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Anonymous
Posted From: 144.134.105.230
| | Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 10:52 pm: | 
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Hi everyone! I have a 3 week old filly foal that was born with an inverted bottom eye lid...otherwise known as entropion! I've had the vet come out but he has never treated a horse with this problem, he has only treated cows and sheep. He initially was'nt too sure how to treat it but decided to sedate her and inject saline to puff under the eye which would in turn protrude the piece which was tucked under. This however only worked for a few hours and then it went back to how it was! He now wants to knock her out and actually cut the piece off, has anyone else had a similar problem and if so how was it treated and what was the outcome? I'm just a little concerned because he has never treated a horse with this problem! |
Jos
Board Administrator
Username: Jos
Post Number: 10343
Registered: 10-1999
| | Posted on Thursday, November 03, 2005 - 11:43 pm: |
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I would feel inclined to look at suturing the eyelid into the correct position for a while first and see if that will result in a reversal of the problem. If your vet is not familiar with the procedure, he might want to contact a veterinary teaching university for further directions - or you might want to contact them yourself with a view to taking the foal there.
Removal of the eyelid is radical and permanent, and could also lead to other complications for the eye. It would certainly not be my first choice! |
Lisa Green
Neonate
Username: Lisa
Post Number: 6
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 12:42 am: |
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Thanks Jos for your suggestion, I think I might look into it a bit more before he goes ahead with removing the bottom eye lid...it sounds a bit drastic to me too! |
Cathy
Yearling
Username: Cathy
Post Number: 59
Registered: 04-2005
| | Posted on Friday, November 04, 2005 - 09:58 am: |
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Placing a suture to keep the lid in the correct position works very well is some instances.
I have assisted with surgery on foals with entropian, and it does not entail removing the lid. I would not let him do it. The surgery I am talking about takes a wedge of tissue out below the lid. When the area is sutured shut it pulls the lid to the proper position. It does take experience to know how big a wedge to remove. |
Lisa Weir
Yearling
Username: Pals_pal
Post Number: 75
Registered: 08-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2005 - 07:04 am: |
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I've seen quite a few foals born with this problem and every single one has been fixed with suture to pull the lid into the correct position. After about a week, the stitch is removed and hey presto! normal eyelid!
I imagine as with everything horse related, there will be cases where it isn't so simple, but from my experience, (and our vet's) this is the answer. At the very least it should be your first choice of treatment.
Good Luck! |
Lisa Green
Neonate
Username: Lisa
Post Number: 7
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 05:00 am: |
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Thanks for the help guys I really appreciate it, it sounds like a much better and safer way of fixing the problem so I will certainly suggest this to my vet! Cathy with your suggestion to remove a wedge under her eye, how far under her eye is this taken? The problem is mainly in the corner and is probably tucked under about 10mm so it does'nt pop out if you pull the skin down below her eye! should this happen or does it sound like hers is a bit worse than normal? |
Darlyn Sandgren
Neonate
Username: Fairview_horse_center
Post Number: 1
Registered: 06-2006
| | Posted on Friday, June 30, 2006 - 10:28 am: |
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Late on this but, Injecting 3 mls of PPG just under the skin in the lower lid works the best, and is least invasive. |
