help uveitis!!!!

[mand&paddy]

Anyone have an experience of this eye condition, please enlighten me.

cheers
mandy

[Mehitabel]

what do you want to know about it? one of our liveries had it a few years ago.

[LMS]

Yes, what type does the horse have?
It can be caused by a trauma to the eye:a blow or bright light such as snow blindness.

Otherwise it can be transferred by flies.

There is leptospirosis that comes from wet areas (ex: marshes) where certain wildlife defecates/urinates in that area and taints the water/soil.

The horse needs prompt & thorough assessment by a vet (as it can progress very fast) who will then administer proper eye medication.

The horse should be kept in darkness as to not further irritate the eye. It's also a good idea to put a fliy mask on with the affected side to be covered by something opaque.

[mand&paddy]

The vet says it was caused by trauma he`s on drops and being kept in a dark stable, the vet is happy with it so far but was wonndering what the future holds!!!!!

Have read some very discouraging articles on this condition....

[nikkiandsharief]

at my aunts yard we have 2 horses with uveitis which we think came from a blow. one of her eyes had to be taken out as it was that bad, but she stil leads an active life she is retired from eventing but she does some jumps in the school, goes hacking etc and has breed 2 lovely foals! And she is also i forgot to add an medium dressage horse! :cool:

The other boy is fine!! we keep an eye on him but he's ok! on bright days we don't let him out but we have a mask and we path up the bad eye, so basically he can't see out of it - he copes amazing with this and the vet has actually recommended it to others in the area. He leads an active life (he's more active over the winter months) he competes in SJing and does alot of other stuff 2!

so don't be disheartened, the mares eye got really bad and it was the kindest thing to do rather than be put to sleep, and Kimo's eye (sorry thats the gelding) is bad on bright days but as i said he stil leads an active life!

[LMS]

If you treat it early, from what I experienced, the outcome is good. Not 100% mind you but managable.

Two horses I know get a recurring flare up at this time of the year. So, on go the fly masks & turn out becomes:in days & out nights (limited to avoid hurting themselves).
I think they get drops or ointment when the onset occurs (can't remember right now)

Whenever they must be led somewhere outside, on really bright days, they wear their masks such as from the barn to the indoor arena.

So, basically it's a pain in the butt but at least it's controllable.

One horse I knew wasn't treated right away and is now blind. (Owner didn't understand how serious it was & didn't want to pay for the vet to come out)