Barbaro setback

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KENNETT SQUARE, PA — Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro has had a significant setback over the last 24 hours. He became acutely more uncomfortable on his left hind foot. The foot cast was removed and some new separation of the medial (inside) portion of his hoof was found. This required some additional debridement (removal of the damaged tissue) last night.

He is being treated much more aggressively at this time for his discomfort. He is continuing to eat well and is otherwise stable.

Updates will be provided when new information is available.

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Could it be possible that Laminitis,rather than his original injury will claim his life?
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I am going to swear now. Laminitis is a ***k*** *a***** **oo** pig of a *a*****!
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The sooner we get a replacement for hooves, the better off horses will be.

It claims too many innocent victims - horses, ponies and (most) owners.

Fingers crossed for you Barbaro.
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I think any imminent death will be from laminitis – it has been the biggest concern for a while with speculation hovering around Dean’s comment 2 weeks ago, the specialist, etc.
 
I'm afraid to say this happened to my friend's mare. She had a hairline fracture of her humerus which healed beautifully,but as a result of the treatment developed laminitis in the other front foot. She did live for several years after but compensating for the permanent lameness took its toll resulting in arthritic hindquarters.
 
I have been following this story each week, however I really do feel that enough is enough. If you were having to be knocked out every few weeks surely you would start to get really depressed. I think it is rather cruel now and they should really put him out of his misery or future misery.

I think the end is nye however due to the lami. However I think they will keep going just to see how far they can push the medical bounderies with this case.

I wish him all the luck in the world and just prey to god he is not suffering and is happy and content, but I know id be rather fed up by now.

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I do not want to pick on miniemy - but it is clear that the vocal majority who chime in on this subject is opinion rich and fact poor. From my understanding he was not knocked out for his latest procedure, also the improvment from this morning to this afternoon has been incredibly positive. Although this is a setback, at this point I do not believe people close to him are worried, it is more of a hick-up then a problem - atleast at this stage!
 
GT, your comments are quite valid, but he has been knocked out on a number of occasions now and I know that I would be depressed with that.

I am not close to this horse, his carers or anyone who knows him, so I can only form an opinion from which is written in the news updates, pictures and videos.

A good example of this was last week when I went to see a pony with what I was told to be an abscess in the foot. When I got there the little pony was eating his hay, bright eyed, ears pricked and even whinnied, however he was suffering from acute lami and the hoof had seperated away nearly half an inch. To most people this horse looked bright, perky and happy. However it was plainly obvious this horse needed putting to sleep.

I hope for Bs sake he is happy.

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When a horse is anestatised - it wakes up with a head ache, dry mouth much like many users here self enduse a few times a week - he has not had that particularly regularly since his bad week in July!

It seems silly to put him down until he is suffering - if someone has a brain tumour, a headache could be the begining of the end, but then again it could just be a bad day!
 
Sorry GT I dont want to seem to be picking holes in your posts, but B has had a general 6 times since july

9th Aug
28th Aug
10th Sept
9th Oct
6th Nov
and today.

Thats a lot of headaches/pool recoveries, drips and what not.

Hummmm

Poor boy.
 
Cast changes every 10-14 days are not really that uncommon with fractured limbs, that means he could have had as many as 15 in that time and he still did not have one today, just an FYI!

The reality is cast changes are not that big of a deal - it is not like he had a surgical procedure everytime he went under. I knew a horse who had 10 colic surgeries in 40 days, now that is rough!
 
I've always thought that if my mare broke her leg - I'd do anything and pay anything to save her - no matter what.

But seeing what he's been through with the lami and how terrible his legs look now, and now this setback, I'm really, really starting to change my mind.

Unless it was a simple fracture with a chance of a full recovery, much as I love my horse who is "my baby" as far as I'm concerned (I was holding her mum shen she was conceived, I delivered her and she's been with me nearly 15 years now) I could not put her through that.

I really did think this story was going to have a happy ending, and that they were saving him for the right reasons (ie not money or breeding him) but now, I feel for the poor horse, I think its been too much
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