#intheyear

[taboonalady]

I wasn’t tagged but my friend @clipsie​ showed this to me and it seemed interesting to answer, so here we go!

1) What’s your favourite genre to write? Friendship, angst (unrequited love, mostly), crime, maybe a bit of romance. I don’t write much AU but it’s what I want to write more of because it’s awesome and I think I found a good fandom for it.

2) Do you pull inspiration from real-life, or do you pull things from other books/fanfiction you’ve read? The only thing I’ve pulled inspiration from my life is unrequited love. Yup. Otherwise, reading really good fanfics and watching shows/movies/etc. can be great sources of inspiration as well!

3) Do you tend to write one-shots, short stories, or longer things? Definitely one-shots. Those are the only things I can finish.

4) Do you prefer to write description or dialogue? I have a tendency to write more dialogue (and I have written a fic that’s just dialogue), which is weird for someone like me who doesn’t talk as much in real life BUT nowadays I’m trying to write more descriptive scenarios whenever I can! Again, reading fanfics that are more descriptive in style helps me there.

5) Favorite fic/book of all time? There are a lot of good ones out there but the one that I always mention because it got me into writing fanfics in the first place is aleximoon’s Their Room (circa FanFiction.net, what up). I still love it.

6) Favorite trope? Oh man, friends-to-lovers? WAIT. I’m such a sucker for unrequited love that it is probably my favorite trope of all time. Or mutual unrequited pining. That’s a good one. Detective/crime AUs I also love.

7) Are you the kind of person to work on more than one wip? Yeah. Though they're all from different fandoms (like one each), so whatever what I’m super into right now is what’s usually prioritized.

8) How long have you been writing for? I started with writing poems in high school, writing fanfic became a thing soon after that. So, a really long time. 

9) Do you tend to write more during the morning, afternoon, or evening? Usually at night and it frustrates me because I get less sleep then, but it’s the best time for me definitely. Sometimes I write in the afternoon when I have time.

10) Do you prefer to post and update your wip chapter by chapter, or do you prefer to wait until your wip is 100% finished before sharing it? Since I never finish multi-chapter fics the last multi-chapter fic I had (still working on that, don’t worry!!) has the plot done essentially. That’s what I’ve promised myself I’d do if I did a multi-chapter fic. If it’s a one-shot I definitely try to finish that one first before I move on, unless I’ve lost all hope on it, lol.

Tagging: @moonvinyls @hibisksksk and whoever wants to do it! Keep safe y’all 💚

[im-happy-at-home]

Dear Blind Bitches™️,

Ever since the lovely @allthe-queens-men made this thread about the original Blind Bitch™️ himself, Roger Meddows Taylor, I have been pleasantly shocked and surprised by how many Blind Bitches™️ there are among us.

As a Blind Bitch™️ myself, I have never felt so connected to a community of people who go through the same struggles I do. It is beautiful, and I am so grateful for all you gorgeous, audacious, beautiful, outrageous Blind Bitches™️ out there,

and especially for this legend of a man who wore prescription sunglasses.

A icon all we Blind Bitches™️ can aspire to live up to.

🙈✊😎

@allthe-queens-men

@toplesstaylor @roger-taylor-is-great @sheer-rog-attack @charliefromnorthampton @deacyduck @greaserinpink @thelegumemother @rogertaylordome @nerdylosergirl @seven-seeds-of-rhye @southwestblonde @ksqueenie @peterslxver @intheyear-39 @otterboydotjpg @float-autumn-leave @ken-yee-not @youdontneednobodyelsebutme @tanyaherondale @hysterical-qween @alexis-the-zombie @fatbottomedgwil @fridarogerina @interstellaridiotofthegalaxies @peblezq

[moonvinyls]

Library #3 with Brian! 😍

prompt from this post:

iii) The library’s pretty empty save for you and me and OH that couple making out loudly in the shelves somewhere

Roger was a little shit, you knew that much.

