Re: pink eye Posted by GoatWorld on June 28, 2001 at 18:56:36:

In Reply to: pink eye posted by Debbie on June 28, 2001 at 18:40:50:

Pinkeye can spread rapidly through a herd. While keeping the affected goats isolated from the rest of the healthy herd is a very good precaution, it can still be spread by flies, a goat rubbing up against something that the affected goat may have rubbed up against, etc. So washing areas that may have been contaminated is a good idea too (though not always easy or practical).

You mentioned that you used a powder? Was it a yellow spray powder called Furox? In the past I have used that on our goats but did discontinue using it - began using tetracycline drops in the eyes. There are also tetracycline ointments that can be applied the same way.

It is also a widely accepted practice to give 1 or 2 cc's per day of an oxytetracyline antibiotic as well.

The method I have used from start to finish during the last outbreak of pinkeye here was this:

A few drops morning and night in each eye. Wash the area around the eye with warm water. Paper towels are best in my opinion because you can throw them away, burn them, etc. Then give at least 1 cc per day for 5 days of the oxytetracyline such as BioMycin. For the young kids, 1 cc per day is probably just right.

Pinkeye generally runs it course in a couple of weeks. Left untreated it can cause some permanent damage - that's why it is important to treat it daily until all the signs disappear.

I've heard of alot of rememdies for pinkeye - port wine sprayed in the eyes, penicillin, too many to remember. Others will post and give their two cents. Most cases of pinkeye can be easily treated but every once in awhile there seems to be a resistant strain of it that takes a little longer to cure.

Last word of precaution - whenever you handle a goat that has pinkeye, scrub yourself well afterwards because you can get pinkeye too!

Best regards,

Gary Pfalzbot

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