tikino
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my 3 yr old got a abscess in august and will on box rest stopped eating lost a load of weight and interest in life. vet came out and took bloods and her her liver bloods where all of with Gamma GT highly elevated, also Alk Phosphate, AST, CK. vet at that time queried grass sickness because she was so anorexic and was also producing excess saliva etc. we bought alsorts of feeding etc and then got equine dentist in again (he had saw her about months previous) he notice she had a few diastemas as her teeth were changing so he washed her mouth out etc and treated this.
eventually she would pick at grass and we decided she would be better out if she would graze slowly she started picking at bucket feeds etc. we continued to take her bloods at regular intervals and the above bloods where still elevated but improving slightly each month. then she stoped eating again.
she went to the vet school at this stage and they repeated the bloods and still elevated and they performed a liver ultrasound but liver looked normal which they found strange. they spoke about doing a biopsy but decided to leave it at this stage they also notice when checking her mouth that she had a few loose caps and ulceration which they treated but said she was to young to treat the diastemas as her adult teeth need to be in before they can treat it properly.
so she came home and went back on to hunger strike and after a few days eventually started eating with the help of antibiotics that my own vet prescribed. bloods still not great but better.
last lot of bloods took on thursday and all still elevated but report says further improvement in liver parameters so wee are all really pleased. vet says why don't you start lightley backing her.
then disaster strikes, on Saturday i felt sorry with her because she was in due to her having rubbish feet and she keeps pulling her shoes of on the fence. i decided to take her for a wee walk so i got on my other mare (her mother) and took her out for a wee walk ride and lead wee quietly walked round the fields and it was just lovely mother and daughter both my pride and joys out a lovely walk then it all went bank as she came to a halt and refused to walk forward first i was like come on Ellie don't be lazy then i realize all was not well. so promptly got of my other horse Skye and by this point Ellie was sweating like made and her back end had seized she has mega tied up. so nephew came to the rescue with my horsebox and vet was called to the field.
vet has been out every day since Saturday bloods have been re taken and we are awaiting the result i am at a total loss as to what is going on with my youngster and what they way forward is. any advice will be taken on board as i am stumped what to do for my baby
eventually she would pick at grass and we decided she would be better out if she would graze slowly she started picking at bucket feeds etc. we continued to take her bloods at regular intervals and the above bloods where still elevated but improving slightly each month. then she stoped eating again.
she went to the vet school at this stage and they repeated the bloods and still elevated and they performed a liver ultrasound but liver looked normal which they found strange. they spoke about doing a biopsy but decided to leave it at this stage they also notice when checking her mouth that she had a few loose caps and ulceration which they treated but said she was to young to treat the diastemas as her adult teeth need to be in before they can treat it properly.
so she came home and went back on to hunger strike and after a few days eventually started eating with the help of antibiotics that my own vet prescribed. bloods still not great but better.
last lot of bloods took on thursday and all still elevated but report says further improvement in liver parameters so wee are all really pleased. vet says why don't you start lightley backing her.
then disaster strikes, on Saturday i felt sorry with her because she was in due to her having rubbish feet and she keeps pulling her shoes of on the fence. i decided to take her for a wee walk so i got on my other mare (her mother) and took her out for a wee walk ride and lead wee quietly walked round the fields and it was just lovely mother and daughter both my pride and joys out a lovely walk then it all went bank as she came to a halt and refused to walk forward first i was like come on Ellie don't be lazy then i realize all was not well. so promptly got of my other horse Skye and by this point Ellie was sweating like made and her back end had seized she has mega tied up. so nephew came to the rescue with my horsebox and vet was called to the field.
vet has been out every day since Saturday bloods have been re taken and we are awaiting the result i am at a total loss as to what is going on with my youngster and what they way forward is. any advice will be taken on board as i am stumped what to do for my baby
