J&HMinis
Well-Known Member
Everyone that helped me out. We arrived at the Fairgrounds at about 9am Thursday. We unloaded and I walked my mare around then got her stall ready and put her in. She seemed to be herself so after watching her for a little bit we headed to the hotel and catch some sleep. We had been up all night driving. At around 3pm we went back to the show grounds and I took my mare (Mel) out to the ring and lounged her, she kicked her heels up and pranced around. After that we measured in and headed back to our stall area. I then did her “facial†and gave her a bath. I put her slinky sheet and hood on and her neck wrap then fed her. She was picking at her grain but mostly wanted her hay. Not a big deal, she does that at home. She loves her hay 1st. We left and went to grab dinner and then came back to the show grounds. Mel still had some grain left but was acting normal. I took her out and brought her to the ring and practiced some obstacle work, she was doing awesome. When I was finished I put her back in her stall, she then went to the corner and pooped (I had cleaned her stall earlier and there were 3 piles in there and a wet spot) she then took a big drink of water and went back to her hay. She looked and acted normal so we figured we would go back to the hotel for the night.
Within 2 hours my cell phone rang… my heart sank. I just knew it wasn’t a call I wanted, sure enough when I answered the phone the voice on the other end was telling me my mare was starting to colic bad! We left the hotel and headed back in record speed, I then called the O’Connell’s because they were staying at the grounds. By the time I got there she had been given a shot of banimine (sp) and a sedative. She was pretty much out of it, they had called a vet in but we didn’t want to wait, her guns were white and she had no gut sounds. We hooked up the trailer and rushed her to OH State. My daughter and I road in the trailer with her. She did great in the trailer, I was so afraid that she would try and lay down in there but she didn’t. Once we got her to OH State they took her from me and one of the assistants took me to the reception area to get all of her info. That was when I completely lost it and couldn’t stop crying. Once we finished there the woman took me to the area Mel was in. I just held on to her and rubbed her face. By the time they started working on her she was already improving. Her gums had returned to normal color and her gut sounds were getting stronger. They did an ultra sound and blood work, that all came back normal. Then they tubed her with oil. She finally started to wake up and we brought her to her ICU stall. Of course they use straw as bedding so she immediately went for it, so I had to hang on to her head so they could fine a muzzle for her. We finally left for the night, I think it was close to 2 am, they called my at 8:30am to let me know that she had finally gone to the bathroom and was doing much better. They were going to release her that day but we were scheduled to leave Saturday morning and I didn’t want to bring her back to the show grounds for a day and then head home so I asked if she could stay the extra night. I just wanted to be sure that she was ok, I felt better that they are there and could watch through the night.
Friday was hard, I was watching some classes and my eyes would start to fill up with tears, I just wanted my baby back. The vet called me in the afternoon to give me an update and she was still doing great. Finally they called me Saturday morning and gave me the great news that she could come home. The assured me that she would be ok for the 14 hour ride home. So, she is now home and back to herself. I’m so grateful that she is ok.
I just can’t say enough about everyone there that helped me. I feel awful that I don’t even know some of their names, but the names I do know are Tom & Lorraine O’Connell, Jonathan Whitt, Michael Nunes & Mike McCabe. So many others helped. I was amazed by the concern so many had, when I was at the show on Friday so many people came to me and asked me how Mel was. I was shocked, these were people I didn’t even know. It was so thoughtful. I was overwhelmed by the compassion that everyone had. I still can’t even begin to express my gratitude to everyone. I hope that some of you that were there see this.
So to wrap things up, it’s Monday morning, Mel is still doing great and is happy to be back out with her friends.
And once more, [SIZE=21pt]THANK YOU EVERYONE!!!!!!![/SIZE]
Within 2 hours my cell phone rang… my heart sank. I just knew it wasn’t a call I wanted, sure enough when I answered the phone the voice on the other end was telling me my mare was starting to colic bad! We left the hotel and headed back in record speed, I then called the O’Connell’s because they were staying at the grounds. By the time I got there she had been given a shot of banimine (sp) and a sedative. She was pretty much out of it, they had called a vet in but we didn’t want to wait, her guns were white and she had no gut sounds. We hooked up the trailer and rushed her to OH State. My daughter and I road in the trailer with her. She did great in the trailer, I was so afraid that she would try and lay down in there but she didn’t. Once we got her to OH State they took her from me and one of the assistants took me to the reception area to get all of her info. That was when I completely lost it and couldn’t stop crying. Once we finished there the woman took me to the area Mel was in. I just held on to her and rubbed her face. By the time they started working on her she was already improving. Her gums had returned to normal color and her gut sounds were getting stronger. They did an ultra sound and blood work, that all came back normal. Then they tubed her with oil. She finally started to wake up and we brought her to her ICU stall. Of course they use straw as bedding so she immediately went for it, so I had to hang on to her head so they could fine a muzzle for her. We finally left for the night, I think it was close to 2 am, they called my at 8:30am to let me know that she had finally gone to the bathroom and was doing much better. They were going to release her that day but we were scheduled to leave Saturday morning and I didn’t want to bring her back to the show grounds for a day and then head home so I asked if she could stay the extra night. I just wanted to be sure that she was ok, I felt better that they are there and could watch through the night.
Friday was hard, I was watching some classes and my eyes would start to fill up with tears, I just wanted my baby back. The vet called me in the afternoon to give me an update and she was still doing great. Finally they called me Saturday morning and gave me the great news that she could come home. The assured me that she would be ok for the 14 hour ride home. So, she is now home and back to herself. I’m so grateful that she is ok.
I just can’t say enough about everyone there that helped me. I feel awful that I don’t even know some of their names, but the names I do know are Tom & Lorraine O’Connell, Jonathan Whitt, Michael Nunes & Mike McCabe. So many others helped. I was amazed by the concern so many had, when I was at the show on Friday so many people came to me and asked me how Mel was. I was shocked, these were people I didn’t even know. It was so thoughtful. I was overwhelmed by the compassion that everyone had. I still can’t even begin to express my gratitude to everyone. I hope that some of you that were there see this.
So to wrap things up, it’s Monday morning, Mel is still doing great and is happy to be back out with her friends.
