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<blockquote data-quote="jilleroo" data-source="post: 898286" data-attributes="member: 8192"><p>Yes Hillrancher, that's pretty right, it is blight caused by the ants but it is worse because their eyes get full of dead ants which continue the irritation! I can't get all the dead ants out of the eyes of the little bloke I've got in the stable - he is in a real state. His eyes are swollen up full of pus every morning - there's still dead ants coming out of the many folds and creases in his eye lids. I'm bathing his eyes in salty water and have given him antibiotics. Any more suggestions as to what I can do? I think I might put the RAU Immobiliser on him so that I can do a thorough clean-up - its very painful for him. I don't think putting a patch over would help too much as his eyes are very wet and mucky. The eyeballs are a dead milky blue-white colour now. Hubby was horrified when he came to check him out.</p><p></p><p>I've been looking for one particular paddock calf who was a few weeks further down the track than this fellow, to see whether he has regained some sight. I saw him 10 days ago and he stepped over a tree root which made me think he can see a bit now. He was just as bad as this one. As always, time will tell the story.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jilleroo, post: 898286, member: 8192"] Yes Hillrancher, that's pretty right, it is blight caused by the ants but it is worse because their eyes get full of dead ants which continue the irritation! I can't get all the dead ants out of the eyes of the little bloke I've got in the stable - he is in a real state. His eyes are swollen up full of pus every morning - there's still dead ants coming out of the many folds and creases in his eye lids. I'm bathing his eyes in salty water and have given him antibiotics. Any more suggestions as to what I can do? I think I might put the RAU Immobiliser on him so that I can do a thorough clean-up - its very painful for him. I don't think putting a patch over would help too much as his eyes are very wet and mucky. The eyeballs are a dead milky blue-white colour now. Hubby was horrified when he came to check him out. I've been looking for one particular paddock calf who was a few weeks further down the track than this fellow, to see whether he has regained some sight. I saw him 10 days ago and he stepped over a tree root which made me think he can see a bit now. He was just as bad as this one. As always, time will tell the story. [/QUOTE]
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