Re: RC: eye ointments

["Maggie Mieske" <mmieske@netonecom.net>]

We flushed the heck out of his eye and could see that his eye was fine but
that the lid itself was irritated...I have never seen so many eye boogers
in my life!!!  Oh and I used an ointment on the outside of the eyelid not
drops in the eye (except for the saline and some horsey stuff called Clear
Eyes).   My question is...what is the difference between eyes in dogs and
horses that makes this stuff safe for one and not for the other?  See all
the wonderful information I am getting?  I can learn something new every
day here!!


Maggie Mieske
Mieske's Silver Lining
10601 S. Richards Rd.
McBain, Michigan 49657
http://www.netonecom.net/~mmieske
mmieske@netonecom.net

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> From: Wayne/Elaine Delbeke <delbekew@sprynet.com>
> To: Maggie Mieske <mmieske@netonecom.net>
> Cc: Ridecamp <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> Subject: Re: RC:  eye ointments
> Date: Tuesday, March 07, 2000 12:25 AM
> 
> Hi Maggie
> 
> Just a note to say please please be very careful about putting opthalmic
> drops with any type of steroid, e.g., cortizone, in any horse's eye
> unless you know for sure there is no scratch or abrasion involved.  They
> work great unless there is a scratch, then the eyes can literally melt
> in an incredibly short period of time (couple of days).  I've seen
> numerous horses lose an eye by doing this.  It's actually safer if both
> eyes are inflamed since that usually means flies or allergies which
> respond really well.  Just a quick check by you or your vet with a stain
> can save an awful lot of grief.
> 
> elaine
> 
> 
>