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April foaled Friday June 15, just before Midnight a colt. 3 weeks ago tomorrow.
Within 24 hours not eating. easy foaling, we did put old straw down and she was pigging out on that
and wondered if she ate something toxic in it. Vet did not think so. Thought something else with her delivery caused her problem, checked the placenta, and checked her uterus. All was OK
Vet was out three times, Saturday night, Sunday night and again that Monday.
we where not sure if she was going to make it. Temp 104
Vet thought toxins where going through her system.
also was given banamine for a few days.
She was on Iv for just about 3 days in our barn, and would not eat or drink
She tried everything to get the IV out so, after seeing her thrash and rolling and getting the IV lines tangled, I told my husband, I am taking the IV out she looked like she wanted to give up.,
I could not see her hurting herself this way.
April was on anti bio tics for 12 days, and had diarrhea like a water hose.,
Still not eating or drinking, we let her and the colt out on grass ate very little, and still syringing water into her.
She had a buffet of food in front of her, moist Alfafa cubes, mare and foal pellets, sweet feed, and
fresh cut hay from a neighbors pasture. Would sniff it and just stand there.
Also tried 911 paste, megs jug, and electrolyte paste, also on ulcer meds.
Well Thanks to Bonnie Fogg, she was the one that did not let me give up.
she is an amazing women.
April has lost so much weight, but still has a sparkle in her eyes.
Last time I talked to our Vet he said when I am ready, he would come out
and put her down.
Hubby also thought it must be time to let her go.
I remember everything Bonnie told me about her, and I knew she still wanted to live.
Finally a friend told me about New Cell injection once a day, for 5 days. and also found at our feed store Probiotics paste
Went to another neighbor and he gave me some loose alfalfa droppings from his race horse hay.
Well, shocked and amazed April has been eating the last 3 days, she at times does not take her head out of the bucket and now is starting to eat her mare and foal pellets, not drinking a lot so we still syringe water into her.
Aprils Temp is now 100.4 , poop is excellent and peeing great.
April has finally made the turn around and is a very special horse, I believe I can say she is going to make it..
Long days and nights, but worth every minute, once they start to show improvement.
Now it will be a long journey to get her weight back on but I believe she will make a full recovery.
Update on foal, thank goodness he did get colostrum from his mother the first 24 hours, had to bottle feed every two hours and is now on the bucket with Grobers equine milk replacer, and eating foal pellets. and eating some hay.
Told this story, so this might help someone else, do not give up on them.
Thanks for reading I am just so darn happy, and have been blessed..if you wish to say a little prayer for her and her colt, sure would not hurt..
Within 24 hours not eating. easy foaling, we did put old straw down and she was pigging out on that
and wondered if she ate something toxic in it. Vet did not think so. Thought something else with her delivery caused her problem, checked the placenta, and checked her uterus. All was OK
Vet was out three times, Saturday night, Sunday night and again that Monday.
we where not sure if she was going to make it. Temp 104
Vet thought toxins where going through her system.
also was given banamine for a few days.
She was on Iv for just about 3 days in our barn, and would not eat or drink
She tried everything to get the IV out so, after seeing her thrash and rolling and getting the IV lines tangled, I told my husband, I am taking the IV out she looked like she wanted to give up.,
I could not see her hurting herself this way.
April was on anti bio tics for 12 days, and had diarrhea like a water hose.,
Still not eating or drinking, we let her and the colt out on grass ate very little, and still syringing water into her.
She had a buffet of food in front of her, moist Alfafa cubes, mare and foal pellets, sweet feed, and
fresh cut hay from a neighbors pasture. Would sniff it and just stand there.
Also tried 911 paste, megs jug, and electrolyte paste, also on ulcer meds.
Well Thanks to Bonnie Fogg, she was the one that did not let me give up.
she is an amazing women.
April has lost so much weight, but still has a sparkle in her eyes.
Last time I talked to our Vet he said when I am ready, he would come out
and put her down.
Hubby also thought it must be time to let her go.
I remember everything Bonnie told me about her, and I knew she still wanted to live.
Finally a friend told me about New Cell injection once a day, for 5 days. and also found at our feed store Probiotics paste
Went to another neighbor and he gave me some loose alfalfa droppings from his race horse hay.
Well, shocked and amazed April has been eating the last 3 days, she at times does not take her head out of the bucket and now is starting to eat her mare and foal pellets, not drinking a lot so we still syringe water into her.
Aprils Temp is now 100.4 , poop is excellent and peeing great.
April has finally made the turn around and is a very special horse, I believe I can say she is going to make it..
Long days and nights, but worth every minute, once they start to show improvement.
Now it will be a long journey to get her weight back on but I believe she will make a full recovery.
Update on foal, thank goodness he did get colostrum from his mother the first 24 hours, had to bottle feed every two hours and is now on the bucket with Grobers equine milk replacer, and eating foal pellets. and eating some hay.
Told this story, so this might help someone else, do not give up on them.
Thanks for reading I am just so darn happy, and have been blessed..if you wish to say a little prayer for her and her colt, sure would not hurt..
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