Foal with conjunctivitis / by ass. Douhouq Qashash
Place: Quqafin ( villages of Idleb)
Date: Feb. 2006
Owner: Abdul Karim Qaddiro
Animal: foal /♂ / aged 4 years .
Case :: sever conjunctivitis and tear running.
It was the case of this foal called "Brown" in the villages of Idleb in Quqafin about 110 km from Hama. Brown was suffering from sever conjunctivitis and tear running due to his infection with a sharp tool in his eye. The owner Abdul Karim Qaddiro, 60 years old, owned this foal and he used him in the harvesting of his corps of olives , and vegetables on his land which was about 7000 sq metres.
After the examination of the eye carefully , it was cleaned with the clean water and put the oint. of gentamycin in the eye , Brown was given 3 doses of antibiotic for 3 days and 3 doses of vitamin AD3E for 3 days. Gentamycin was daily put until the complete recovery after 10 days. The owner was advised to keep his foal away from the sharp tools .
The total cost of treatment was about £ 2.80