This message is from: Linda Baker Lottie <horselo...@hotmail.com>
My thought is what you last said .... A little sedation to get through the most itchy part - and allow the healing to grab good hold of tissue. Hand walk to exercise? Good luck .... Linda in WI Sent from my iPhone On May 31, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Nancy Newport <nlnewp...@gmail.com> wrote: > This message is from: Nancy Newport <nlnewp...@gmail.com> > > > Hi All, I have a dilemma here on my farm. One of my Fjords tore his upper > eyelid on something (I can't find the culprit, probably a nail), a good 1 > 1/2' x 1/2 inch rip. The vet sewed it up nice and new, I put a fly mask on > him and in about 3-4 days when I think it started to itch from healing he > rubbed it open. Vet had gone on vacation by then. Called my breeding vet > who also does everything and he came out and redid the edges and sewed it > up like plastic surgery with a gazillion stitches and put some staples in > where he could for extra measure. I took the bit off a driving bridle and > put it on with a fly mask over the blinders and put him in a stall with > only a water bucket. Again, in 3-4 days came out and he had rubbed somehow > opening up part of it again. Vet came again, said it still had a great > blood supply (I guess eyelids do) and redid it again. Switched to eye > ointment with steroid to help with itching and swelling even though it will > retard healing somewhat. Now I have put the driving bridle on with the > blinker padded with a custom made cushion (they don't call me McGroover for > nothin') and also put a dog collar on and tied the cheek pieces to the dog > collar so they won't slip forward and allow him to rub. Took the water > bucket out of the stall, leaving only a hay net to keep him busy. I have > been putting him in a paddock with some grass and only hot wire during the > day to keep him occupied. The only thing left for him to rub on are his > knees, the stall walls and the ground. Even thinking of hot wiring the > stall walls. > > This is day two of the third stitching. Does anyone have any advice? > > I have rejected the eye cup kind of masks as I'm afraid he would rub the > cup into the outside corner of his eye where the stitches are most > vulnerable. Searched the internet for equine eye protection, but most are > to keep things out of the eye. I found a great mask for harness racers > that's a hard plastic helmet with a plastic visor...in Australia...thinking > of ordering one for the future. > > I only need to get through two weeks. And aside from sedating him or me, > I'm floundering. > > Thanks for any advice, > Nancy Newport > Pony-Up Farm > Berthoud, CO > > Important FjordHorse List Links: > Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e > FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw > FH-L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH-L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
