Brian- Eye problems
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- Even Republicans Give!
Originally, it was mainly one eye, but the other was slightly swolen. Now the other eye has folled the same path, and is now the same almost, other than the actual eyeball swelling.
Brian is not young (5) but his is a little trooper.
I forgot to mention he now has very little reaction to light in his eyes, and acts like he is fully blind.
These pictures were taken right before lubricating the eyes.
It is hard to see in the pictures, but the swelling overall is down.
Brian is not young (5) but his is a little trooper.
I forgot to mention he now has very little reaction to light in his eyes, and acts like he is fully blind.
These pictures were taken right before lubricating the eyes.
It is hard to see in the pictures, but the swelling overall is down.
I just saw this and it really looks bad. I'm not sure if this can be done on pigs, but in people when the eye infection is too "deep" and severe local treating with an ointment and drops is not enough. Subconjunctival antibiotic injections enables better penetration of a drug into eye tissue. Often there's a need for systemic antibiotics. I have no clue how would you give a subconjunctival injection to a pig. Maybe trying systemic antibiotics first?
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- Even Republicans Give!
Well, not much has changed.
He's kept his weight even, but feedings have become a bit of a chore.
He will chase the syringe, but then fight me when I try to feed him. And its hard to not hurt his eyes. He will still eat hay, some pellets, and a few bites of veggies on his own.
He is still on the metacam, gent. drops, and systemic antibiotics. His poops are smaller, but nice and firm (and he says yummy!) Meds still every three hours (throughout the night, too)
I know I need to make a decision soon. We go to the vet on Monday, and I just don't know if I can keep him going through this if we can't figure out what it is.
As for surgury, without a reputable eye specialist, what can I do?
But Brian is still being a little ham, and getting used to his new dark world. For floor time, instead of walking all over, he starts in a circle, then works up to a bigger and bigger circle, stopping to sniff anything he finds.
Here he is posing:
He's kept his weight even, but feedings have become a bit of a chore.
He will chase the syringe, but then fight me when I try to feed him. And its hard to not hurt his eyes. He will still eat hay, some pellets, and a few bites of veggies on his own.
He is still on the metacam, gent. drops, and systemic antibiotics. His poops are smaller, but nice and firm (and he says yummy!) Meds still every three hours (throughout the night, too)
I know I need to make a decision soon. We go to the vet on Monday, and I just don't know if I can keep him going through this if we can't figure out what it is.
As for surgury, without a reputable eye specialist, what can I do?
But Brian is still being a little ham, and getting used to his new dark world. For floor time, instead of walking all over, he starts in a circle, then works up to a bigger and bigger circle, stopping to sniff anything he finds.
Here he is posing:
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- You can quote me
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- Even Republicans Give!
Believe me, if there was a way I could work it out, I would.
But its over four hours away.
If I could take time of work, I would, but as me and Mike are temps in line for perm. hire, we are not allowed days off without losing our chance at hire. Since we are currently living without health insurance, we are really not in a position to risk not getting hired.
And without a job, I couldn't pay for him or any of the other special cases here. Luckily, our vet here gets us in at the end of day, so we can go after work.
But its over four hours away.
If I could take time of work, I would, but as me and Mike are temps in line for perm. hire, we are not allowed days off without losing our chance at hire. Since we are currently living without health insurance, we are really not in a position to risk not getting hired.
And without a job, I couldn't pay for him or any of the other special cases here. Luckily, our vet here gets us in at the end of day, so we can go after work.
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- Little Jo Wheek
Gosh, his eyes look so much worse.
You should ask your vet to post his pics on VIN. You need some sort of consult. I'm sure people would be more than willing to help on VIN. He needs something. Probably pretty darn soon. I've never seen such inflammation. I wonder if there is uveitis or glaucoma? Bad infection?
There is not likely a tumor or tooth root abscess since it is bilateral. USUALLY with those presentations, it is one eye or the other. Poor boy. I feel so bad for him.
You should ask your vet to post his pics on VIN. You need some sort of consult. I'm sure people would be more than willing to help on VIN. He needs something. Probably pretty darn soon. I've never seen such inflammation. I wonder if there is uveitis or glaucoma? Bad infection?
There is not likely a tumor or tooth root abscess since it is bilateral. USUALLY with those presentations, it is one eye or the other. Poor boy. I feel so bad for him.