Recent content by SandraBean

I hope everything goes well tomorrow. Again, thankyou for all your support in the last few weeks.

Thankyou so much for all of your help, I really appreciate it.

Thankyou for your post. I've tried googling it but the information is quite complicated and I can't seem to find any straightforward figures. I have tried to clarify with my vet, and I am persisting, but he too is like the internet...complicated and not straightforward!! How did you find out...

Has anyone had any experience of this as a diagnostic tool? Also, does anyone know if there is anyone who practices this in Yorkshire or the North East of England? Or if there are people who are prepared to travel from other parts of the country. Thankyou!

Does anyone know what the parameters for urea levels in a horses blood sample are? And how high would qualify as a raised level? My vet isn't particularly forthcoming with information. Look forward to hearing from anyone who can help.

This is becoming a bit of a saga but any help/ thoughts/ ideas are desperately sought. On my return visit to the vets to go through the initial diagnosis of wobblers I asked to see the blood test results taken from my horse on the day she had a strange turn (as explained in Part 1/ Part 2 of my...

UPDATE from 'Desperate Owner' I went back to see the vet this week as I really felt that I needed to go over things with him again, and to air some of my concerns. I asked the vet to go through the evidence for the diagnosis again, which he did, although not with the same conviction he had done...

I need help! I own a 10 year old Dutch warmblood mare who has had 3 strange 'turns', all of which have coincided with her being in season, aswell as after work. The seasons concerned have seemed to be painful and distressing for her. She goes very quiet and introverted. Shows no interest in what...

Hi Brightmount, Thankyou so much for taking the time to read through my post, and for offering your advice. We head to the vets later this week so I will let you know how we get on. A little bit of good news is that she is much brighter again and the twinkle in her eye has returned.

I need help! I own a 10 year old mare who has had 3 strange 'turns', all of which have coincided with her being in season. The seasons concerned have seemed to be painful and distressing for her. She goes very quiet and introverted. Shows no interest in what is going on around her...she normally...