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DashNSpeckles Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-01-15 11:01 AM Subject: Moon blindness
Veteran Posts: 138 Location: MS	Anyone have any experience with moon blindness? What did you do that seemed to help the recurrence of it? Our old pony is having episodes in one eye. She's had two in the last few weeks. She is under vet care but just trying to get any ideas I can to help her. Thanks!
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redracinmo Reg. Sep 2007	Posted 2014-01-15 11:26 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
The Comeback Kid Posts: 1564 Location: lost in missouri	GUARDIAN MASK I spent thousands of dollars on my gelding with his uveitis. we have not had a single rcurrance since putting this mask on his face. he has three masks. two of them are in the barn that he rotates between when they need cleaned and a spare in the trailer in case anything happens to his when on the road.
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crossspur Reg. Dec 2004	Posted 2014-01-15 12:06 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Roan Wonder Location: SW MO	Yes a mask is must. Also stress will cause it to flair up. We had mare that had it for years if you moved in a different pasture or put a new horse in with her she would have a flair up. If your horse is used to a being with a buddy keep that horse with her where ever she goes if you can.
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TURNINW Reg. Mar 2010	Posted 2014-01-15 12:19 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Extreme Veteran Posts: 398	Mask on all the time. Asprin everyday,msm everyday. Thats is from univ. of IL and we have not had any episodes in a year.
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redracinmo Reg. Sep 2007	Posted 2014-01-15 12:23 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
The Comeback Kid Posts: 1564 Location: lost in missouri	We also do the MSM and instead of aspirin do BL pellets. I was coming back to add that, got interrupted during first post. Edited by redracinmo 2014-01-15 12:24 PM
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DashNSpeckles Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-01-15 1:22 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Veteran Posts: 138 Location: MS	Thanks for all the help. She will have a mask on today and I will be ordering her a Guardian Mask. The MSM was one thing I was thinking about doing so I will get her started on that and either the aspirin or BL Pellets. Here's a picture of her and my little boy just so you can see how cute they are! (Kase & Mistie Mae.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Kase & Mistie Mae.JPG (83KB - 266 downloads)
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redracinmo Reg. Sep 2007	Posted 2014-01-16 8:53 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
The Comeback Kid Posts: 1564 Location: lost in missouri	Oh they are adorable together. That sweet little pony is lucky to have you all. Use a dark mask on her until you get your guardian. The lighter masks have been found to irritate the issue as well. The guardians can seem pricey but after spending the large amounts of time and money I have spent they are a bargain.
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Herbie Reg. Oct 2003	Posted 2014-01-16 9:52 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Whack and Roll Posts: 6342 Location: NE Texas	DashNSpeckles - 2014-01-15 1:22 PM Thanks for all the help. She will have a mask on today and I will be ordering her a Guardian Mask. The MSM was one thing I was thinking about doing so I will get her started on that and either the aspirin or BL Pellets. Here's a picture of her and my little boy just so you can see how cute they are! Awesome picture! That made my day....thanks for sharing!
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DashNSpeckles Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-01-16 10:09 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Veteran Posts: 138 Location: MS	Thank you! The Guardian Mask is expensive compared to others but cuts down on the vet bills so definitely worth the price.
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DashNSpeckles Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-01-16 10:11 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Veteran Posts: 138 Location: MS	Herbie - 2014-01-16 9:52 AM DashNSpeckles - 2014-01-15 1:22 PM Thanks for all the help. She will have a mask on today and I will be ordering her a Guardian Mask. The MSM was one thing I was thinking about doing so I will get her started on that and either the aspirin or BL Pellets. Here's a picture of her and my little boy just so you can see how cute they are! Awesome picture! That made my day....thanks for sharing! Thanks! He loves her. Her name is Mistie Mae but he calls her Mae Mae.
