Re: eye ointments

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

Hi Kathy
Thanks for the info.
We have 2 opinions as to how much vision Rieza is left with--Dr. Charlie
Boles says not much; he called in his vet wife who specializes in eyes
to confirm his suspicions and she disagreed, saying that she felt the
mare had quite a bit of vision left. Boy, I would have liked to have
been a fly on the wall at the dinner table that night (well, maybe
not....!)
Bette


Kathy Mayeda wrote:
> 
> Bluish eye could mean an old corneal ulcer scar.  I nursed my horse
> through a corneal ulcer with triple antibiotic (no steriods) and he
> still has a bluish spot in his eye and a little vision obstruction.
> It took a few months to heal and was very labor intensive to nurse,
> but I believe the constant application of antibiotic saved his eye.
> 
> Kathy
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bette Lamore [mailto:woa@stormnet.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 9:29 PM
> To: Wayne/Elaine Delbeke
> Cc: Maggie Mieske; Ridecamp
> Subject: RC: eye ointments
> 
> Good point, Elaine
> We have one mare with one bluish eye and limited vision and our vet told
> us her previous owner probably put a steroid eye ointment on a scratched
> eyeball. Sad, although she seems to have compensated well.
> Bette
> 
> Wayne/Elaine Delbeke wrote:
> >
> > 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
> >
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> Bette Lamore
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> gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!
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Bette Lamore
Whispering Oaks Arabians, Home of TLA Halynov
http://www.stormnet.com/~woa
I've learned that life is like a roll of toilet paper, the closer it
gets to the end, the faster it goes. Smell the roses!