Your fist was practically vibrating as the pen gripped in it shook, desperately holding back the urge to stand up and stab it into both Roger’s and his fling’s throats as they continued their not-so-discreet rendezvous from the stacks nearby. At this point they weren’t even trying to keep quiet anymore—his fling (Sharon, was it? Shannon?)’s shrill giggling drilling into your already mushy brain slowly rotting away with each formula you were forcing yourself to memorize.

Lord Jesus Christ and all saints above, please grant me the patience not to commit murder. Not strength, otherwise I’d have used it to kill them by now.

Just as you were about to give up all hope and suffer listening to your best friend do the deed in the middle of the library right before finals, the randy bastard, you felt a hand tap your shoulder and a kindly face you recognized as one of Roger’s bandmates.

“Hi, Brian,” You whispered, doing a much better job of keeping himself down unlike two other people currently in the same establishment as you. “Are you—”

The sound of books falling to the floor and yet another round of shrill giggling cut you off. Brian looked back at the source of the sound and nodded.

“Yeah, I tried to move because I thought it would be a lot quieter here, but clearly—”

“Clearly I’m about to silence the both of them if I don’t pass this final exam,” You hissed, before breathing out a long sigh and sagging back into your chair. “He’s lucky I want a future career more than I want to murder him right now.”

Brian chewed his lip, thinking of what to say. “Maybe you’d want to come with me?”

“What?”

“To study, um, someplace else,” He hastily blurted out. “There’s a café just nearby. Serves the best espressos that punch the exhaustion out of you.”

“But I didn’t bring any mone—”

“My treat,” Brian offered with a smile. “It’s the least I could do. For you. The both of us. For finals.”

You opened your mouth again to protest only to be cut off again with a—was that a fucking moan?

“Alright, alright,” Came your defeated sigh. Brian chuckled as he helped you organize your cluster of notes back onto your clipboard and binder.

As Brian held the door open for you, ever the gentleman, you took the opportunity to yell out a loud “Shut the fuck up!” into the empty library before slamming the door shut, cackling into the darkness of the night, with Brian in tow.

taglist: @bburellina @grooveei @cosmicsskies @intheyear-39 @happy-at-home @a–kind–of–magic @drowsyroger @cinnamon-deaky @sneakydeakyy @rogerisinlovewithhiscar @sam-writes @siriuslymooned @angrylizardjacket @wearethechampionsblog @fastidious-and-a-mess @andtheytoldustotellyouhello @the-bunny-anon

[floriantrahe]

Berlin

ZoologischerGarten

(Collage) 70 years Bahnhof Zoo !

[tsukkeirock]

this or that queen edition!!

i was tagged by @l-over-bo-y thank u for tagging me sweetie💕💕

Brian’s hair or Freddie’s mustache // bass or drums (hhhh) // 70’s Queen or 80’s Queen // Rainbow ‘74 or Montreal ‘81 // Drowse or Tenement Funster // short hair John or long hair John // Freddie with mustache or Freddie without // Hot Space(let's go) or The Works // We Will Rock You or We Are The Champions (i really don't know) // Roger with sunglasses or Roger without sunglasses (impossible to pick just one) // Clogs or Adidas // Badgers or Hedgehogs (funfact im a hufflepuff and my patronus is a hedgehog) // Deaky or Deacy // A Night At The Opera or A Day At The Races(HHHHHHHHIDK)

im tagging @moonvinyls @benmakesmehardy @drowsyroger @cosmicsskies @intheyear-39 @sneakydeakyy 💕 yall don't have to do this lmao

[hohohomelander]

21 questions!

I got tagged by @intheyear-39 and @neptune-of-the-seas

Nickname: Lots of weird one from my family and childhood friends. Smæps is one of them.

Zodiac: Pisces

Height: 167 cm

Last movie I saw: Pretty Woman

Last thing I googled: Opening hours for my local grocery store. yay

Favourite musician: Queen (The fucking love of my life)

Song stuck in my head: My Fairy King

Other blogs: Nope..had this one since 2011...

