Jethro
During the summer of 2017 we noticed this young steer with the classic traits of 'Pink Eye' or New Forest Eye as we know it, and to our chagrin we left it too late to treat. Over the next few months the eye became more and more cloudy and we soon realised that the eye was now blind and there was nothing more to do.
During the summer of 2017 we noticed this young steer with the classic traits of 'Pink Eye' or New Forest Eye as we know it, and to our chagrin we left it too late to treat. Over the next few months the eye became more and more cloudy and we soon realised that the eye was now blind and there was nothing more to do.
We left it until the whole herd was in for the winter and with the closer confines we were able to get closer to him and noticed that not only was he blind but the eye was beginning to bulge and he was finding it hard to blink.
We were fearful that being in closer contact with the older cows - all with horns - there might be a situation where he could be moved into a wall/beam or feeder and the eye damaged.
We called in Dominic Alexander from Belmont Farm and Equine Vet who is known to be an eye specialist and he agreed that it should be removed. He was still on his mother so would be unlikely to to 'go backwards' too much after the procedure and so we went ahead.
We were proven right and Jethro never missed a beat, he went on to be the 'boss' of the young male herd and when he finally went to slaughter he did us proud.