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Post by harveydales on Jan 21, 2012 20:29:38 GMT -1
Healing vibes for Winnie please. I came down this morning to feed the ponies to find poor Winnie with one eye tight shut and his lower eyelid inverted, swollen and red!  He seemed fine in himself and not at all off his food but it was clear an immediate vet visit was required - why does this always happen at a weekend? This is a pic Ali took with her phone: ![]() a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s320x320/407458_10150626377877425_604757424_10926364_2025628305_n.jpg[/IMG] The vet was here within 30 minutes and gave Winnie a thorough check. The eye looks far worse than it actually is but I have to keep him in and he is wearing a fly mast for extra protection. It sems there is nothing in his eye, no sign of damage, no scratch to cornea etc and he can see OK but it looks awful and must be jolly painful. The vet gave him intravenous antibiotics and anti-inflammatories and I have to wash his eye and put antibiotic drops in 4 times a day which won't be easy. He is still fine in himself and eating/acting as normal but he is still trying to rub his eye on the stable wall. I am now thinking he may have a tooth or sinus problem and this is what is causing him to rub his eye. The vet will be back tomorrow........... |
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Post by jay on Jan 22, 2012 7:24:31 GMT -1
Poor Winnie. I hope it clears up soon Pam x
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Post by heathera on Jan 22, 2012 7:25:21 GMT -1
Sending lots if heal fast thought to Winni. The good thing with eyes is they can heal really fast too. Hopefully the vet can do some basic teeth and sinus checks today.
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Post by valerie n scout on Jan 22, 2012 9:37:54 GMT -1
ohhh poor soul I hope you get him sorted Pam XXX
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Post by zeldalithgow on Jan 22, 2012 11:13:31 GMT -1
Oh poor old Winnie, hope the vet can find out what is the problem. Would bathing it with a saline solution help to sooth it
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Post by Fi on Jan 22, 2012 11:44:59 GMT -1
that looks nasty and sore, poor boy. Hope it heals soon, good thinking about the tooth/sinus problem.
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Post by harveydales on Jan 22, 2012 12:06:53 GMT -1
Vet has been delayed on an emergency - why do horse emergencies always happen at a weekend? She will be coming later today but Winnie's eye is already looking quite a bit better. Today he hasn't objected to bathing and drops so it must be less sore.
I now think we might have 2 seperate problems. I can see how he is injuring his eye by scratching it on a breeze block edge - he has always had itchy eyes/face, probably allergy related. But the nasty smell on his breath could be unrelated - I have a feeling he has got some food impacted in his mouth so the vet is coming with gag etc.
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Post by NFK Dumpling on Jan 22, 2012 14:22:16 GMT -1
Poor old Winnie.
I have to pick James' teeth (yuk!) - its something to do with the way they change shape as they age.
Hope its something relatively simple.
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Post by Miz.Dales on Jan 22, 2012 14:42:44 GMT -1
Poor boy hope it clears up soon x
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Post by harveydales on Jan 22, 2012 15:30:40 GMT -1
Vet has been and is very pleased with how quickly his eye is healing. As for the smell from his mouth, we still don't know for certain. He has no discharge at all and nothing indicating sinus problems or abscess. The vet put a gag on and gave him a thorough check. Other than pulling a bit of chewed hay out she could find nothing wrong. No gaps in his teeth at all which is pretty amazing for a 39 year old pony!
He's on anti-inflammatories and extra antibiotics. He seems perfectly happy in himself and is taking great pleasure in teasing Harvey over the fact that Harvey can't come in the field shelter (I've converted it into a stable for Winnie).
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Post by SuzieP on Jan 22, 2012 15:34:47 GMT -1
Just seen this Pam and so glad the eye is healing. I have noticed that some old horses do have an odd smell on their breath. Hope Winnie continues to improve.
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Post by greydales on Jan 22, 2012 16:46:54 GMT -1
Aww poor Winnie, glad he is on the mend Pam. They do seem prone to all kinds of things as they age, I suppose everything slowly changes including their immune systems and their ability to recover from seemingly minor things (bit like us!). Maybe changes in their digestive systems can cause smelly breath. Hope he recovers soon  |
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Post by dalesponyrider on Jan 23, 2012 7:01:19 GMT -1
Oh poor Winnie! So glad the eye is healing. I wonder what is causing the odd breath smell? The ABs should hit any infection anywhere though. Lots of love to you and hugs and scritchies to Winnie! x
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Post by harveydales on Jan 23, 2012 9:00:25 GMT -1
His eye looks almost normal now which is incredible when you consider how awful it looked on Saturday. The breath smell is still strong and it's one of those horrid smells which cling to your clothes. I'm supposed to be keeping him in but I've let him out for a wonder this morning as it is such nice day and if it is sinus related then moving about should help.
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Post by jay on Jan 23, 2012 9:09:28 GMT -1
Good news about his eye clearing up so quickly  |
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He seemed fine in himself and not at all off his food but it was clear an immediate vet visit was required - why does this always happen at a weekend?
