Pinkeye

[FlintD]

Have 4 ewes, that despite treatment, still have evidence of pinkeye. One has a small white dot in each eye, the rest of the eye is normal coloured and no discharge. Is she no longer contagious?
Another has a completely blue eye but no redness anymore. Thinking she's probably permamently lost sight in that eye.
Another one still has discharge and redness, I'm thinking needs culling due to resistance to all different treatments.
Basically how do you determine if the eye has been permanently damaged but they are no longer contagious?
They are currently isolated from the rest of the flock. A number of others had it in the last month but were successfully treated.
Tbh at the moment I'm leaning to culling all four, but would like some opinions. Thanks

 

[Mc115reed]

Have 4 ewes, that despite treatment, still have evidence of pinkeye. One has a small white dot in each eye, the rest of the eye is normal coloured and no discharge. Is she no longer contagious?
Another has a completely blue eye but no redness anymore. Thinking she's probably permamently lost sight in that eye.
Another one still has discharge and redness, I'm thinking needs culling due to resistance to all different treatments.
Basically how do you determine if the eye has been permanently damaged but they are no longer contagious?
They are currently isolated from the rest of the flock. A number of others had it in the last month but were successfully treated.
Tbh at the moment I'm leaning to culling all four, but would like some opinions. Thanks

Cull them all Iv found ewes that get pink eye tend too repeat again next year and last thing you need is them passing it too more ewes

 

[JohnGalway]

It was in the rams and some ewes here, I left it run through after talking to a friend, it cleared up quite quickly without intervention.

 

[FlintD]

Its been a month now. The other cleared up but these have had alamycin, orbenin several doses and not gone. Are the ones that still have compromised vision but eyes no longer red or have discharge still infectious?

 

[primmiemoo]

I'd doubt if those would be infectious, but having the ones that aren't recovered in a separate group if possible might prevent any reinfection.

They do vary in recovery time. The ones you're noticing could have injured themselves, caught another sort of infection, or be at the long recovery end of the spectrum.
Old faithful treatment of bathing with blood heat, salty water might help, if that's the case.

A faff, though.

 

[FlintD]

Definitely at the long recovery end of the spectrum considering they have been treated mutiple times. I'll check them again and then maybe add the better ones back to the main flock. Trying to free up grazing areas . Thanks

 

[BeReyt]

If no discharge or discomfort they shouldn't be contagious. Treatment after the infectious stage won't do anything as that window has passed, only time will be the healer.
Depending on the severity some might be blind permanently, some might recovery partial sight or make a full recovery over time.

 

[FlintD]

Yeah I had some pretty severe cases because I took over someones flock and they hadnt treated a number of them. Thanks for the info