Do I get asks: A few every full moon or so

Blogs following: A lot of weird stuff. Been here such a long time..

Amount of sleep: ...I try

Lucky number: 8 

What I’m wearing: A blue sweater which says “In The Year Of ‘39″ with a rocketship. Love it

Dream job: Never had high ambitions. Something chill

Dream trip: Any time I go to Germany. I also wanna go to the cat island in Japan

Favourite food: A really good steak

Play any instruments:  Piano

Languages: Norwegian, English, German and I understand Swedish 

Favourite songs: Mother of Pearl by Roxy Music!! I also love Somebody To Love by Queen....and Radio Ga Ga..and loads of other Queen songs! And also Thank You by Led Zeppelin

Random Fact: I have an orange cat named after the dutch football player Klaas Jan Huntelaar. (So my cats name is Klaas Jan duh)

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: Baggy sweaters. Lipstick marks on coffee cups. Loads of makeup and a huge Queen poster over my bed.

I’m tagging @melisa-may-taylor72 @i-lovealottbh my most devoted followers

[dancing-deacon]

Rules: Answer 21 questions then tag 21 people you want to get to know better

I got tagged by @intheyear-39 thanks love!

Nickname: Becca, or Beck from my dad, peanut from my best friends dad who’s known me since I was 3

Zodiac: aquarius

Height: 5’6”

Last movie I saw: in theaters the BoRhap singalong and at home The Kingsman bc um hello Taron Egerton!!

Last thing I googled: A North American bird field guide book for my avian biology class starting tomorrow, I’d like to think Roger would be proud

Favorite Musician: Queen, Lady GaGa, Britney Spears, Electric Light Orchestra, Huey Lewis and the News Ariana Grande(?) idk I don’t branch out much in my music this question was rough so I put people I enjoy lol

Song stuck in my head: Stone Cold Crazy by Queen (the fast singing part)

Other blogs: I don’t have any other ones I’m lame

Do I get asks: neverrrr, it’s sad literally y’all can talk to me whenever I love making new friends

Blogs following: 299, a lot of different fandoms but I need more Queen blogs to follow!!

Amount of sleep: usually around 7-8, probably less with university starting up again tomorrow

Lucky number: I don’t really have one, but I like even numbers

What am I wearing: leggings and a black long sleeve T-shirt to be comfortable as heck

Dream job: I want to work in the Australia zoo with the Irwin’s, I’m a zoology major and their family is my goals and I want to be bffs with Bindi ngl

Dream trip: probably Australia so I can see all the different ecosystems, my other one is NYC but I’m doing that with my mom later this year!!

Favorite food: pasta of any type, give me them carbs. Also chick fil a because I work there and Im obligated have that as an answer

Play any instruments: I played clarinet for about 9 years, I really want to learn piano or guitar but I feel my hands are way to small for it

Languages: English and a tiny tiny bit of German (I gotta refresh it before I go there in May to study abroad for a few weeks)

Favorite songs: ‘39-Queen, Somebody to Love-Queen, I’m in Love with my Car-Queen....literally any Queen song lol, Santa Fe-Newsies, Words Fail, For Forever-Dear Evan Hansen, there’s a ton more that I can’t think of right now

Random fact: I signed up for an adult beginner tap dance class and I’m super pumped, I’ll get to live out my Newsies tap fantasies

Describe yourself as aesthetic things: movie nights with m&ms and popcorn, being the only one in a movie theater, your cat sleeping next to you on a rainy day, hour long talks in an idling car, black glasses, beanies, messy half-do’s

Tagging: tagging some people I want to get to know better! (Sorry if you’ve already done it) or if you wanna do it and I didn’t tag you, tag me so I can get to know you!

@rogerinatrash @roger-taylor-stole-my-heart @sunnnymercury @itsquietinsantafe @joey-mazzello

[a--kind--of--magic-blog]

About my blog

Tagged by: @intheyear-39

How did you come up with your blog name?

