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nicolanapper
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 Posted - 23 May 2005 : 4:33:56 PM
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I know this subject has been discussed many times before, but my friends horse was taken into Bell Equine, Maidstone yesterday, his case seems an unusual case. Anyway, here goes.
He is kept with their pony at home, and on Friday, he seems to have rubbed his mane on her post and rail fencing (he has mild sweet itch), and the top rail came away. Anyway, he clambered over the remaining rail and into her garden doing quite a lot of damage, eating various plants, young trees etc., then he went into her garage, which is one of the lovely open cart barns, where the rabbit and guinea pig foot is kept and proceed to munch his way through most of a large 12 kg bag.(There were sunflower seeds in the mixture)
My friend came home from school run, found her horse, took him back to the paddock and mended the fence. Rang the vet who told her to keep a close eye on him. On saturday he was fine, but very lively, but then on Sunday morning he was scouring badly, was very tucked up and not eating or drinking. She rang the vet who came out, administered the usual 'medicine' and he seemed to have improved. By Sunday pm he had still not drunk anything and had really bad diahorrea (wrong spelling). My friend told me it really did stink nothing like anything she had ever smelt before. Vet called again and was advised to transfer him to clinic, which she did.
They did not think he would make it through the night, but he did, and today, he still remains on the critical list. It seems that his bowels (large instestines) have stopped working, and they are worried that he will be blood poisoning and laminitis because of his condition. He is also very dehydtrated.
No-one knows what his prognosis is, they are taking each hour at a time.
I am interested if anyone else on this forum has heard of a similar case of colic and what the outcome was. My friend is devastated, she has had her horse for 12 years (he is now 14). Any information gratefully awaited.
Nicky
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louisejo
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Posted - 23 May 2005 : 4:51:00 PM
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Sorry Nicky, i cant help, but i do wish him a speedy and full recovery at least he is in the best possible place.
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Libby Frost
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 10:47:45 AM
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| Keep the fluids up or he will die. Syringe it into his mouth every half hour or so if need be. |
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louisejo
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 10:57:09 AM
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Hi Nicky
Any news on your friends horse this morning?
Louise |
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nicolanapper
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 1:30:08 PM
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I spoke to her last night, and he is still on the critical list. He is on a drip, but they do not want to re-hydrate him too quickly (apparently this can cause shock). Their big worrry is that he will get laminitis now, as apparently severe dehydration and diahorrea can cause this. Anyway, I am speaking to her again this evening. Thank you for asking. I shall keep you posted.
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Taylor
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Posted - 24 May 2005 : 7:12:58 PM
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| I too havnt heard of a case like this so unfortunately cannot help but fingers crossed for him. |
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nicolanapper
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Posted - 25 May 2005 : 07:55:13 AM
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When I heard from my friend last night her horse Caramel was going to be given some soaked hay (about a third of a slice) to see how he coped with digesting this as at present he still has chronic diahoreah. Anyway, he seems a lot perkier and seems to be desperate for some food, which is a good thing. Bell Equine will hang onto him though until everything returns to normal.
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louisejo
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Posted - 25 May 2005 : 09:50:10 AM
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That sounds a bit more positive Nicky, fingers crossed he is well on the rad to recovery.
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Libby Frost
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nicolanapper
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Posted - 26 May 2005 : 08:00:22 AM
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Just to quickly let you know. They put Caramel out for a couple of hours yesterday afternoon at Bell Equine. Then last night he was allowed some more wet hay. I think they are very pleased with his progress coming from almost deaths door. If all goes well they will probably let him home after the weekend.
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