying on he might be allowed out after one of those visits.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

Im absolutely gutted at this! Bubbles came in this morning looking like he’d been smacked in the head with a shovel.
If it were summer I’d be clutching at straws hoping it was flies.
Having had a horse with Uvietis before I’ve always said if I ever had another diagnosed it would be pts there and then and that i’d never try and treat it again as it’s such a bloody awful disease.
So now im hoping and praying for a nice little ulcer or something (what else is there?)
The big worry is that about a month ago I got him in in the dark and thought his eye looked odd but went back out in daylight to get a proper look and it was fine but in hindsight it probably was swollen and just randomly went down which is how our other horse started out.
He’s always suffered slightly gunky weepy eyes in summer.
The vet is obviously coming later. She said 2 bute in the meantime.
? for my sad littlest ponio View attachment 87318

I have had two with Uveitis.



Yes it is a horrid disease, but managed it is doable, my late mare used to shake her head when it was starting and the vet trusted me to but the atropine into her eye asap, so reduced the flare up and damage.

I would get vet asap as eyes you cannot leave.

In the 80's my first mare was diagnosed with moon blindness as it was called then, no help like there is now, she lost vision in one eye totally and the other detached but took the cataract with it. She managed and I could still ride her as she trusted me 120% and would pee off in the field when she knew it was the gallop field. Amazing trusting mare she was.

My late mare, it was weird as soon as her laminitis started the uveitis went. I bought her guardian mask for day time good luck with your boy.

See if the vet will give you the atropine, so you can do first call when it starts. I found Cashel fly hoods good for night time when is stable and guardian for field. Also Brewers yeast is good for Uveitis.

 

[Surbie]

Crikey you've been through the mill! Glad he's home, minus the thorn (OUCH) and with a good prognosis. He looks adorable, no wonder your OH is sunk!

I'm another for vet asap with eyes. Which means I got a stonking vet bill for a Boxing Day callout (argh!!!) as CobTwit got a massive piece of oak leaf stuck in his.

 

[GoldenWillow]

So pleased to see that he's home and doing well.

I'm another who calls the vets out straight away for eyes. The first time I apologised to the vet as although pony was clearly uncomfortable with a half shut eye nothing could be found. He told me I'd done completely the right thing and far too many people leave eyes for a day or two to see what happens and they go wrong very quickly. I had a call out last Friday as shetland had a watery and half shut eye, small ulcer found and within 36hrs of drops was completely fine. I'm keeping everything crossed it stays that way as he likes to come in with various bits of hedge stuck in his mane.

 

[poiuytrewq]

So pleased to see that he's home and doing well.

I'm another who calls the vets out straight away for eyes. The first time I apologised to the vet as although pony was clearly uncomfortable with a half shut eye nothing could be found. He told me I'd done completely the right thing and far too many people leave eyes for a day or two to see what happens and they go wrong very quickly. I had a call out last Friday as shetland had a watery and half shut eye, small ulcer found and within 36hrs of drops was completely fine. I'm keeping everything crossed it stays that way as he likes to come in with various bits of hedge stuck in his mane.

Same! He comes in regularly with bits of twig and bramble or half a tree in his mane and tail.
I guess that’s how yours ulcerated his eye probably?
It’s tough. I purposely wanted my grazing to have hedges not just electric but maybe I was wrong!

 

[ycbm]

He’s home!
They are happy with how he’s doing. Has to stay in for a couple of days at least to avoid bright light as he’s on atropine to open the pupil and wind won’t help either. He’s happy enough stabled so that’s no problem.
He’s got bute and drops to go in several times a day, also his own blood serum in a dropper to aid faster healing which I’ve not heard of before.
They said a good fly hood would help but he just won’t wear one, it’s off within minutes. I may try and attach one to a headcollar or something.
Vets out again Monday and Friday so all being well and hood staying on he might be allowed out after one of those visits. View attachment 87392

?

 

[AdorableAlice]

I have had two with Uveitis.



Yes it is a horrid disease, but managed it is doable, my late mare used to shake her head when it was starting and the vet trusted me to but the atropine into her eye asap, so reduced the flare up and damage.

I would get vet asap as eyes you cannot leave.

In the 80's my first mare was diagnosed with moon blindness as it was called then, no help like there is now, she lost vision in one eye totally and the other detached but took the cataract with it. She managed and I could still ride her as she trusted me 120% and would pee off in the field when she knew it was the gallop field. Amazing trusting mare she was.

My late mare, it was weird as soon as her laminitis started the uveitis went. I bought her guardian mask for day time good luck with your boy.

See if the vet will give you the atropine, so you can do first call when it starts. I found Cashel fly hoods good for night time when is stable and guardian for field. Also Brewers yeast is good for Uveitis.

Can you tell me more about Brewers Yeast and Uveitis please.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Can you tell me more about Brewers Yeast and Uveitis please.

Of course you have a sufferer too don’t you? I think we spoke when I had mine