Butterbean
Well-Known Member
My horse has been in hospital for over 3 weeks with an eye condition (keratitis) and has a lavage system fitted to deliver medication directly to the eye.
Unfortunately it looks like we are in for a long haul as vets think it will take some time to heal properly (potentially months
); they are willing to keep him in hospital, but an alternative option they have proposed is that I could bring him home and inject the medication into the lavage system myself. Then take him back in for regular reassessments (we are only 20 minutes away from hospital).
There's a lot to think about here, lots of pros and cons, but overall I think it would do him good to come home and be in familiar surroundings - particularly as we might even be able to turn him out with protection to his head / neck to avoid damage to the tubes.
Has anyone got experience of something similar? & were you able to turn your horse out? I was thinking maybe a lycra neck rug to protect the neck tube and guardian face mask to protect his eye. But any thoughts / ideas about management (and potential problems ) welcome.
PS If you've never seen a lavage system this is what it looks like:
There's a tube tied in to the dreadlocks
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Unfortunately it looks like we are in for a long haul as vets think it will take some time to heal properly (potentially months
There's a lot to think about here, lots of pros and cons, but overall I think it would do him good to come home and be in familiar surroundings - particularly as we might even be able to turn him out with protection to his head / neck to avoid damage to the tubes.
Has anyone got experience of something similar? & were you able to turn your horse out? I was thinking maybe a lycra neck rug to protect the neck tube and guardian face mask to protect his eye. But any thoughts / ideas about management (and potential problems ) welcome.
PS If you've never seen a lavage system this is what it looks like:
There's a tube tied in to the dreadlocks