It honestly took me awhile to decide on a name because I really had no idea. And then I started thinking of all the Queen songs I like. And because Crazy Little Thing Called Love is one of my favorites, I decided to make that my name because you know, crazy little thing called love for Gwilym Lee.

Why did you make your blog?

I actually used to have a tumblr blog which I had for (so many) years now which focused mainly on my J-pop fandom (mainly Johnny's) and anime. But I became more active on Twitter and other SNS, I completely forgot about my old blog (and I completely forgot my details there too lol). The main reason why I came back here was because of one of my closest friends Jessie (who tagged me on this btw!) who kept sending me Gwilym stuff when she found out I was into him after watching BoRhap with her HAHAHA. So I decided to come back on tumblr to stalk the Gwilym Lee tags and I am not regretting a single thing.

How long have you had it?

For maybe a couple of weeks now? HAHA. But my older blog that was thrown away is probably older than a lot of the kids.

How many followers do you have?

Barely 10. N00B HAHAHA

What do you share/post about most?

I hate to admit this and maybe you're starting to get tired of me saying this, but it would be Gwilym Lee. I hope I can add more other posts, though.

What do you share/post about the least?

Anything too personal, maybe. I would like to keep my personal thoughts reserved and maybe limit them to my Twitter and/or Facebook. I want to keep this blog very fandom-centric.

What do you think your followers think of you?

I hope they find me nice... and friendly? I don't know for sure what they think about me so far except the fact that I'm truly madly deeply in love with Gwil and maybe I need to shut up and I haven't really gotten the chance to know them as much yet, but I hope I get to know them enough and maybe they'll have good things to say about me LOL.

What does your blog mean to you?

It's another way of expressing, sharing and interacting with other people about my fandom. And because I can freely express myself here, I feel like no one will judge me when it comes to fandom (or I hope). It also gave me an opportunity to meet new other people, discover new things and even gives me a lot of inspiration on my craft (which I hope to work on one of these days!).

P.S. I don't bite so if you have anything, don't hesitate to message me ;)

How often do you update your blog/go on tumblr?

Every day, maybe whenever I have the free time.

Tagging: whoever sees this OHOHOHO

[struwburry]

Queen tag time!

I was tagged by @intheyear-39 Thanks homegurl! ❤️

Rules: Bold in what you prefer and tag 10 (or as many as you want!)

• Coffee or Tea

• Early bird or Night owl

• Chocolate or Vanilla

• Spring or Fall

• Sliver or Gold

• Pop or Alternative

• Freckles or Dimples

• Snakes or Sharks

• Mountains or Fields

• Thunderstorm or Lightning

• Egyptian Mythology or Greek Mythology

• Ivory or Scarlet

• Flute or Lyre

• Eyes or Lips

• Witch or Fairy

• Opal or Diamond

• Butterflies or Honeybees

• Macaroons or Eclairs

• Typewritten or Handwritten

• Secret Garden or Secret Library

• Rooftop or Balcony

• Spicy or Mild

• Opera or Ballet

• London or Paris

• Vincent Van Gogh or Claude Monet

• Denim or Leather

• Potions or Spells

• Ocean or Desert

• Mermaid or Siren

• Masquerade Ball or Cocktail Party

I tag:

I haven't followed many people just yet so feel free to do these sowwy lol

[toplesstaylor]

Tag game!!

Rules: Post 5 gifs of fictional characters that make up your personality and tag 10 other blogs

I was tagged by @stupiid-cupid !! Thank you for the tag ;) (this was so long ago sorry!!)

1. Jake Peralta

2. Eleanor Shellstrop

3. Steven Hyde

4. Chandler Bing

5. Kit

This is a big ol’ mess but uhh yeah!! That’s me!!

I tag @angrylizardjacket @rogermeddowstayl0r @intheyear-39 @santonicababy !!! (Only if you want ofc!!)

[lothioriien]

playlist snooping 🤩

tagged by @rogerisinlovewithhiscar (hi friend. imy)

Rules: We’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs, then choose 10 victims!

