Fat eye :(

[poiuytrewq]

Gosh, that is so unlucky to have had uveitis AND then this too! Poor horse and poor you as well. Our appy is a uveitis sufferer and it can be a nightmare, do feel for you.

Hope all goes well with the thorn removal, best wishes for a speedy recovery.

Sorry maybe I was rambling. He hasn’t had it. We lost a lovely youngster to it some years ago so it’s something I really fear and hope never to deal with again.

 

[poiuytrewq]

It’s out! luckily it had gone in on bit of an angle so not as deep as it could have been.
They were pleased with how it went and apparently he was a saint. I’d never expect anything less of him! He’s a complete sweetheart.
He hopefully can come home tomorrow but will be on antibiotics and pain killers for the next, I want to say few months but surely she said weeks ?‍
Anyhow, it’s gone as well as it can and now it’s a case of keeping on top on inflammation and pain.

 

[southerncomfort]

Oh heck! Poor love.

Hope the procedure goes well and it heals quickly.

Cross posted! ETA great news! Glad it went well.

 

[AmyMay]

Wising him (and you ?) a speedy recovery xx

 

[ycbm]

It’s out! luckily it had gone in on bit of an angle so not as deep as it could have been.
They were pleased with how it went and apparently he was a saint. I’d never expect anything less of him! He’s a complete sweetheart.
He hopefully can come home tomorrow but will be on antibiotics and pain killers for the next, I want to say few months but surely she said weeks ?‍
Anyhow, it’s gone as well as it can and now it’s a case of keeping on top on inflammation and pain.

Ace news!
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[poiuytrewq]

Thank you!
I just keep thinking how sore a thorn in your finger is! ?
He’s 17 and this is his first proper vet procedure since I had him gelded! He’s a little tough nut

 

[Bradsmum]

Much relieved. Poor Bubbles, that must have been so painful so I'm sure he's already feeling tonnes better. Here's to a quick recovery.

 

[Lucky Snowball]

Thank goodness, fingers crossed for you both.

 

[Pearlsacarolsinger]

I'm glad the op went well. Fingers crossed for a speedy recovery.

 

[poiuytrewq]

OH who hates horses but adores bubbles has just stated (it’s his birthday tomorrow) that he’d rather cancel the plans we had and go get his boy home, we can just have lunch apparently once he’s back ? he’s the pony who steals hearts

 

[Dave's Mam]

So glad it's sorted & hopefully he will recover soon. Big hug for you & OH & snuggles for Bubbles.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I just want to say, and I know it’s probably wasted here as we are all a bit more sensible but this case really does show. A innocent looking swollen eye can be something terrible. This would have been a lost eye had I left it. So many FB posts about sore eyes and so many replies saying bath it. Put a fly hood on etc etc
Don’t. Please get a vet. I couldn’t see a thorn, neither could the vet for ages but it was there and this would be a pony in agony and ultimately with one eye had it been left even a bit longer.
Maybe having a uvietis horse was a good thing. I will never take a chance and if someone reads this and does the same it’s a win situation.

 

[poiuytrewq]

So glad it's sorted & hopefully he will recover soon. Big hug for you & OH & snuggles for Bubbles.

Cute! Thank you!

 

[catembi]

Yay! Glad he's okay. I understand what a worry it can be. Trev (serial self-harming ex racer) came in with an eye swollen up like a grapefruit once, just at the time that Your Horse had a 5 page spread on horses losing eyes, & I had several sleepless nights worrying (and did call the vets straight away). Fingers crossed for a quick recovery!

 

[chaps89]

This shows why you don’t mess with eyes and faff at home first. Well done on having the vet straight out and I’m glad that so far he’s being a good patient and it’s going ok.

 

[poiuytrewq]

This shows why you don’t mess with eyes and faff at home first. Well done on having the vet straight out and I’m glad that so far he’s being a good patient and it’s going ok.

Eva

This shows why you don’t mess with eyes and faff at home first. Well done on having the vet straight out and I’m glad that so far he’s being a good patient and it’s going ok.

exactly I’d if left it , even til tomorrow he would have lost his eye

 

[View]

Poor Bubbles and poor you. Thank heavens you had the common sense not to delay with an eye.

Here’s hoping for an uneventful recovery.

 

[asmp]

Thank you!
I just keep thinking how sore a thorn in your finger is! ?
He’s 17 and this is his first proper vet procedure since I had him gelded! He’s a little tough nut

Thorns are horrible things. One of ours tore his eyelid on one ?. Yes, that’s an enormous stitch!

 

[scats]

Wishing him a speedy recovery and Well done for your prompt action!
Eyes and colic are two things I’ll instantly get the vet over, regardless of how minor.

 

[little_critter]

I’m one who is generally “too quick’ to call the vet.
I’d much rather have an unnecessary bill and the vet telling me it’s minor than leaving it and being told “if you’d called yesterday we could have….”

 

[SEL]

So relieved he's on the mend. My Appy went through a stage of having eye infection after eye infection with vets not sure why - and fellow liveries who could never understand why I called the vet because they hadn't heard of uveitis.

 

[ycbm]

Happy Birthday Mr poiuytrewq ?
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[Trouper]

Phew!! Well done you for getting on to the case so quickly. Hope the full recovery is quick and painless.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Ahh how kind thank you!
He’s opening cards before going to put diesel in the lorry so we don’t have to stop on the way and asking (several times already) what time the vet will ring, what time can we go? ?
I also over heard him on the phone to his friend who’d obviously asked what plans were today that we were going out but now he just really needs to go get Bubbles home and settled ?? soft idiot!

 

[Peglo]

So glad his opp went smoothly. Hope Mr Poiuytrewq gets his birthday wishes and Bubbles gets to come home today and starts a ?? Very speedy recovery.

 

[poiuytrewq]

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Thorns are horrible things. One of ours tore his eyelid on one ?. Yes, that’s an enormous stitch!

Ouch! Poor boy, that looks really sore

 

[babymare]

So glad all went well with op and bubble is coming home. ????For getting the vet so quick. I’m another that would rather have a bill than wishing I had called vet sooner.

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Fingers crossed Bubbles gets home soon! And you and MrP get to enjoy a bit of his day too!

 

[Errin Paddywack]

Many years ago I had an incredibly painful eye, went to Works doctor who couldn't see anything but then rolled my eyelid back and found a tiny speck stuck to the eyelid. Once removed pain went away. That was horrendously painful so your poor pony must have been suffering much worse. So glad he is on the mend.

 

[meggymoo]

I just want to say, and I know it’s probably wasted here as we are all a bit more sensible but this case really does show. A innocent looking swollen eye can be something terrible. This would have been a lost eye had I left it. So many FB posts about sore eyes and so many replies saying bath it. Put a fly hood on etc etc
Don’t. Please get a vet. I couldn’t see a thorn, neither could the vet for ages but it was there and this would be a pony in agony and ultimately with one eye had it been left even a bit longer.
Maybe having a uvietis horse was a good thing. I will never take a chance and if someone reads this and does the same it’s a win situation.

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.