Infectious conjunctival keratitis

(agricultural Wealth Network) [characteristics]

Commonly known as "pinkeye disease", is an acute infectious disease of ruminants caused by Haemophilus and Rickettsia. The damage is limited to the eyes, causing obvious inflammatory changes in the conjunctiva and cornea, fear of tears, conjunctival redness and hyperemia, mucous or purulent secretions from the corners of the eyes, and a few form corneal nebula, leukoplakia or blindness. The disease often occurs in the summer and autumn high temperature season with high temperature, mosquitoes and flies, and the environment with poor air circulation and high ammonia concentration.

[prevention]

1. The sick sheep are quarantined and the enclosure is cleaned and disinfected in time.

Wash your eyes with 2.2-5% boric acid water or light salt water or 0.01% furacilin. After drying, you can choose eye ointment such as erythromycin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline, 2% yellow mercury or 2% cortisone.

3. You can also use penicillin or chloramphenicol plus dexamethasone 2ml and 0.1% epinephrine 1ml for 2-3 times a day.

4. Patients with corneal opacity or cataract can be injected with Diyun Powder, or 500000 units of penicillin plus whole blood 10ml of diseased sheep, subcutaneously injected into the eyelid, or 500000 units of streptomycin solution 5ml injected into the supraorbital hole, once every two days.