RuthnMeg
Well-Known Member
After my last post about 10 days ago about whether or not should a healthy horse be put down just cos his friend has to be, things changed - for the worst.
'Horse' was healthy until Friday last week when he suddenly appeared blind in his near side eye and was very stressed. The vet came and said he had a massive ulcer on his eye. How this happened is anyones guess?? His other eye was ok. He can get stressed very easily. After the long weekend of treating him 5 times a day, it became apparent that his stress levels were verging on a very dangerous horse - he kicks like hell and rears to box you. He had to be sedated on monday and he fought so hard he nearly collapsed. My dad called a stop to it. He had a non treatment day yesterday so he could chill and just be a horse. Meanwhile my uncle who owns Mac said his wieght had dropped quickly over the last 2 weeks, and said they can go together.
I got a phone call at 9am this morning so I went over and helped support my dad. The trailers brakes aren't working so the kennel man came out. Over very quickly, Horse first so he didn't stress. I gave them a whole pack of polos each and a large carrot - they went as happy as they could be - bless them.
I hope both Horse and Mac can now gallop free together and join up with my old horse Sunny as they were all good friends.
'Horse' was healthy until Friday last week when he suddenly appeared blind in his near side eye and was very stressed. The vet came and said he had a massive ulcer on his eye. How this happened is anyones guess?? His other eye was ok. He can get stressed very easily. After the long weekend of treating him 5 times a day, it became apparent that his stress levels were verging on a very dangerous horse - he kicks like hell and rears to box you. He had to be sedated on monday and he fought so hard he nearly collapsed. My dad called a stop to it. He had a non treatment day yesterday so he could chill and just be a horse. Meanwhile my uncle who owns Mac said his wieght had dropped quickly over the last 2 weeks, and said they can go together.
I got a phone call at 9am this morning so I went over and helped support my dad. The trailers brakes aren't working so the kennel man came out. Over very quickly, Horse first so he didn't stress. I gave them a whole pack of polos each and a large carrot - they went as happy as they could be - bless them.
I hope both Horse and Mac can now gallop free together and join up with my old horse Sunny as they were all good friends.
