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This includes:

• antibiotics; a number of antibiotics may be effective: intravenous tetracycline and/or oral
VetBooks.ir • doxycycline are most commonly used (Figure 8.19)

non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs can be used to reduce the inflammation and pain;

they are not always given straight away as the vet may wish to monitor the response to
the antibiotics, to help confirm the diagnosis
• general supportive nursing care should be given

• specific treatment will be given to horses with anterior uveitis.