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Monday, August 09, 2010

RE: [AlpacaTalk] eye problem

 

Hi list,

 

Atropine is used to lessen pressure in the eye and to lessen discomfort while the corneal ulceration or tear heals---however, if you use atropine, you should keep the animal restricted to low light conditions.  Antibiotic alone is not always enough to allow the best conditions for healing. 

 

This is a matter for the vet that prescribed it---and when this is not healing as well as you would like---that should be a return vet visit—or at least a further conversation with the treating vet is in order. 

 

Allison---who has had to treat a lot of eye injuries over the years  under vet supervision and “knows the drill”---but is not a vet!

.

 

 

 

From: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com [mailto:AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Heather Zeleny
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2010 8:15 PM
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [AlpacaTalk] eye problem

 

 

Isn't atropine to dilate the iris? If that's what you're giving him, I'd definitely stop that, but give the antibiotic one if you feel it's helping. 

 

Heather

 

Heather Zeleny

White Lotus Alpacas

Oregon

 

Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece

 

On Aug 9, 2010, at 8:40 AM, jelizabethfarms1@bellsouth.net wrote:



Anyone here have any suggestions for what has become a chronic eye problem?

I treated this boy earlier this summer for well over a month for a 
scratched eyeball - with atropine and tobramycin prescribed by the vet. 
She said it should clear up in a few days.....not. He had much weeping 
and discharge from that eye. After about a week to 10 days it finally 
started looking a bit better; weeping less. I would stop the drops and 
within a few days he would be squinting again and I would restart the 
drops for another week. Finally after about a month to 6 wks it 
appeared to be all better.....no squinting, no weeping. Now a couple 
of months later he is holding that same eye partially closed most of the 
time. This time there is no weeping/running. I did the drops again 
for about a week, but have stopped. The eye looks healthy to me and I 
just didn't feel like the drops were the right way to go so I have left 
him alone. He doesn't hold it half closed all the time. But still 
something is just not right. Maybe just sensitive to the bright sun? 
Tho he does stay in the shade most of the day it is still bright out 
there. But for a month or two after the last bout he was not squinting 
this eye, and it was just as bright outside as it is now.

Thanks! Janice

 

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Re: [AlpacaTalk] eye problem

 

Isn't atropine to dilate the iris? If that's what you're giving him, I'd definitely stop that, but give the antibiotic one if you feel it's helping. 


Heather

Heather Zeleny
White Lotus Alpacas
Oregon

Holistic Farm and Elite Fleece

On Aug 9, 2010, at 8:40 AM, jelizabethfarms1@bellsouth.net wrote:

Anyone here have any suggestions for what has become a chronic eye problem?

I treated this boy earlier this summer for well over a month for a 
scratched eyeball - with atropine and tobramycin prescribed by the vet. 
She said it should clear up in a few days.....not. He had much weeping 
and discharge from that eye. After about a week to 10 days it finally 
started looking a bit better; weeping less. I would stop the drops and 
within a few days he would be squinting again and I would restart the 
drops for another week. Finally after about a month to 6 wks it 
appeared to be all better.....no squinting, no weeping. Now a couple 
of months later he is holding that same eye partially closed most of the 
time. This time there is no weeping/running. I did the drops again 
for about a week, but have stopped. The eye looks healthy to me and I 
just didn't feel like the drops were the right way to go so I have left 
him alone. He doesn't hold it half closed all the time. But still 
something is just not right. Maybe just sensitive to the bright sun? 
Tho he does stay in the shade most of the day it is still bright out 
there. But for a month or two after the last bout he was not squinting 
this eye, and it was just as bright outside as it is now.

Thanks! Janice


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RE: [AlpacaTalk] eye problem

 

Janice
 
Maybe his eye needs flushed?  What ever scratched it may be under the lid?  I know a hair can get under the lids of any animal and people and cause a lot of weeping and irritation.  I helped a girl friend one time by finding a tiny hair protruding from the inside corner of her eye and when I started pulling it out...it was one of her own hairs wrapped two or three times around the whole outer eye!!  My goodness, she said it was like a rock had been lifted off her eye!  I would think your boy has something under the lid that may be irritating it.  I would think all the weed seeds they get into could cause a problem!   Just a thought!
 
Take care!

Jody Ehler
Solon, IA 52333
J & J Alpacas
Check out our adorable alpacas!
www.jandjalpacas.com
 
 

 



 

 







 

To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogroups.com
From: jelizabethfarms1@bellsouth.net
Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2010 11:40:04 -0400
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] eye problem

 
Anyone here have any suggestions for what has become a chronic eye problem?

I treated this boy earlier this summer for well over a month for a
scratched eyeball - with atropine and tobramycin prescribed by the vet.
She said it should clear up in a few days.....not. He had much weeping
and discharge from that eye. After about a week to 10 days it finally
started looking a bit better; weeping less. I would stop the drops and
within a few days he would be squinting again and I would restart the
drops for another week. Finally after about a month to 6 wks it
appeared to be all better.....no squinting, no weeping. Now a couple
of months later he is holding that same eye partially closed most of the
time. This time there is no weeping/running. I did the drops again
for about a week, but have stopped. The eye looks healthy to me and I
just didn't feel like the drops were the right way to go so I have left
him alone. He doesn't hold it half closed all the time. But still
something is just not right. Maybe just sensitive to the bright sun?
Tho he does stay in the shade most of the day it is still bright out
there. But for a month or two after the last bout he was not squinting
this eye, and it was just as bright outside as it is now.

Thanks! Janice

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[AlpacaTalk] RE: good buy on blankets

 

<<< I just came across these online - pretty good price on these waterproof
blankets:>>>>

Great prices Susan! Thanks for sharing. I just ordered one for
everybody, including the minis (horses).
I was able to get only one from Big Dees at their end of the season sale
last year, so had been on the lookout for a good deal for the rest of
the gang. This fits the bill nicely!
We will probably never again have as cold a winter as we had last year,
but I will be prepared. I never want to see my pacas shivering
again!! Cheap insurance.
Thanks again.

Janice in sweltering NW GA

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posted by Chaddo at 9:42 AM 0 comments

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[AlpacaTalk] eye problem

 

Anyone here have any suggestions for what has become a chronic eye problem?

I treated this boy earlier this summer for well over a month for a
scratched eyeball - with atropine and tobramycin prescribed by the vet.
She said it should clear up in a few days.....not. He had much weeping
and discharge from that eye. After about a week to 10 days it finally
started looking a bit better; weeping less. I would stop the drops and
within a few days he would be squinting again and I would restart the
drops for another week. Finally after about a month to 6 wks it
appeared to be all better.....no squinting, no weeping. Now a couple
of months later he is holding that same eye partially closed most of the
time. This time there is no weeping/running. I did the drops again
for about a week, but have stopped. The eye looks healthy to me and I
just didn't feel like the drops were the right way to go so I have left
him alone. He doesn't hold it half closed all the time. But still
something is just not right. Maybe just sensitive to the bright sun?
Tho he does stay in the shade most of the day it is still bright out
there. But for a month or two after the last bout he was not squinting
this eye, and it was just as bright outside as it is now.

Thanks! Janice

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[AlpacaTalk] Drive-by Breeding Contract?

 

Hi Y'all,

Does anybody have a contract for drive-by breedings that they would share?

Thanks!
Cynthia Jamar
Missouri
www.alpacanation.com/thepacaplace.asp

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posted by Chaddo at 1:34 AM 0 comments