Lori
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I lost a 2 1/2 year old this week. She was born Christmas Day 2006 and was really special. Her name was Jingle Belle.
Last year I had trouble getting weight on her and she would go on and off her grain. Always cleaned up her hay. Had a complete blood panel done on her last fall and everything was normal. She would sretch out now and then but never acted like she was really collicking. I read something on here about ulcers and someones mini stretching out, so I started asking everyone, vets included, said that they didn't think she had ulcers. I always fed Strategy and whenever I'd start to work her back on it, she'd get uncomfortable again. But never anything major. I started her on soaked beet pulp with calf mana and Omelene 200 around X-mas and she started filling out and hasn't been off her grain or show any signs of discomort since. So we were a good 6 months sympton free. I showed her last Sat in liberty and she won.
Tuesday A.M. she was rolling obviously in pain. Had the vet out immediately and he did the ususaly Bantamine and oil. By lunch she was getting uncofortable again. He wasn't hearing any bowel sounds, so he strongly suggested taking her to Purdue because he really felt she had an obstruction. I took her up right away and they took X-rays and thought they could see an obstruction in her small intestine. When they opened her up, it wasn't a blockage they were seeing, but perforations in her small intestines. The vet said that there were 2 perforations that she could fit her index finger thru. Everything had obviously spilled out into her abdomin and didn't have any choice but to let her go. She said she wasn't sure about ulcers in her stomach, but her small intestines were lined with them. The vet was shocked at what she found in there.
I just wanted to pass this on because I wish I would have followed up more on the ulcer possibility and had her scoped or something. I know I would have if her symptoms would have continued, but they didn't, so I really thought she was ok.
When I showed her in liberty I played my favorite Christmas song, Jingle Bell Rock. I don't think I'll ever enjoy hearing it again. I hope that this information might somehow help someone else someday.
Lori
Last year I had trouble getting weight on her and she would go on and off her grain. Always cleaned up her hay. Had a complete blood panel done on her last fall and everything was normal. She would sretch out now and then but never acted like she was really collicking. I read something on here about ulcers and someones mini stretching out, so I started asking everyone, vets included, said that they didn't think she had ulcers. I always fed Strategy and whenever I'd start to work her back on it, she'd get uncomfortable again. But never anything major. I started her on soaked beet pulp with calf mana and Omelene 200 around X-mas and she started filling out and hasn't been off her grain or show any signs of discomort since. So we were a good 6 months sympton free. I showed her last Sat in liberty and she won.
Tuesday A.M. she was rolling obviously in pain. Had the vet out immediately and he did the ususaly Bantamine and oil. By lunch she was getting uncofortable again. He wasn't hearing any bowel sounds, so he strongly suggested taking her to Purdue because he really felt she had an obstruction. I took her up right away and they took X-rays and thought they could see an obstruction in her small intestine. When they opened her up, it wasn't a blockage they were seeing, but perforations in her small intestines. The vet said that there were 2 perforations that she could fit her index finger thru. Everything had obviously spilled out into her abdomin and didn't have any choice but to let her go. She said she wasn't sure about ulcers in her stomach, but her small intestines were lined with them. The vet was shocked at what she found in there.
I just wanted to pass this on because I wish I would have followed up more on the ulcer possibility and had her scoped or something. I know I would have if her symptoms would have continued, but they didn't, so I really thought she was ok.
When I showed her in liberty I played my favorite Christmas song, Jingle Bell Rock. I don't think I'll ever enjoy hearing it again. I hope that this information might somehow help someone else someday.
Lori
