Crystalbank
Well-Known Member
I read on this board about the dangers of not worming and I thought I'd tell you all about one the the spotted foals I bought recently from a stud.
Pink came two me just a few weeks ago and I paid £1250 for her. The invoice clearly said up to date with worming and tetanus.............and you'd think that between the two studs she came through that one of them really would have wormed her! A well known stud in the UK had her shipped from the breeder for me after I fell in love with a picture of her (I'd been looking for something to breed with in a few years time).
Three days ago Pink began to go down hill VERY rapidly and I called the Vet. When she goes to poop it's just like water and full of worms! The Vet has said absolutely no way had this little girl ever been wormed. I am so cross that I went to the best stud and even they have cut corners..............it all seems to be about money just lately.
Anyway, vet called with results from the bloods and it's not good
OH!
Her Saa level should be no less than 10............hers is 237!
Her Fibrogin sp? should be 4 at the very top end................hers is 7.7
She also has very low protein levels.
At present she's on a drug to try and bind her up a bit, antibiotics and of course a five day wormer. I have to go to the vets today to pick up steroids, injectable for the first three days. She also has some re hydration tablets for her water, but bless her, she's drinking really well.
She's absolute skin and bone and I'm frightened she won't make it. I have to make sure she has lots of rugs on as her temperature drops so rapidly. I cannot change any of her feed to give her more protein because the diarrhea is so bad and I cannot afford to upset her little tummy much more. Here's a picture of her and you can see the total mess she's in just from her back legs. Underneath those rugs she's like a walking skeleton...........weight seems to be dropping off every minute!
Oh and I contacted the studs about it, her original breeder said she couldn't remember the wormers or programme she used and the second stud gave me abuse via email after my phone call.
Pink came two me just a few weeks ago and I paid £1250 for her. The invoice clearly said up to date with worming and tetanus.............and you'd think that between the two studs she came through that one of them really would have wormed her! A well known stud in the UK had her shipped from the breeder for me after I fell in love with a picture of her (I'd been looking for something to breed with in a few years time).
Three days ago Pink began to go down hill VERY rapidly and I called the Vet. When she goes to poop it's just like water and full of worms! The Vet has said absolutely no way had this little girl ever been wormed. I am so cross that I went to the best stud and even they have cut corners..............it all seems to be about money just lately.
Anyway, vet called with results from the bloods and it's not good
OH!Her Saa level should be no less than 10............hers is 237!
Her Fibrogin sp? should be 4 at the very top end................hers is 7.7
She also has very low protein levels.
At present she's on a drug to try and bind her up a bit, antibiotics and of course a five day wormer. I have to go to the vets today to pick up steroids, injectable for the first three days. She also has some re hydration tablets for her water, but bless her, she's drinking really well.
She's absolute skin and bone and I'm frightened she won't make it. I have to make sure she has lots of rugs on as her temperature drops so rapidly. I cannot change any of her feed to give her more protein because the diarrhea is so bad and I cannot afford to upset her little tummy much more. Here's a picture of her and you can see the total mess she's in just from her back legs. Underneath those rugs she's like a walking skeleton...........weight seems to be dropping off every minute!
Oh and I contacted the studs about it, her original breeder said she couldn't remember the wormers or programme she used and the second stud gave me abuse via email after my phone call.
