07/24/2025
🐴❤️🩹 Oh, Blue - whatever did you do...
So, let's rewind a bit. Back on the 15th, while with the farrier after picking up Chilli and Demi for their return to home base from Rochester, my phone started to blow up a bit. It was Blue and Summer's foster momma, and Blue had somehow injured his eye... 👁
Eye injuries are ALWAYS an emergency, and I know how diligent his foster momma is with fly gear and care - so once I had the girls safely unloaded at GRG, I immediately got back on the road to get Blue hauled in to be seen by our friend Dr Selvig at Cleary Lake Veterinary Hospital Equine.
Blue's eye was too swollen to allow for much investigation, so he was started on banamine and antibiotic ointment 4x daily - paired with a warm compress and wash. The swelling improved - at first. But then the drainage increased, and the swelling returned full force. So on the 17th, we were back at the clinic again. And again, the swelling made it all but impossible to get a good look at the eye. So the decision was made to give Blue a long acting antibiotic and bring him back to GRG home base for his cares.
Over the next few days, the drainage and the swelling improved - but not as much as it should have. And the drainage had the foul oder of infection under way. So, once again, on the 20th - we made the trip back to Cleary once again. This time, for an ultrasound to determine if there was a foreign body.
🥹 The good news? No foreign body to be found. While it could have been a sliver that worked it's way out - the good news is that there was nothing out of sorts found via ultrasound.
😞 The bad news, with reduced swelling allowing for a more thorough exam of both the eye and the eyelid - the small abrasion does communicate through the eyelid, telling us that something punctured the lid. The underlying clouded cornea told us the rest of the story - Blue's vision will be irreparably damaged as a result.
So what's our plan? For now, continued antibiotic ointment 4x daily - paired with washing and warm compresses, 10 mL banamine every 12 hours - given IV to be sure it gets into his system, 15 tablets SMZ's given orally every 12 hours, and sporting his left eye cup mask along with a fly mask. And we get the infection cleared up.
Once the infection is under control, we can reassess, but unfortunately - it looks like an enucleation - and another $800+ vet bill - is on the horizon...
This doesn't come at a good time at all. The rescue donations are virtually nonexistent, and with my personal savings officially emptied and every last extra cent from my REAL job being directed to the rescues expenses - I am absolutely tapped.
GRG really needs your support. And frankly - I do, too. To say I'm beyond spent is an understatement, and I just cannot do this without you.
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