Please Help!

[Margo_C-T]

Bonnie-

Good to hear from you again, but so sorry it is for this reason....!

When you said the mare has 'popeyes', it made my think about ASD. I know NOTHING about how it manifests, and in fact, don't think it would fit your description, but am just putting it out there as another thing your vets might consider. Maybe they or you could Google 'anterior segment dysgenesis' and see what comes up,and whether it seems to have any relation at all to what is happening with your mare....No matter what, I sincerely wish for the best for you and the mare--this must be so very upsetting! When you said she was a palomino--is this the taller, gorgeous mare from the breeding I like so well?

Sending all positive energy and best wishes for your mare to come through this OK....and my best to you, too!

Margo

 

[RobinRTrueJoy]

What about Glaucoma. Do horses get it? It gives a person eye pain, a headache and can make a person blind quickly.

 

[Kendra]

A couple years ago we noticed my geldings eyes were reflecting orange. By the time we got him to the vet he was pretty blind. They said it was an autoimmune disorder, his immune system was attacking his eyes. The orange colour was the breaking down of amino acids and protiens. His pupil was also completely shut.

The first thing they were concerned about was getting the pupil open, if it stays closed too long it will stick and then the blindness is permanent. I gave him Atropine ever two hours until they dialated. I thought we were out of the woods then, until morning when he promptly walked into the wall and then began walking with a hesitation step, lifting his front feet high to make sure there was nothing in front of him. Luckily, the problem was just that with all the protiens in his eye he still couldn't see, after a week or so he was okay, though still very sensitive to light as his pupils took some time to get back on track. So he work a fly mask for the rest of the summer, even in the showring when we were at an outdoor show.

He was never in any pain, but then he's pretty stoic, and the vets were shocked that his eyes were never held closed as though they were painful (other than in the light as he improved). Of course, they also had him on Banamine immediately to try to control any inflammation.

 

[Bonnie_RBsLil]

Hi all,

I talked to the clinic receptionist this morning and she said Molly is doig better regarding eating and overall well-being. She described her as "playful" this morning. So, the Banamine is reducing her pain so she is eating. The vet hasn't done her exam yet this morning so I don't have any other news until she calls me.

Margo, Hi there. No you are referring to Tillie, the Cowboy daughter. This mare, Molly, is out of my SLJ mare, Rachel and a golden palomino that Mike and Cathy was leasing at the time. I don't know much of his background so can't give the vets a full genetic background but it's possible something has come down on the stallion's side. I looked up the ASD but don't really understand it.

Shane,

They tell me that she is "adapting". She wasn't exactly frightened but the pain was dulling her. I'll have to see how she acts on the painkillers.

To others that responded:

Moonblindness was completely ruled out. She has no discoloration in the eyes. It is pretty certain that it is optical nerve related but cause is, as yet, unknown.

Thanks again! --Bonnie

 

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What about Glaucoma. Do horses get it? It gives a person eye pain, a headache and can make a person blind quickly.

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Yes, horses can get Glaucoma. I had a QH mare that was diagnosed with it. They put her on some kind of meds, 3x a day. The pill was pink and about the size of a man's thumb.

She was my miracle mare, prayed for her and she never lost her sight and we stopped giving her meds. I got her when she was 10 and she lived to be 32.