Re: RC: Eye injury

[Teddy Lancaster <Teddy@runningbear.com>]

You need to get the vet's opinion.  I had two horses get eye ulcers this
past winter which could cause blindness if not treated,  We treated them and
had the vet come every 5 days.  The ulcers cleared up with no harm done.

Teddy

Bob & Amber Roberts wrote:

> We are looking at an Arab gelding, 7 yr. old, to buy.  But the week he
> was to be delivered to us, he poked his eye badly on a tree branch or
> something.  Owners vetted the horse and put medicine in eye for a week.
> Delivered horse to us last Sunday.  Eye is cloudy and tearing and eye
> lids are very swollen.  He kept it closed most of yesterday.  So we
> delivered the horse back to his owners so that he can be taken back to
> their vet for further treatment.  If the eye heals up, they will deliver
> it back to us to start our trail period over again.  My questions are,
> how long does it usually take a cloudy eye to clear up?  Does that mean
> the horse is blind?
>
> Of course, if we do get this horse back, he will then go to our equine
> specialist vet before we actually buy him.
>
> Amber
>
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