Hormonal Filly
Well-Known Member
Does anybody use Rex Specs to protect their working dogs eyes? Do they stand up to bramble?
Bit of a back story. We have 3 spaniels, Working Cockers and a Springer. They live inside, go for walks, enjoy being at the yard but they work picking up a couple of times a week throughout the season.
Two of them have had emergency surgery for thorns in their eyes, the most recent being January this year costing £4,000 and luckily she kept her eye with no loss of vision. Asides that they're regularly scratching/puncturing their eyes while working, leading to infections and the need for several eye drops and ophthalmologist appointments. All 3 have come close to loosing a eye.
My Springer worked superbly the weekend just gone, picked some great birds but scratched one of his eyes which led to a eye infection the next day and the need for another range of eye drops. Its already looking a lot better.
I've done a lot of research on Rex Specs, know several people who use them beating or picking up and rate them. I bought a pair and thought I'd give it a try. I genuinely don't know what other choice I have, unless I stop working them.. the ground on both shoots we attend is very thick cover with a lot of bramble.
No one else on the shoots get issue with their spaniels and eyes.. baffles me!
Bit of a back story. We have 3 spaniels, Working Cockers and a Springer. They live inside, go for walks, enjoy being at the yard but they work picking up a couple of times a week throughout the season.
Two of them have had emergency surgery for thorns in their eyes, the most recent being January this year costing £4,000 and luckily she kept her eye with no loss of vision. Asides that they're regularly scratching/puncturing their eyes while working, leading to infections and the need for several eye drops and ophthalmologist appointments. All 3 have come close to loosing a eye.
My Springer worked superbly the weekend just gone, picked some great birds but scratched one of his eyes which led to a eye infection the next day and the need for another range of eye drops. Its already looking a lot better.
I've done a lot of research on Rex Specs, know several people who use them beating or picking up and rate them. I bought a pair and thought I'd give it a try. I genuinely don't know what other choice I have, unless I stop working them.. the ground on both shoots we attend is very thick cover with a lot of bramble.
No one else on the shoots get issue with their spaniels and eyes.. baffles me!
