uveitis

[steffi_zebedee]

hi there ive just been told my mare has had uveitis in past and eye has damage. I am aware that this can get worse if more bouts occur. has anyone elses horses suffered and how have they managed it?

thanks

 

[poiuytrewq]

How long have you had her for? You can have uveitis as a one off incident so I'd really try not to worry overly at this stage.
Recurring uveitis is pretty difficult to deal with tbh but it's often controllable. I have had a very bad experience with it, however I have a friend who's horse has it and she has controlled things well for years and years now and he leads a full normal life- albeit with a permenant mask on!

 

[Mixedbag]

My old horse had uveitis, the clouding of the eye came and went but did not really affect him very much, maybe a bit spookier on his blind side and when jumping I made sure he had extra time to see the fence, when turning for example. He started with it at 2 and 1/2 and I lost him at 33. In his later years the eye did shrink a bit and flies irritated it in the corner so I put a fly fringe on him which I felt did not restrict his limited vision as much as a mask would have done. Horses cope amazingly well with blindness in one eye and I'm sure yours will too. Good luck!

 

[Highlands]

Friends pony has it, look up guardian face mask, she keeps him with a mask on in sunny weather, winter and summer