RE: Eye injury

["Kathy Mayeda" <kathy_mayeda@atce.com>]

Beau had a corneal ulcer and was completely it was completely cloudy for a
month, and it gradually cleared up over a period of MONTHS. I medicated it
for month 3x a day, then tapered to 1x a day for another month per vets
instructions.  Still has a white spot in his eye and I think that he does
have some vision impairment in that eye. Doesn't bother Beau too much,
though.  The only time it was a concern was when we first started Parelli
training and a stranger came up and started "doing stuff" on his bad eye
side - otherwise we totally forget that it's there.

But that was my horse, and maybe I was lucky that it wasn't worse!  I did
spend a lot of time fretting about it because according to what I have read,
a LOT could go wrong here.  Did have a few sleepless nights over it.  And at
that time I was trying to sell Beau because he was my "extra" horse.  (He
also gashed himself, went lame or got sick, whenever someone came to look at
him to buy.  He just ended up being the "keeper" and I am actually happy
about it.)  I wouldn't rush into making a decision either way here.

Kathy

-----Original Message-----
From:	Bob & Amber Roberts [mailto:mlaboure@flash.net]
Sent:	Tuesday, June 13, 2000 9:12 AM
To:	ridecamp@endurance.net
Subject:	RC:  Eye injury

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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