KanoasDestiny
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Thank you everyone. I will be calling around today to find out what I can as far as local vets (although I think I've already contacted them, maybe there's one I haven't heard of), and to see if I can find a hauler incase I need one.
Last night was such a long night, I have no idea how everyone handles mare stare. My husband and I went out and checked on the horses hourly until bed. Not much had changed within that time. After we went to bed, we decided to get up every two hours to go see how they were. At 12 am, both horses seemed droopy, but they ate the tiny bit of grain offered to them. We walked them both around for 10 laps around the pen, and by the 6th lap, both had pooped. So then about an hour later, we came home and went to bed. At 3 am, both horses seemed normal, very alert and wanted to eat. I only gave them a tiny bit of grain again, because I wanted to offer something that would be easily digested. Within 5 minutes after eating, Zoey had the squirts (I'm guessing it was the oil coming out) and then began pawing at her stomach and grunting. I knew that was a bad sign, so we started walking them again. When we finished, it was the same thing. Gideon was searching for food, and trying to eat wood, so I know he was feeling better. I ended up taking Zoey out to eat some grass for 5-10 minutes, and she seemed fine. Was walking around, didn't act in pain at all. Then when I took her back to the pen, she instantly started pawing at her stomach again. I was so scared, I asked my husband to walk her more, while I ran home and called the person I bought her from. I didn't know who else to call, but I felt so bad because it was like 4:45 in the morning. She gave me advice, and we talked. She made me feel a lot better to be honest. So I went back over to the horse pen and had Mark stop walking her. You could tell she was in pain, but she wasn't pawing her stomach anymore. Her and Gideon went to sleep as Mark and I pulled out lawn chairs and just watched them. Then Gideon decided to lay down and Zoey moved to the side. When she did it, she reached out for mark, like she wanted him to pet her. So he did, and when he reached over her, she reached up and bit his upper lip. We thought he was going to need stitches, she got him so good. He went home to clean up the blood, and I stayed back with the horses till almost 6 am. Then I came home and went to bed. At 6:30, I went back out and Zoey pawed at her stomach twice, then stopped. She would prance from side to side on her front feet, and she followed me around but didn't want me to touch her. Gideon is acting like normal, except like he is more tired. Both have had tiny manure piles or diarrhea, and tons of gas. In fact, it sounds like the squirts (again, maybe the oil)?
So now, I'm thinking that the oil and bran hurt her stomach, and that may be why she is pawing. She hasn't laid down or rolled (it's raining, so I would be able to tell). I feel so bad for them.
Last night was such a long night, I have no idea how everyone handles mare stare. My husband and I went out and checked on the horses hourly until bed. Not much had changed within that time. After we went to bed, we decided to get up every two hours to go see how they were. At 12 am, both horses seemed droopy, but they ate the tiny bit of grain offered to them. We walked them both around for 10 laps around the pen, and by the 6th lap, both had pooped. So then about an hour later, we came home and went to bed. At 3 am, both horses seemed normal, very alert and wanted to eat. I only gave them a tiny bit of grain again, because I wanted to offer something that would be easily digested. Within 5 minutes after eating, Zoey had the squirts (I'm guessing it was the oil coming out) and then began pawing at her stomach and grunting. I knew that was a bad sign, so we started walking them again. When we finished, it was the same thing. Gideon was searching for food, and trying to eat wood, so I know he was feeling better. I ended up taking Zoey out to eat some grass for 5-10 minutes, and she seemed fine. Was walking around, didn't act in pain at all. Then when I took her back to the pen, she instantly started pawing at her stomach again. I was so scared, I asked my husband to walk her more, while I ran home and called the person I bought her from. I didn't know who else to call, but I felt so bad because it was like 4:45 in the morning. She gave me advice, and we talked. She made me feel a lot better to be honest. So I went back over to the horse pen and had Mark stop walking her. You could tell she was in pain, but she wasn't pawing her stomach anymore. Her and Gideon went to sleep as Mark and I pulled out lawn chairs and just watched them. Then Gideon decided to lay down and Zoey moved to the side. When she did it, she reached out for mark, like she wanted him to pet her. So he did, and when he reached over her, she reached up and bit his upper lip. We thought he was going to need stitches, she got him so good. He went home to clean up the blood, and I stayed back with the horses till almost 6 am. Then I came home and went to bed. At 6:30, I went back out and Zoey pawed at her stomach twice, then stopped. She would prance from side to side on her front feet, and she followed me around but didn't want me to touch her. Gideon is acting like normal, except like he is more tired. Both have had tiny manure piles or diarrhea, and tons of gas. In fact, it sounds like the squirts (again, maybe the oil)?
So now, I'm thinking that the oil and bran hurt her stomach, and that may be why she is pawing. She hasn't laid down or rolled (it's raining, so I would be able to tell). I feel so bad for them.
