👁 Eye Ulcers 👁
Last summer Roma came to see Grace, one of our vets at the hospital, after she was seen in the field with a very swollen eye that appeared to be weeping.
Assessing her eye was difficult as it was so painful that she didn’t want to open it for us to take a look, but after some sedation we were able to take a peek.
🩺 On examination her conjunctiva was reddened and swollen, the surface of her eye was clouded and when stained an ulcer covering 50-60% of the eye was revealed; this is highlighted by the green stain in the picture.
💊 Thankfully, we had been called as soon as her owner noticed, so we were able to catch it early. Roma was immediately started on an intensive course of intravenous pain relief, antibiotic eye drops and plasma eye drops. Local anaesthetic drops were applied to the surface of her cornea and a sterile probe was used to debride the under run cornea from the surface of her eye.
The next day, the swelling had already reduced enough, alliwing her to see out of the affected eye.
This treatment plan was continued for the next 5 days at the hospital and in this time the ulcer healed completely.
Roma was discharged home with another 5 days of oral anti-inflammatories and eye drops.
🆘️ In cases like these it is vital that veterinary attention is sought immediately in order to reduce the risk of missing medical conditions such as uveitis, foreign bodies and deeper none healing ulcers, all of which can be detrimental to a horses vision. Luckily thanks to the fast action of Janet, Romas owner, her vision was not affected and she is doing brilliantly now with no recurrence or long lasting effects.
💬 A quote from the owner: Grace the vet who treated Roma was professional, effective and kind, as Roma was in pain and not keen on treatment. Her clinical knowledge was first class, as always with Hirds vets and the staff, Shelf took care of her beautifully. Thank you to all of you. - Janet Barton
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On the sixth day of Christmas ...🎄
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