watery eye

leoch

i noticed one of the charlie heifers wit one very wetery eye have noticed one or two of the others wit the same in the past but went away in day or two but this one seems bad enough ,she seems ok every other way anyone any suggestions or am i worrying about nothing

Butcher Boy

it might be pink eye .is she still inside ?

vanderbadger

leoch wrote: »

i noticed one of the charlie heifers wit one very wetery eye have noticed one or two of the others wit the same in the past but went away in day or two but this one seems bad enough ,she seems ok every other way anyone any suggestions or am i worrying about nothing

could be that stuff they get from silage, best to nip it in the bud early, give her a shot of antibiotic and if you have have any dry cow tubes you can put a bit in her eye as well, should clear it in a day or two. it may be nothing but its just if it is that silage eye thing its contagious and its a nasty enough thing if left untreated

leoch

thanks lads no she is outside all the time out all winter, u meen something like penstrip or alamicen ?

vanderbadger

leoch wrote: »

thanks lads no she is outside all the time out all winter, u meen something like penstrip or alamicen ?

ya i usually use engemycin or maxoject which are what our vet gives out for most things but probably very similar to the ones you mentioned

leoch

how many cc,s would u give she is over a yaer old and prob nearly 400kgs

Bizzum

We have used Opticlox before for a number of eye complaints!

reilig

Bizzum wrote: »

We have used Opticlox before for a number of eye complaints!

same as that. Spray about half a tube of opticlox into the eye per treatment

alderdeer

Theres no need to get a cow tube if ya have any penicillen, just drop about 5ml into the eye and that will do the job too

Bizzum

alderdeer wrote: »

Theres no need to get a cow tube if ya have any penicillen, just drop about 5ml into the eye and that will do the job too

I've done that too! The Opticlox would have a broader spectrum though.

alderdeer

Bizzum wrote: »

I've done that too! The Opticlox would have a broader spectrum though.

Never heard of it, its just id always have a bottle of pen strep in quad so just handiest for me,

essgee268

Cod liver oil is great for eye ailments, if you put 30 mls in dosing syringe put 25 down the hatch and rest in eye for 3-4 days it should clear up. It maybe to do with vit A&D Defficiancy

dar31

alderdeer wrote: »

Theres no need to get a cow tube if ya have any penicillen, just drop about 5ml into the eye and that will do the job too

if i know i wont get to do an animal the next day. i'll inject 5-7ml into the inside of the top eye lid, this way it will weep out slowly over the eye giving longer cover

only some mastitis tubes have the drug in them that helps cures pink eye, afaik the drug is oxytetracycline

what happen

dar31 wrote: »

if i know i wont get to do an animal the next day. i'll inject 5-7ml into the inside of the top eye lid, this way it will weep out slowly over the eye giving longer cover

only some mastitis tubes have the drug in them that helps cures pink eye, afaik the drug is oxytetracycline

is pink eye and silage eye near the same.had both pink eye and silage eye before. i find the silage eye harder to treat.used lots of stuff to treat but found pencillan best.

dar31

what happen wrote: »

is pink eye and silage eye near the same.had both pink eye and silage eye before. i find the silage eye harder to treat.used lots of stuff to treat but found pencillan best.

would have always considered them the same, only call it pink eye around here. what the difference?

got a bad going over with it a few years back.
shed full of 100 heifers, that were getting it so often at one stage that it was easier to get them all into the crush and put tubes in each eye for 3 days in a row.. bloody knuckles!

what happen

dar31 wrote: »

would have always considered them the same, only call it pink eye around here. what the difference?

got a bad going over with it a few years back.
shed full of 100 heifers, that were getting it so often at one stage that it was easier to get them all into the crush and put tubes in each eye for 3 days in a row.. bloody knuckles!

i was told crushed up egg shells will cure it or salt i would not use salt too cruel.i had no penicillan one evening to treat a cow and i used sand plenty of grit and it done the trick and did not have to repeat it great job.

LostCovey

what happen wrote: »

i was told crushed up egg shells will cure it or salt i would not use salt too cruel.i had no penicillan one evening to treat a cow and i used sand plenty of grit and it done the trick and did not have to repeat it great job.

Ah yeah, plenty of the oul' sand and broken egg shells into the sore eye, 'what happen'. It's amazing that the pharmaceutical industry ever got off it's knees with geniuses like yerself in the population.

You should be held down while it's done to yerself 'what happen' and the result posted on YouTube.

Hopefully the OP realises that looking for therapeutic advice on Boards.ie is like playing reggae music in Mississippi. Not so much James Herriot as Michael Jackson's Thriller video. This close to a full moon was really looking for trouble.

The idea of having a go at f€cking something mad into the eyes of someone else's sick beast with no consequences is too much for some of these head-bangers to handle. You see it brings out the looney tunes ideas from all the public house veterinarians. Even on Good Friday, these boyos can be counted on to come up with their own fantasy cures shortly after closing time.

While your at it, shoot your heifer up with a jet of pure cod liver oil into the eye ball and down the throat (way hey), and for good measure inject the inside of her eyelids a la Dar31's magic formula.

It's only a sentient animal after all, and sure what odds if its someone's dinner some day, you are free to try all the Zulu witch-doctor cook-book ideas you like in the meantime.

Nobody cares apart from you.

And you thought that an anonymous forum was the best place to get a cure, but then again, you don't appear to be totally sure of the spelling of Charolais.

Lucky, lucky heifer that has fallen into your hands.

Lucky man that gets to eat it.

Hope it ain't me.

LostCovey

vanderbadger

LostCovey wrote: »

Ah yeah, plenty of the oul' sand and broken egg shells into the sore eye, 'what happen'. It's amazing that the pharmaceutical industry ever got off it's knees with geniuses like yerself in the population.

You should be held down while it's done to yerself 'what happen' and the result posted on YouTube.

Hopefully the OP realises that looking for therapeutic advice on Boards.ie is like playing reggae music in Mississippi. Not so much James Herriot as Michael Jackson's Thriller video. This close to a full moon was really looking for trouble.

The idea of having a go at f€cking something mad into the eyes of someone else's sick beast with no consequences is too much for some of these head-bangers to handle. You see it brings out the looney tunes ideas from all the public house veterinarians. Even on Good Friday, these boyos can be counted on to come up with their own fantasy cures shortly after closing time.

While your at it, shoot your heifer up with a jet of pure cod liver oil into the eye ball and down the throat (way hey), and for good measure inject the inside of her eyelids a la Dar31's magic formula.

It's only a sentient animal after all, and sure what odds if its someone's dinner some day, you are free to try all the Zulu witch-doctor cook-book ideas you like in the meantime.

Nobody cares apart from you.

And you thought that an anonymous forum was the best place to get a cure, but then again, you don't appear to be totally sure of the spelling of Charolais.

Lucky, lucky heifer that has fallen into your hands.

Lucky man that gets to eat it.

Hope it ain't me.

LostCovey

can you not just say you dont agree with it and leave it at that ? evry 2nd thread ends up in a row, usually when you make a contribution!