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[RC] Eye ulcer - peanut2@xxxxxxxJamie, I have had experience with an eye ulcer. When my horse was a yearlling (she is now 16 years old) she managed to scrape her eye on a nail. She cut her eye 1 inch deep by 1 1/4 inches long. And it ulcerated. VERY nasty! My vet originally was just going to remove her eye not believeing it could be saved. But, it just happened there was a vet traveling through the area that was an eye specialist. My vet asked if she could call the specialist in. Between them, they decided they might be able to save my horses eye with surgery. I told them to go for it. So, they actually removed the cut and ulcerated section of the eye. Then put in a lavage system as you described it. My vet told me that she invented the lavage system that is now used and bought as a "kit" on my horse and it was picked up and pattented by another vet. Anyway, antibiotics and flushing every 4 hrs. for 3 weeks. About 2 weeks after the surgery, my horse got her eyesight back in that eye. You could tell because she was suddenly spooking at everything on that side for a few days! She has a cloudy area on that eye (scarring) so does not have full vision, but she certainly can see on that side and has been for with no complications for the past 15 years. Cindy R. in Maine -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://link.mail2web.com/mail2web =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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