Sore eye

[katie_southwest]

One of my mares eyes is red and weepy and shes rubbing it on her leg, any suggestions?? Could it be flies irritating it or would it not cause that reaction?

 

[merlinsquest]

Sounds like conjunctivitis..... but could be anything..... vet is the best option for and eye

 

[lozxox]

My gelding got a sore eye its weeping as well, not sure either what it is, have been thinking pollen??

 

[katie_southwest]

Thats what Im thinking, better to be safe than sorry

 

[SecretSquirrell379]

Please don't think that I am scaremongering (sp?) but get the vet out, asap.

My mare had conjunctivitus about 6 weeks ago, I got the vet out and she had antibiotics. It didn't clear so 2 weeks later the vet sent us some more antibiotics. When it didn't clear he came out again and found a cancerous tumour on her 3rd eyelid.

Now I am not for one second suggesting that your horsey has anything like this at all. Its just that you can't take chances, especially with their eyes.

Hope your horsey gets better very soon xx

 

[katie_southwest]

My friend has seen it, im at work so not sure how bad it is...its been weepy for a few days but now red aswell so dont like the sound of that

 

[lucym]

hello there me dear
two horses on our yard came in tonight with bright red weapy eyes, sounds very similar

they have rang the vet and he has said to leave it to morning, and if its no better then he'll come out (you with equest?they are, so maybe combine visit?!)
strange though, hope its nothing too serious

 

[katie_southwest]

Oh really mate...strange

 

[Amy_08]

My mare had this in both eyes a couple of days ago. I used cold teabags and put Brolene drops in her eyes and they both cleared up overnight.

 

[katie_southwest]

Amy_08 do you know what was wrong with her eyes?

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

Take great care over anything to do with eyes. I have experience of a lengthy horror story that started years ago with shortcuts and saving money and ignorance and cold tea (previous owners) and ended with my cherished boy having to have an eye removed. I live in horror of the same thing happening to the other eye as he has no "spares" left any more. A red, weepy eye could be pollen or a poke with a twig or a fly bite or a windy day or a thousand little things that will self resolve. But it could also be the start of a tumour as Tricksy says or keratitis or an autoimmune disease that will destroy the eye or uveitis or an ulcer or a foreign body stuck in it or pretty much anything. Is the horse hiding from the light? Does the cornea look blue? Is the pupil dilated? Is there gungy stuff coming from the eye? Eyes are too fragile and important to be left to chance - I'd get the vet out immediately. And a word of advice if ned needs ointment in the eye, be very, very careful as the final nail in the coffin of my boy's eye was when the yard staff stabbed him in the eyeball with the sharp end of the OINTMENT TUBE that was supposed to be saving him. It is much safer to wash your hands carefully then apply the ointment to you squashy finger tip and then to the eye. Please let us know how he gets on x