barnbum
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I was in the barn at 5:30 AM and knew right away Rosie is not right. She whinnied at me, but I knew she's hurting. There's enough manure in her stall, but some is very loose. She doesn't eat the little grain or hay I place in front of her, but she ate every strand from the night. She stands in the back of her stall with her head so low. :-( Temp 101.5, resp 10--normal. I can hear gut sounds with stethoscope and without. I gave her Banamine and called the vet and we decide she can wait till they open rather than have her come right then--since she was quiet, not thrashing, and had meds. I went in to prepare lesson plans for a sub at school... when I went back out she'd eaten everything I left. I called the vet back to say, she's better, so let's wait. I waited 5 hours for poop--I'd called the vet and she said it takes a while for it to get firm after being loose, so if all is normal, she'll be okay. Poop is coming regularly now, but she hardly eats... so I called vet to have her out. She came at 3:00. She said all vitals are normal and she has great gut sounds--she feels it's mild colic and she's turning in the right direction. Now she has GastroGuard just to prevent ulcers from not eating, Banamine for comfort--just for a few more partial doses and only if needed, and ProBios--which I always have on hand anyway. She's been snacking on hay tonight and was almost excited when she knew I was getting her Carb Guard ready. Doc said no grain till tomorrow and just enough hay to keep her busy. Rosie's drinking fine. But, she's just not herself--she looks like she's hurting--shakes her head once in a while. Walks so slowly. I was in the barn at least twice every hour--I forced myself to wait 20 min between visits in checking for poop. I'm going to check her again at 9:00.
The vet made me feel better--and said to keep in touch--but she really thought it was a mild case because her vitals told she wasn't in distress.
I keep thinking there's something we're missing....seems like if the poop is coming regularly and vitals are normal--she should be more perky.
The vet made me feel better--and said to keep in touch--but she really thought it was a mild case because her vitals told she wasn't in distress.
I keep thinking there's something we're missing....seems like if the poop is coming regularly and vitals are normal--she should be more perky.
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