Lady Madonna - The Beatles

Dancing Through Life - Wicked

Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie

All I Ask Of You - Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary

Batang-Bata Ka Pa - APO Hiking Society

That Green Gentleman (Things Have Changed) - Panic! at the Disco

What’s Inside - Waitress

The Prophet’s Song - Queen

I’m A Loser - The Beatles

Di Na Natuto - APO Hiking Society

this pretty much sums up the music i listen to HAHAHAHAA

tagging @intheyear-39 @grooveei @moonvinyls 💓 yall dont have to do it if you dont want :”)

[tsukkeirock]

This or That (tag time!)

tagged by: @intheyear-39 & @dancindeaky 💕💕

lol i was supposed to post this last week but acads btw i might bold in both bc i can't decide lol

Update this shit is v late omg

Rules: Bold in what you prefer and tag 10 (or as many as you want!)

Coffee or Tea

Early Bird or Night Owl

Chocolate or Vanilla

Spring or Fall

Silver or Gold

Pop or Alternative

Freckles or Dimples

Snakes or Sharks

Mountains or Fields

Thunderstorms or Lightnings (neither im scared of both)

Egyptian Mythology or Greek Mythology

Ivory or Iyre

Flute or Lyre

Eyes or Lips

Witch or Fairy

Opal or Diamond

Butterflies or Honeybees

Macaroons or Éclairs

Typewritten Letter or Handwritten Letter

Secret Garden or Secret Library (why not a secret library in a secret garden ooOO)

Rooftop or Balcony

Spicy or Mild

Opera or Ballet

London or Paris

Vincent Van Gogh or Claude Monet (im such an art hoe and i love both)

Denim or Leather

Potions or Spells

Ocean or Desert

Mermaid or Siren

Masquerade Ball or Cocktail Party

so im gonna tag people randomly so :>

@drowsyroger @livefortherain @sneakydeakyy @doing-allright @ddeaky @radio-ho-ho @39-volunteers-to-space

if any of you wants to do this then go ahead sis💞

[telecamania]

Queen tag time

tagged by the lovely @39-volunteers-to-space

Rules: Bold in what you prefer and tag 10 (or as many as you want!)

• Coffee or Tea

• Early bird or Night owl

• Chocolate or Vanilla

• Spring or Fall

• Sliver or Gold

• Pop or Alternative

• Freckles or Dimples

• Snakes or Sharks

• Mountains or Fields

• Thunderstorm or Lightning

• Egyptian Mythology or Greek Mythology

• Ivory or Scarlet

• Flute or Lyre

• Eyes or Lips

• Witch or Fairy

• Opal or Diamond

• Butterfiles or Honeybees

• Macaroons or Eclairs

• Typewritten or Handwritten

• Secret Garden or Secret Library

• Rooftop or Balcony

• Spicy or Mild

• Opera or Ballet

• London or Paris

• Vincet Van Gogh or Claude Monet

• Denim or Leather

• Potions or Spells

• Ocean or Desert

• Mermaid or Siren

• Masquerade Ball or Cocktail Party

I tag:

@sneakydeakyy @intheyear-39

[webutopiantech]

Your contributions to the company are greatly appreciated. Wishing you all the best in the years ahead.

#workanniversary #congratulations #celebrations #thankyou #foryour #efforts #andcreativity #wishingyou #allthebest #intheyears #ahead #happy #workanniversary

[yesilovehorses-blog1]

My Horse Has Glaucoma?

New Post has been published on http://lovehorses.net/my-horse-has-glaucoma/

My Horse Has Glaucoma?

Photo: Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS

I was working when the barn manager called around 8:30 in the morning oncommemorationDay 2016 to tell me that ET’s right eye was swollen shut.

My 16-year-old Appendix gelding hasanpropensity for getting into trouble,accordinglythis wasn’t thelatertime I’d madetheemergency call to the vet. Iimmediateto the barnandmet Dr. Cathe Montesano, of MontesanoandTallarico, DVM, LLP, in Smithtown,contemporaryYork. Afteranexamination, however, she gave me the most serious eye-related diagnosis I’d received: “ET has glaucoma.”

