Re: [Blackbelly] Ewe poked her eye out--UPDATE

2010-09-11 Thread Tom Quinn
Fortunately, we have a happy ending. We treated her by rinsing the eye with clean water, then applied opthalmic gel and a gauze bandage secured with duct tape. Also gave her three shots of penicillin. after about 5 days, the big red swollen areas shrunk away. She now has a complete but blank

Re: [Blackbelly] Ewe poked her eye out

2010-08-31 Thread Cecil Bearden
There is a patch available for pinkeye in cattle that would cover the eye. I would not suggest anymore iodine as iodine tends to kill tissue. As the optic nerve is a direct connection to the brain, stopping infection is needed immediately. There is going to be some dead tissue if the eye is