Dab
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Thank u x. Ellie the thing is we just don't KNOW what it is, we thought it could be stomach ulcers at one point, which is why she went on the gastroguard, at one point we thought it could be worms even though she'd had a bleeding good dose of equest pramox, so he had pancur for 5 days, she's had bute, antibiotics, cushings test... Liver function, in depth blood tests, I'm a fixer, I can always fix something's and solve a problem, if I don't know something I research the answer, eliminate the possibilities and find the cause and fix it.... But I just can't seem to do it!! I mean it's so flucking bad to see buckets and buckets of food go into your horse and her waste away in front of your eyes and just not being able to fix it or stop it... I'm so angry! And I keep asking myself the question when will I stop? I know I may save her yet but I also know that if I can't I will spend my life coming up with 'what ifs' and I don't want to be someone who keeps their horse alive for themselves, never having gone through this before, never having had to make the decision before, I'm becoming acutely aware of how hard it is to know when. My vet and I haven't even said its that time yet, but I can't bear the thought that I may become one of those owners that keeps their horse going for themselves and I can't bear the idea that I may give up on her too soon... I feel very helpless and very lost
Hi QB sorry to hear all that you are going through.
I havent been through all of the answers so you or somebody might have already discussed this, but with all the bute, heavy dose wormers, lack of weight gain, have you considered hindgut ulcers? GG wont touch those bug*ers, and bute, wormers and too much or changes in feed play havock with the healthy bacteria in the colon, encouraging bad bacteria which then turns the environment acidic and invites ulcers. This leads to weight loss and/or poor doers.
Small feeds are the way forward, with slippery elm and chamomile, a little bran (add water) and a good dose of micronised linseed, plus adlib hay (NOT haylage).
Good luck.
PS I know its difficult because she wont eat properly but be careful with all of the changes in feed, the hindgut needs time to adapt to new feeds - well the healthy bacteria need time to adapt - mess with that and you mess with the bacteria and hey presto hindgut acidious = ulcers = colic = poor doer = weight loss
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