Posted 2005-09-15 9:47 AM (#30409 - in reply to #30402) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
Regular
Posts: 93 Location: Northwest Indiana
Watering eyes.. Usually an indicator of something under the eyelid, or excess dusty environment. Happens to my mother in laws buttermilk buckskin. They other day I got an old drink bottle with a straw and when I squeeze the bottle water would squirt out to clean out her eyes. She didn't like me doing it but after wards was feeling much better.
Posted 2005-09-15 11:29 AM (#30415 - in reply to #30402) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
Veteran
Posts: 207 Location: Illinois
I would agree, call your vet!!
My gelding started the same thing in the spring, we had his tear duct flushed (it was clogged). Turns out he had moon blindness (it had been there, just got really bad). He carried a bacteria called Leptospirosis. We retired him August 10, and after that he went down hill fast. His mind was totally fried and he had become aggressive to EVERYONE!! The aggressive problem isn't a result of the Lepto, but the vet suspected a tumor. On September 6th, (last week) I made the toughest decision ever, and put him down. I bought him when he was 2, and he was 18 when he died. We had MANY good rides and years together.
Sorry for the long story, CALL THE VET!!!
Posted 2005-09-15 11:56 AM (#30418 - in reply to #30411) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
Expert
Posts: 2953 Location: North Carolina
I agree ! If this is a new condition, call the vet. The horse eye is too delicate & valuable to delay with. Yet it can be hurt so many ways... a stem while he's grazing can be the start of a long & rough road.
Posted 2005-09-16 9:58 PM (#30500 - in reply to #30484) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
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Posts: 2828 Location: Southern New Mexico
My vet said he thinks my old QH mare has allergies. She has a runny nose, watery eyes and sneezes quite a bit. It is ususally when the mold count is really high. It coinsides with my own mold allergies. Fortunately for her she doesn't have the rest of my allergies!
Posted 2005-09-19 9:58 AM (#30604 - in reply to #30500) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
Elite Veteran
Posts: 1011 Location: Oregon
It can be a number of things: dust from roads or hay, allergies, infections, tear ducts, even a scratch. Only your vet can accurately diagnose this. I wouldn't mess with it and call the vet if it hasn't cleared up in a day or 2.
Posted 2005-09-19 11:58 AM (#30616 - in reply to #30402) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
Extreme Veteran
Posts: 500 Location: West TN
I would also check your pasture to make sure that it is not seeding to a point where the seeds can get lodged in your horses eye. We make sure to clip our pasture several times a year to make sure that this is not a problem. This will cause the eye to water and in some cases swell.
Posted 2005-09-19 9:16 PM (#30648 - in reply to #30402) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
Location: KY
Grass seeds are bad, had a pony get one in his eye several years ago; the postmaster was on his way down the road to check/feed his cows and stopped and held the pony so I could get the blasted thing out. That seed had little spines on it that really didn't want to let go. Ick.
Posted 2005-09-23 4:03 PM (#30883 - in reply to #30402) Subject: RE: Why Bud's eyes water so much?
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Posts: 127 Location: Fort Worth, Texas
My gelding's eyes water every summer. I had his tear ducts flushed this spring and the eyes still water. What has helped the most is keeping a fly mask on him during the summer. It made a big difference.
Why Bud's eyes water so much?
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