targetsmom
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Symptoms started this morning, with "thumps" plus a temp of 103.8 degrees, and not interested in food. Mare foaled 2 weeks ago but does not seem to be in foal heat. Vet was called, diagnosed thumps, but did not give any calcium IV. He scared us by saying it is a very difficult thing to do and you have to monitor the heart with a stethoscope and basically stop before you kill them. He treated Mira with banamine and an IM antibiotic (Exceed?), and flushed her uterus which was not done after the difficult delivery 2 weeks ago. We fed her some alfalfa cubes while he was here and after the Banamine kicked in.
I did a search on here and found that once the horse has thumps they need IV calcium. But how risky is that?? And ARE there alternatives I can do myself? I am about to give her (my own idea) 2 Tums dissolved in Stomach Soother in a dosing syringe. I see there is a paste that can be given as a preventive and I will order that for the other mares.
Any and all advice welcome. Prayers wouldn't hurt either...
She is on camera at
http://www.marestare...?alias=ontarget Mira is the gray mare. You can also watch Sox who is ready to foal any day, and Toffee with her 4 day old colt.
Thank you!
I did a search on here and found that once the horse has thumps they need IV calcium. But how risky is that?? And ARE there alternatives I can do myself? I am about to give her (my own idea) 2 Tums dissolved in Stomach Soother in a dosing syringe. I see there is a paste that can be given as a preventive and I will order that for the other mares.
Any and all advice welcome. Prayers wouldn't hurt either...
She is on camera at
http://www.marestare...?alias=ontarget Mira is the gray mare. You can also watch Sox who is ready to foal any day, and Toffee with her 4 day old colt.
Thank you!
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