His eyes were rolled and and stuck like that for 10 mins.

hunterrider08 · 05-05-2006, 04:34 PM

Tonight I was bathing my horse for a show tomorrow, he hates his face hosed, but he was tolerating it more than usual(he had his head stretched in the opposite directionof the hose), well after I finished I took him into the barn to get my sweet scraper and a girl said "what's wrong with his eyes?" The color part of his eyes were GONE! It was the strangest thing I have ever witnessed! All you could see was white and a redish colored flap thing...it stayed like that for almost 10 minutes. Slowly they came back into position. I was ******** out! I will never hose his head again!! BTW, it wasn't a direct spray, more like it was raining on his head...Do you think there was any permanent damage??

MelissaH · 05-05-2006, 04:38 PM

Sounds like his third eyelid. It acts as a squeegee to remove debirs. Maybe it was doing it because of the water in his eye. My mare yawns and her lids sweeps across and grosses me out.

hunterrider08 · 05-05-2006, 04:41 PM

It is just that it stayed like like for a while....and as it was coming back the eye would flip from the center to the outside..

Ryle · 05-06-2006, 10:59 AM

What do you mean by "flip"? Was it repeatedly jerking from the normal position towards the outside edge of the eye?

hunterrider08 · 05-07-2006, 03:53 AM

Yep...but he has seemed fine since..

madvoice · 05-07-2006, 04:50 AM

Did you shampoo his face? If you did he may have got some suds in his eyes which irritated him.

Shotgun93 · 05-07-2006, 05:07 AM

I have seen dogs that were having a seizure that do that. Or, it was his thrid eyelid - the pictating membrane.

Ryle · 05-07-2006, 09:56 AM

If the eyes were jerking back and forth from the normal position toward the edges of the eye then it could have been some mild seizure activity--this is one of the common early seizure signs called nystagmus. But, without witnessing it I can't say for certain. If it happens again, you should contact your vet and see if you can get some video of it for him to view as it will likely be over by the time he can come examine your horse.

05-05-2006, 04:34 PM	#1
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 439	His eyes were rolled and and stuck like that for 10 mins. Tonight I was bathing my horse for a show tomorrow, he hates his face hosed, but he was tolerating it more than usual(he had his head stretched in the opposite directionof the hose), well after I finished I took him into the barn to get my sweet scraper and a girl said "what's wrong with his eyes?" The color part of his eyes were GONE! It was the strangest thing I have ever witnessed! All you could see was white and a redish colored flap thing...it stayed like that for almost 10 minutes. Slowly they came back into position. I was ******** out! I will never hose his head again!! BTW, it wasn't a direct spray, more like it was raining on his head...Do you think there was any permanent damage??

05-05-2006, 04:38 PM	#2
MelissaH Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,104 Images: 163 Blog Entries: 4	Sounds like his third eyelid. It acts as a squeegee to remove debirs. Maybe it was doing it because of the water in his eye. My mare yawns and her lids sweeps across and grosses me out. __________________ So unless your normal riding route is a haven for wild tarps on the loose or domesticated tarps that someone has let off their leash, I'd give poor Dubie a break and let him have his one phobia.~Liz

05-06-2006, 10:59 AM	#4
Ryle Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,681 Images: 1	What do you mean by "flip"? Was it repeatedly jerking from the normal position towards the outside edge of the eye? __________________ Cindy D. Registered Veterinary Technician Member American Assoc. of Equine Veterinary Technicians

05-07-2006, 04:50 AM	#6
madvoice Senior Member+ Join Date: May 2004 Location: Humpty Doo, Northern Territory, Australia Posts: 8,903 Images: 281	Did you shampoo his face? If you did he may have got some suds in his eyes which irritated him. __________________ Sep 1997 - 15 Jan 2006 ~Fry Baby I'll Miss You~ I'm not a complete idiot.. Some parts are missing

05-07-2006, 05:07 AM	#7
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,369 Images: 124	I have seen dogs that were having a seizure that do that. Or, it was his thrid eyelid - the pictating membrane. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

05-05-2006, 04:41 PM	#3
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 439	It is just that it stayed like like for a while....and as it was coming back the eye would flip from the center to the outside..

05-07-2006, 03:53 AM	#5
hunterrider08 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 439	Yep...but he has seemed fine since..

05-07-2006, 09:56 AM	#8
Ryle Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 2,681 Images: 1	If the eyes were jerking back and forth from the normal position toward the edges of the eye then it could have been some mild seizure activity--this is one of the common early seizure signs called nystagmus. But, without witnessing it I can't say for certain. If it happens again, you should contact your vet and see if you can get some video of it for him to view as it will likely be over by the time he can come examine your horse. __________________ Cindy D. Registered Veterinary Technician Member American Assoc. of Equine Veterinary Technicians

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