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<blockquote data-quote="Anonymous" data-source="post: 11689"><p>A cow with pinkeye doesn't necessarily have any pink visible in her eye.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes cows eyes water due to external irritants - a grass seed under the lid, dust in the air, etc.</p><p></p><p>But, those same irritants can leave the eye vulnerable to infection by the pinkeye bacteria.</p><p></p><p>An infected eye will tend to look different than the well eye. It might look glassy, more swollen, watering more, or if the pinkeye is advancing, the cornea will have a blue spot. If not treated, the entire eye can become swollen and white and the cow can't see out of that eye. Eye damage varies with how the infection has progressed.</p><p></p><p>Also, if there are many flies around the area, there are some that will land on the eye and rasp a scratch into the cornea, passing bacteria into that opening.</p><p></p><p>Keep a very close eye on your heifer. Pinkeye can advance very quickly. Check her daily. What is a watery eye one day can easily turn into pinkeye the next day.</p><p></p><p>> I have a hiefer that has one eye</p><p>> watering a lot. I do not see any</p><p>> pinkness. Is this a sign she has</p><p>> pinkeye? What can one use to</p><p>> prevent Pinkeye? Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Anonymous, post: 11689"] A cow with pinkeye doesn't necessarily have any pink visible in her eye. Sometimes cows eyes water due to external irritants - a grass seed under the lid, dust in the air, etc. But, those same irritants can leave the eye vulnerable to infection by the pinkeye bacteria. An infected eye will tend to look different than the well eye. It might look glassy, more swollen, watering more, or if the pinkeye is advancing, the cornea will have a blue spot. If not treated, the entire eye can become swollen and white and the cow can't see out of that eye. Eye damage varies with how the infection has progressed. Also, if there are many flies around the area, there are some that will land on the eye and rasp a scratch into the cornea, passing bacteria into that opening. Keep a very close eye on your heifer. Pinkeye can advance very quickly. Check her daily. What is a watery eye one day can easily turn into pinkeye the next day. > I have a hiefer that has one eye > watering a lot. I do not see any > pinkness. Is this a sign she has > pinkeye? What can one use to > prevent Pinkeye? Thanks [/QUOTE]
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