From:
dr_bruce_williams
Date: 2002-04-01 21:47:00 UTC
Subject: Re: Eye infection-getting desperate considering removing
eyes
--- In Ferret-Health-list@y..., "tansyhl" <tansyhl@y...> wrote:
This may seem a bit obtuse and contraindicated in what appears to be
an infection, but at any time have steroids been tried?
Also if the third eyelids were removed, what did pathology on them
show?
With kindest regards,
Bruce Williams, dVM
> "The infection started approximately 4 months ago in the
> 3rd eyelid of the left eye. At that point he was put on
> broad spectrum antibiotics and eyedrops. These
> included:Chloramphenicol, Augmentin, Atropine drops,
> Gentamycine drops, Tetracyclyine, Terramycine ointment,
> Biaxin. Despite these, the infection worsened and spread
> to the other eye. At 2 1/2 months a biopsy was done on a
> piece of the left third eye which came back as
> "unspecified bacterial infection."
> The infection worsened, and at 3 months both 3rd eyelids
> were removed and biopsed and cultured. The pathology
> report came back that the infection was E. coli, and a
> culture and sensitivity indicated that Baytril should
> irradicate it. It did not,in fact it worsened with
> increased swelling and the growth red tissue. Current
> trials of Tazicef and Cipro drops also do not seem to be
> effective so far."