I felt a sense of relief and knew I had made the right decision for Apache as soon as I arrived at the second Vet's facilities. There were several helpful, and kind Vet Assistants to get us settled into the horse hospital and keep Apache comfortable and safe.
And most importantly, I realized that if Apache needed to have her eye removed, I knew that the first Vet was not up for the surgery. Plus that Vet does not have any overnight equine stalls for observation post-surgery, nor any assistants to help him with the surgery. And I was not interested at all in assisting a Vet with having my mare's eye removed. Assisting the first Vet with the Ocular Lavage surgery almost caused me to pass out.
The Vet arrived and gave Apache a sedative, so she could easily remove Apache's stitches and examine the damaged eye.
She immediately told me that the news was bad and that my suspicions were right.
Apache's eye had ruptured.
Her iris was even protruding outside of the eye.
No wonder Apache had been in such horrendous pain. Not even the pain meds were able to take any of that terrible pain away. The Vet also told me that Apache's heart rate was very high which revealed extreme pain.
There was only one realistic option to choose for Apache:
Enucleation Surgery (Eye Removal Surgery)
The Vet and Assistants immediately prepared Apache for the Enucleation and told me they would call me as soon as Apache was out of surgery
To Be Continued........
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