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JIL · #1 07/20/10, 07:16 PM

My sweetie had her twins one week ago the boy has struggled extremely he seems to be blind there is a gray layer over his eyes. and he sways his head back and forth trying to navigate where he is going his sister is fine great and spunky. Mom stands over the boy for him to eat. what can cause this his first couple of days I thought we would lose him he could barely walk so I gave him sav a kid colstrum and some electrolites is there anything that I did that may have caused this, is there anything I can do to help him I feel so helpless in not knowing what to do. thanks JIL

Wonderland · #2 07/20/10, 08:28 PM

Aw, poor little guy.

Maybe he was just born blind?

maleyfarm · #3 07/20/10, 09:13 PM

We had a kid last year that was born with one gray eye. I thought for sure he was blind in it, but figured it wouldn't hurt to try some taramyacin in it. After a few days, it cleared all up and he could see just fine. Also, I would keep him out of the sunlight and wash the eye several times a day with a warm cloth. I can't say for sure that this will help your little guy, but it wouldn't hurt either imo. Congrats on the kids!! I sure hope he pulls out of it!

JIL · #4 07/21/10, 11:41 AM

thanks

ozark_jewels · #5 07/21/10, 03:43 PM

Have you checked to make sure he does not have inverted eyelids?? This will irritate the eye and cause it to film over.

JIL · #6 07/21/10, 04:38 PM

what do I look for? and will the film go away? I did put neosporin to see if that would help. thanks JIL

ozark_jewels · #7 07/21/10, 04:43 PM

Usually the lower eyelid will be turned in and you will not be able to see the edge of the lid or the lower lashes. This can be very hard to detect if not looked at very closely. The lashes are laying against the eye and irritating it in the case of an inverted lid. If it is what is causing your babys problem, fix the eyelid and the cloudiness *should* go away.
To fix it, the vet can fix it with a couple stitches if it is real bad. I have fixed the few I had by simply turning the eyelid correctly and holding it for several minutes, several times a day. In mild cases, this will "train" the lid to stay where it is supposed to be.
Do his eyes weep at all??

JIL · #8 07/21/10, 09:03 PM

no weeping and very gray cloudy. I will check first thing in the morning but with trifocals my eyesight is in need it self LOL I will se if I can get my DD to take a look. thanksJIL

JIL · #9 07/22/10, 02:27 PM

looked this morning and my DD said she sees his eyelashes they are not turned in. so I think I will bring him in the morn to the vet and see what he says. thanks JIL

ozark_jewels · #10 07/22/10, 03:20 PM

Let us know what he says.

Natural Beauty Farm · #11 07/31/10, 09:16 PM

What did vet say?