gungy eyes

[spotty_pony]

one of my geldings has gungy eyes at the minute. I have been bathing them reguarly with cold water and cotton wool and have been told it has been caused by the flies.

He is now wearing a fly mask in the field to keep the flies away from it. Is there anything else I should do or will this clear up on its own?

 

[TigerLilly]

my mare is the same at the mo i have brought some saline solition and have been using cotton wool but if it keeps on i am going to buy some golden eye ointment which is very good also hope this helps

 

[piebaldsparkle]

Cold tea works quite well. If very gungy Brolyne eye ontiment (from chemists) is good.

 

[chestnut cob]

Mine horse's eyes have gone gunky this week too which I also put down to the flies.

Try bathing them with cold tea, and apparently cold milk is prett good too. I also use eye washes like Optrex if it gets worse, but if they start to get really icky you might find you need the vet to prescribe a conjunctivitis treatment.

 

[allijudd]

cold tea...wouldnt use cold milk in this weather...would attract the flies.....

 

[pocket]

Cold tea is fantastic for conjunctivitis in horses and dogs. Always use it on my horses and my dog had an episode a few months back and it was clear after about two days

 

[nedzy]

Hi,

My vet has given me some eye gel for my mare's runny eyes, but after having a go, don't think that I'm actually getting it in her eye. Its just kind of sticking to her eye lids. How should I be doing this?

 

[sojeph]

Brolene from the chemist!