Had the vet out last night :(

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Had to get the vet out for sid last night his eye was massive the swelling was so bad his inside of the eye lid was pertuding out! If anyone doesnt know hes had sarcoids on it and had them removed & radiotherapy on it so no fur surrounds it! He had dye put in it and she is quite worried as she thinks there maybe a tumour in it! I feel so sorry for him! He is such a star and doesnt deserve this! He is under Derek at leahurst and they spend so much time trying to save the eye! He has limited vision in it and it has gone so white in front! the vet couldnt see the back because of how white it is infront! He 18 and the vet said last night if they were to remove eye if tumour is there they would be worried about him going through surgery! But i think he is so fit and healthy that has got to be a bonus! She couldnt even give him steroid eye cream incase the eye bursts! Has anyone else had any experience with eye removals or tumours?

Thanks guys!
 
Hi there…sorry to hear about your chap. :(

A good friend of mine has a horse whose eye had to be removed because of uveitis(?). He is 19 now and I think it was done around 5 or 6 years ago. He had limited vision in the eye before it was removed and he seemed to calm down a bit once the eye had gone as what little he could see made him more spooky. He has coped remarkably well, still jumps little fences – sure you have to be careful with gateways/doorways etc but other than that you really wouldn’t know. He gets lots of attention for it – people find it fascinating as the empty socket still blinks etc!!
 
Hi hun and sorry you're going through such a worrying time with your horse. My horse Sunny was diagnosed with superficial keratitis about 4 years ago. This is an auto immune disease where the horse's own immune system attacks the tissue of the eye. Long, sad story but despite a 6 month battle, Sunny was in such pain that vets had to remove the eye. He was 19 at the time. The surgery only takes an hour and the vets at Dursley told me he positively skipped back to the stable from the recovery room, relieved to at last be free of the pain in that eye. He was back home after 5 days and a few days after that was allowed into the school for a bit of a runaround. Well, he thundered off, kicking and bucking and f@rting and promptly loose schooled himself twice over a couple of jumps that had been left up! He remains the safest horse on the yard and hacks, pops jumps, does dressage competitions and generally enjoys life to the full. He has Free Range privileges on the yard, supposedly to eat the grass verges down but what he mostly does is patrol up and down the barn aisle looking for other horses' breakfasts, breaks into the YO's feed store and then breaks into her unopened feed sacks before eating her horses' prepared meals. He stands on the drive stuffing his face with his arse sticking out blocking the drive. If drivers gently toot to move him along, he either ignores them or gives them a withering stare before resuming the face stuffing. He is Chief Meeter and Greeter when new neds come to the yard and knows every cool spot out of the sun. He's a superstar. Telling you all this so you can see how well horses cope with only one eye. After it was first removed, I had to be his "missing eye" for a few weeks while he adjusted but just talking to him and resting a hand on his shoulder so he knows where you are is enough.

Obviously, with a tumour, the position is a little different, but if it can be successfully removed, your horse will be as happy as Larry after a surprisingly short adjustment period. Got a ton of happy post-surgery tales so just PM me if you need more info or if the surgery is going ahead and you need a smile xxx
 
My mare Zoom was a high-goal polo pony but lost her eye in an accident as a 6 year old. She adjusted amazing quickly and was soon back in ridden work. She ended up with me to start a new life as an allround riding horse.

I can honestly say you wouldn't know notice any difference to a 'normal' horse. She has learned to do everything with one eye, hunting, jumping, hacking etc.

The only slight thing to be aware of is narrow gaps, however she is fine now since I ride her sympathetically.

Zoomy pony now:

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We get lots of attention since her eye-hole makes people do a double take but she really has adjusted to life with one eye, you wouldn't even know to look at her.

Hugs xxxx
 
Thankyou so much for the kind words im so worried about him but you have made me feel so much better about it! Im not sure what is going to happen once he has been seen by Derek I will let you know the outcome!

Thanks again guys its nice to have reasurrance from people who have been through the same kind of situation!

Lizx
 
MontyandZoom zoom is lovely! Its nice to see she still jumps with one eye as Sid loves jumpies time even if I do poop myself as im not a massive fan of jumping!

Boxoffrogs its nice to hear he is so happy & content!

Lizx
 
There was a one-eyed pony at the RDA centre I used to help at. She used to keep further away from the indoor school wall on her blind side, but she was the safest, sweetest pony to hack out that they had! She used to jump as well, no problems.
 
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