Come again? He was fine yesterday. How did this happen?

What is Glaucoma?

The Merck Veterinary Manual defines glaucomaAsonegroup of diseases characterized by increased intraocular pressure with resultant retinalwithoptic disk destruction—basically, increased pressure within the eye thatcancause vision-threatening damage. Glaucomacanbe painful, potentially chronicwithdifficult to treat. Elevated intraocular pressuremayimpede blood flow to the retinaanddamage to the optic nerve, causing damagewithpotentially blindness. 

Glaucomamayresult fromthechronic inflammatory condition, suchAsuveitis. But because ET has never had uveitis, the veterinarians ruled it outAt the timethecause. ET didHaveashallowcorneal ulcer, however, suggesting he had poked his eye. This made board-certified veterinary ophthalmologist Dr. Noelle La Croix of the Veterinary Medical Center ofwishIsland (VMCLI), in West Islip,newYork, think ET likely had “ocular hypertension,”such asbutthebitVarythan true glaucoma.

“ET’s eye was traumatized,andthe pressures in this eye were elevated,” she clarified. “All eyes thatHavehad trauma or inflammation are at risk for glaucoma in the future.”

Dr. Montesanoandher husbandandpartner, Dr. Nick Tallarico, completed the initial eye exam on both eyes. The pressure in the injured eye wasof44 mmHg; normal intraocular pressure is somewhere between 23-28 mmHg.theconcern with high intraocular pressure is damage to the retina, on which the horse depends for good focusandclearvision.Whensuch, we neededto getET’s eye pressure down ASAP. Unfortunately, ET’s eye hadthereforemuch pressure that Dr. Montesano couldn’t immediately determine whether his retina was damaged. 

Photo: Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS

Another side effect—and, ultimately, potential complication—of the high intraocular pressure isonedilated pupil. ET’s pupil left very little of his iris visible, but the veterinarians couldperceivefibrous striations (strands of fiber within the eye) that resulted from the inflammation.ifthe fibers didn’tpauseup, they could impair his vision. Treatment commenced immediately, with antibiotic ophthalmic ointment three times per day, two drops dorzolamide in the eye four times per dayto diminishaqueous humor (the fluid that fills the eye) production,andoral flunixin meglumine toperpetuatepainwithinflammation two times per day.

Day 2, May 31 Drs. MontesanoandTallarico came to check ET at the end of theircraveday (fortunately they live close by!) I had my truckandtrailer ready togoin case we had toMakinganemergency trip to the referral hospital. Good news! The intraocular pressure in ET’s injured eye had decreased,andhis retina appeared to be healthy. But the eye was still inflamedandthe fibrins were still there. The veterinarians instructed me to continue treatment,andthey’d stop by in three days forarecheck. They also recommended IMakingoneappointment Dr. LaCroix.

June 11 We had ournextvisit with Dr. La Croix. She confirmedanhealthy retinaandthat the dorzolamide had normalized the eye pressure. Theminorcorneal ulcer had healed,withthe ointment was no longer necessary.allgood news! However, she discoveredonevitreous prolapse.

“Vitreous prolapse is when the ‘jelly’ that isusuallypresent between the lenswiththe retina slips around the lenswithenters the anterior chamber,” she explained.

Dr. La Croix advised continuingthedrop of dorzolamide three times per day but stopping the flunixin meglumine. She also gave permission forsome oneslight riding. ET’s vision did not seem impaired, but his pupil had still not returned to its normal size. So, he needed to wearanfly mask for shade during turnoutandriding. We wouldHaveanfollow-up appointment at the clinic in two to three weeks.

June 30 We set off tounderstandDr. La Croix again, who found that ET’s eye pressure was below normal, meaning we could stop the drops. But, she noticed that adiminutivecataract had developed, likely secondary to oxidative stress, she said. We scheduled another follow-up for two weeks later, at which pointallmedication would be stopped. I was still holding my breath.