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motherof2 Reg. Nov 2005	Posted 2014-01-16 4:51 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Location: Down South Mississippi	Daily aspirin & MSM
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bbennington Reg. Nov 2009	Posted 2014-01-16 8:25 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Extreme Veteran Posts: 357	What are symptoms for this? My new gelding has something weird going on with his eye. I bought him like this and was already seen by the vet prior and was put on drops. It doesn't seem to improved.
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DashNSpeckles Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-01-17 8:53 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Veteran Posts: 138 Location: MS	bbennington - 2014-01-16 8:25 PM What are symptoms for this? My new gelding has something weird going on with his eye. I bought him like this and was already seen by the vet prior and was put on drops. It doesn't seem to improved. My pony can't see out of the affected eye when she's having a recurrence. Her eye waters and she keeps it closed most of the time. Here's good link I found that will give you detailed information about it. http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/vhc/tc/clinical_services/ophthal/uveitis.html Edited by DashNSpeckles 2014-01-17 8:55 AM
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Run n on faith Reg. Nov 2005	Posted 2014-01-17 9:32 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Elite Veteran Posts: 1161 Location: East Texas	I also second the guardian mask!
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DashNSpeckles Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-01-17 9:35 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Veteran Posts: 138 Location: MS	Run n on faith - 2014-01-17 9:32 AM I also second the guardian mask! Thanks! I ordered it this morning.
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Griz Reg. Sep 2003	Posted 2014-01-17 11:22 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Industrial Srength Barrel Racer Posts: 7268	Where did you find that adoreable blanket? Such a sweet picture!
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DashNSpeckles Reg. Aug 2013	Posted 2014-01-17 2:23 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Veteran Posts: 138 Location: MS	Griz - 2014-01-17 11:22 AM Where did you find that adoreable blanket? Such a sweet picture! Thank you. Her previous owners purchased it so I'm not sure where it came from.
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Jenbabe Reg. Jul 2006	Posted 2014-01-18 10:48 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Coyote Country Queen Posts: 5666	My gelding gets eye drops daily. He has very limited vision in his eye, and chronic uveitis which led to glaucoma. I'd been working with my vet for over a year when the glaucoma sent us on an emergency trip to an ophthalmologist. They prescribed dorzolomide with timolol as well as an eye ointment. I've found that if I use the dorzolomide daily to reduce the eye pressure and also a prednisolone to help with the inflammation he stays comfortable. Prior to the glaucoma I thought that he could see out of his eye, but they believe that he hasn't been seeing much for quite a while. So I'm not worried about saving his vision, just keeping him comfortable because when he has a flair up it is painful. I'll definitely be looking into the Guardian Mask.
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bbennington Reg. Nov 2009	Posted 2014-01-18 11:14 AM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Extreme Veteran Posts: 357	I read over the link you posted and I still am not for sure. He still seems to have vision. How long does it usually last when it flares up? His eye should be blue and this is what it looking like.. Anyone have an idea?
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GrittyCowgirl Reg. Nov 2009	Posted 2014-01-19 2:10 PM Subject: RE: Moon blindness
Elite Veteran Posts: 683 Location: Ohio	bbennington - 2014-01-17 12:14 PM I read over the link you posted and I still am not for sure. He still seems to have vision. How long does it usually last when it flares up? His eye should be blue and this is what it looking like.. Anyone have an idea? We had a senior horse that had moon blindness in both eyes and was considered completely blind. His previous owners had left a fly mask on him all the time and the vet said this had caused the bacteria to start (we all shared the same vet so he was very familiar with this horse). The fogginess in his eyes would change depending on the weather from the typical bluish cast to a little more foggy, white opaque appearance on his worst days. It really all depended on how overcast it was. On certain days he could make out shadows and get around pretty well but on other days he was 100% blind. For some reason this gelding loved being babysitting our weanlings and younger horses and was pretty good about teaching manners. They would buck and play around him in small circles while he arched his neck and tried to buck and play in the center. Miss that goofy horse! Edited by GrittyCowgirl 2014-01-19 2:12 PM
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