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My mare (shes eight years old) has nasty eyes. They get "goopy" stuff in them, and its gross. I dont want it to harm her health though. I cant figure out what it is. Its not alergies, cause if it was, she would colic, get hives, founder or look sick. She hasnt had any of those problems. Its not flies irritating her eyes, there are no flies. It is way too cold for flies. (the high was 29 degrees, but it feels like 19!) Its not dirt getting into her eyes, I thoroughly checked and washed them out. There is no place for her to get dirt in her eyes anyway. We dont use shavings in stalls either, so its not that. My other horses dont have this problem, just this mare. Shes not lazy, or inactive, shes perfectly healthy. I dont want this to become a problem for her, please (if you think you know what it is) tell me!
Sorry its so long! (oh, and dont say to visit the vet. I cant afford to visit a vet right now, and they are only accepting emmergancy cases because of the holidays)
Thank you!
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The best advice I can give is get your horse to a vet asap, I wouldn't like to speculate on what the cause could be.
If this isnot possible right now then I would advise you to wipe away any discharge you can. You can apply Vaseline around the eye to reduce the skin being scalded by the discharge.
Never try to force the eyelids open if they are shut as you could damage the eyes further.
A horse will often try to rub an injured eye, making it worse. Use a pair of blinkers to protect the eye. If possible, an ice pack in between layers of soft cloth may help to soothe it if you feel that it is irritating your horse.
Many horses with eye problems are sensitive to light. Place them in a quiet, dust-free, dark, fly-free stable. Feed hay on the floor to minimise dust getting in their eyes, and consult your Vet AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
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Check online about it..sounds alot like when a human has Pink Eye. I'm not the greatest with horses, but I'd check online. Hope you find out soon! =) Xo- Courtney*
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My horse has that stuff too but it does not look as bad as urs sounds. We just carfuly take it out. But there was 1 horse that wasat our farm that we boarded at and it had an infection and I dont rember what it was try putting the fly mask on and some antibacterial stuff for near the eye on and see if it helps. Hope it heps!
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