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Location: North of where I want to be | Does anyone have a horse they are currently running that has ERU and how are you managing it?
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Location: Southern Indiana | I can't say that mine has recurring uveitis but she did have uveitis and tested positive for lepto. Her retina ended up detatching and she can't see out of her left eye. She pretty much had an infection/flare for 3 months and it got better and hasn't had any more issues yet. I've ran her since right after it got better. She's never missed a beat! I feed her flax & msm, but that's it for her.
In most cases people keep them on a daily or as needed anti-inflammatory (bute or aspirin) and put a mask on them 24/7. Flax is a natural anti-inflammatory due to the omega 3 content and is good to add to the diet as a preventive. There is a ERU group on Facebook that's a great resource if you are on there. I know there's one other lady on there that has a ERU horse that barrel races. THE has a new supplement for uveitis. I would have tried it if it had come out a few months sooner.
How did yours develop it? It seems like a lot of them on there had it from eye injuries and ulcers. Mine obviously got it from the infection. Management varies a lot with each case. Some are worse than others. |
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| Dr Tom Schell from curost products “ nouvelle research” has some really good articles on uveitis - I have a gelding who had it last year and I couldn’t get it under control- finally I emailed dr Schell I completely changed my feed and used his supplements that he suggested and my horse just gets better and better- “ he had so many things going on it was just one thing after another and I had read dr schells stuff for the last few years if and in and finally just thought what the heck do I have to loose because no matter what I did I ALWAYS had issues with this horse, since changing to dr schells suggestions it has been great! |
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Location: B-F-E | I have a mare that just recently got diagnosed with it. I
She gets timolol eyes drops and an antibiotic/steroid ointment to the eye everyday. On bright days, I keep a fly mask on her. Eventually I want to have the surgery on her eye where they place a disk in it that constantly releases medicine to reduce flare ups. |
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Location: North of where I want to be | I do not have one with it, yet.
Years ago, before the masks that they have now I had an appy with it. I Used a run of the mill fly mask, kept her in on really bright days and did what ever the vet was recommending at the time for pain management. Which was but or banamine. The appy was just a trail horse.
I am currently looking at a mare that has it. I know it really is a case by case thing. I just wanted to see what others are doing. I have yet to commit to this purchase. |
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Location: NE Texas | Check out Cur-Ost and contact Dr. Schell. He's managed this condition on alot of horses with a few specific herb blends and change in diet. https://nouvelleresearch.com/index.php/articles/381-case-study-equine-recurrent-uveitis |
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Location: West Texas | I have one that we tried to manage for a couple of years and never could do it. He was seen by a eye surgeon and she wanted to do the surgery with the constant medication. It was expensive and had to be redone every few years. I was told that the surgery still isn't a guarantee, depending on how well it is controllable with medication.
I tried almost everything, including Cur-Ost, with no results (I would try Cur-Ost on yours as it may help). Eventually, he lost most sight in the eye (even though it looked fine). He was in constant pain and became more jumpy and nervous. I do not feel the surgery would have helped him or been cost efficient.
Ultimately, we took the eye out and he is doing great. He is more comfortable now that he doesn't have the constant pain and flare ups. I wish I would have done it sooner, but didn't want a one eyed horse. Now he is a pirate, lol.
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Location: North of where I want to be | So here is a non treatment question, can you get insurance on them if they have the ERU??
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | Tdove - 2018-04-03 2:43 PM I have one that we tried to manage for a couple of years and never could do it. He was seen by a eye surgeon and she wanted to do the surgery with the constant medication. It was expensive and had to be redone every few years. I was told that the surgery still isn't a guarantee, depending on how well it is controllable with medication. I tried almost everything, including Cur-Ost, with no results (I would try Cur-Ost on yours as it may help). Eventually, he lost most sight in the eye (even though it looked fine). He was in constant pain and became more jumpy and nervous. I do not feel the surgery would have helped him or been cost efficient. Ultimately, we took the eye out and he is doing great. He is more comfortable now that he doesn't have the constant pain and flare ups. I wish I would have done it sooner, but didn't want a one eyed horse. Now he is a pirate, lol.
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