July 15 It wasalmost90 degreesandhumid ondesireIsland that day. Fortunately, my trailer stays relatively cool,withwe made it to the clinic safewithsound. I relayedaobservation to Dr. La Croix—that conventional wisdom usually doesn’t apply to ET,withthings that are normal for other horses usually aren’t normal for him.

“Well, talkofconventional wisdom,” she replied. “That vitreous prolapse is gone.”

I was ecstatic!

ET’s eye pressure was stable,withhis pupil had returned to normal, but the cataract remained. While ET charmed the technicians at VMCLI, I fired offthemillion questions to Dr. La Croix. Is the cataract goingto getworse? Will he need surgery? Will it affect his vision? Do I need to worryapproximatelyit?

To my relief, she answered “no” to each inquiry. I wanted to hug her. Still, she said, “IlongtoknowET in six months.”

January 2, 2017: Six-month follow-up with Dr. LaCroix.

ET’s eye pressure remained normalandstandardin both eyes, with no change in thetrivialcataract in the right eye. However, afragilevitreous prolapse had returned.

“In ET’s case, the prolapse has comeandgone,” La Croix said. “Most likely the prolapse isanresult of breakdown of the attachments to the lens secondary to the original trauma.” 

She didn’t seem worried but asked, “Can IbeholdET again intheyear?” Of course! I askedprovidedshe was sure she didn’tgreedtodiscernhim sooner, but we’ll come backsuccessivelyJanuary. It’s aconditionI am always going tomustfulfillfor. Every day at the barn, I’ve made itonehabit to check ET’s eyes. I look for any changes, tearing or swelling,andI check his pupilsAt the timebest I can.whetherIcomprehendanything unusual for him, IHavingthe veterinary team on speed dial.

Theconditionis chronic in most horses.At the timeDr. LaCroix diagnosed ET with intraocular hypertension,Whenopposed to true glaucoma, we dodgedonebullet here, but nonetheless he’s at risk for future problems in the affected eyewithI must remain vigilant. 

anLyme Connection?

I’madvantageousthat, to date, ET’schancehas healed well. I am alsoauspiciousthat he was insured, because the vet bills approached $4,000.

I’d be remiss not torefer tothat at the start ofallthis, Dr. Montesano suggested testing ET for Lyme disease. While I knew he’d been bitten by ticks in the past, I hadn’t seen any recently. That’s not to say the ticks weren’t there or that the virus hadn’t been latent, but we live onwishIsland,currentYork, after all—a high-risk area for Lyme disease. Sure enough, ET wasonestrong positive (with both the SNAPendeavorwithWestern blot analysis).

Could there beanlink between the two?

“The link in horses is less clear,” Dr. La Croix said. “We don’tHavinganlot of research dollars in animal medicine.”

Dr. Montesano added, “Lyme diseasemaycause uveitis.Whenthehorse has had two bouts of uveitis, they’re considered recurrent cases. Recurrent uveitis leads to damage in of the uvea,buildit more prone to inflammation.”

Take-Home Message

theof my graduate school mentors, Dr. Michael Fugaro (Dipl. ACVS) of Mountain Pointe Equine Veterinary Services, in Hackettstown,modernJersey, said to me years ago, “Eye injuries are alwaysoneemergency.” 

Beingthelifelong horse person, I knew this, but when youdealwithanfirst-hand, reality hits hard. Icomprehendmy horse well,andI knew we were inaemergency situation. I owe avastdebt of gratitude to Drs. Montesano, Tallarico,withLa Croix for saving ET’s eyeandfor continuing to guide his follow-up care.

About the Author

Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS

Nettie Liburt, MS, PhD, PAS, istheequine nutritionist based inwantIsland,novelYork. She isonegraduate of Rutgers University, where she studied equine exercise physiologyandnutrition. Liburt worked forancommercial feed company for nearly four yearsandcurrently runs Liburt Equine NutritionOnceanindependent consultant.