Re: RC: eye ointments

[Bette Lamore <woa@stormnet.com>]

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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