Re: [AlpacaTalk] more on gucky eyes
hi Dar - do you do anything extra for your little guy? i have a mineral block in their shelter and i've seen Fonzie chewing on it but am wondering if i should be doing more - he seems so healthy and energetic (apart from this eye injury) that i just accepted his small size is part of who he is - he was a bit premature, and he comes from a small mom and grandmom so i'm not too surprised with his small size - but as we found when we brought him in the house so i could look at his eye under good light, he really has grown a lot since he was born.
Should i be giving him something extra?
Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
Port Alberni BC
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From: Darlene Long
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 3:07 PM
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] more on gucky eyes
Hi Wendy,
I am going through a similar issue with our 6 month old boy who had a
difficult delivery and start to life. We have milky clouding of his
eye now after the conjunctiva became inflammed/infected. I use BNP
ointment (from the vet) in the eye itself and just started him on a
systemic antibiotic. The vet should look at the eye because they can
have a lot of trouble with ulcers with infection. The vet will use
drops that are stained to detect a corneal abbrasion (which can be
painful for them) and timely treatment can prevent vision troubles.
I'm glad your vet is coming. When things go from a little red to
infected the time for tea soaks etc., is over.
dar long
Serenity Suris
Ontario Canada
On 1/11/08, Wendy Edwards <wendy.edwards@
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> hi all - my little guys eye has not improved - started using gensin
> yesterday, every two hours, but this morning it's not good - his eyeball
> itself is cloudy - using a flashlight i can't see anything embedded anywhere
> or any ulceration - i got through to the vet yesterday and we had our fourth
> conversation this morning - thank goodness he will be here just after 12
> noon. This is not his regularly timed visit to the valley and i appreciate
> him making the trip, especially in this awful (snow, rain, ice) weather.
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> this cria is the one i almost lost at birth - it was really touch-and-go
> for a whle - he is still small for his age (4 1/2 months) but eats like a
> horse, nurses well and has seemed pretty feisty (read bossy) with the other
> crias - now i'm wondering if his immune system was compromised at birth - we
> have been blessed so far not to have any medical problems, except with this
> one little boy - and of course now he is the family favourite.
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> I appreciate all of the advice and support i've received - it is a relief
> to be able to talk about alpaca problems with other alpaca people.
> thanks
> Wendy
> DreamWeaver Alpacas
> Port Alberni, BC
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