CAN YOU ALL SEND GOOD VIBES PLEASE?

Aww Sue, So sorry you are going through this. Horrible when you don;t know what the hell is going on.

I am sending all the vibes I have and I hope that you find out what it is?
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HH

Could it not be E-coli? We've lost some calves to this in the past and they've all gone the same way as your foalie.

So sorry to hear you lost one and have another ill. Fingers tightly crossed for hte little one.
 
Just read someone mentioned Lead.

We've lost cows and a calf to lead poisoning when someone dumped some old roofing felt from a track into the woods along one of our fields.

Symptoms don't fit. With lead poisoning they go blind, walk in circles and constantly press their head on something to alleviate the pain in their heads. They drift away from the herd and call out as they're lost and can't find their fieldmates.

Our cows would spin in a panic stricken circle before dropping dead from a heart attack.
 
HH im so terribly sorry, what an awful time for you. Hoping that you find little man much improved this morning. Have you thought of giving Bristol Vets a ring to see if they have come across these symptoms before? Clutching at straws here but might be worth a try.

Sending lots of healing vibes and prayers to you and the little man xxxx
 
Thanks, but my vet has already rung Derek Knottenbelt at Liverpool, it's such an obscure thing.
The lab will also get new samples today (if they work?) so surely between them they can pin point the cause.
In all my life with horses I have seen lots of things from grass sickness to strangles, but never come across a foal killing bug like this before...
My poor vet must be fed up with me, I keep suggesting everything from arsenic to ivy, and he calmly explains why it can't be my suggestion.. (I email him my guesses too...)
 
Firstly let me congratulate you on some beautiful foals, Diva is breathtaking!
It must be hugely stressful for you at the moment, I know it is an horrible thing to think about but could it be acute grass sickness? The reason I ask is because when we were breeding ( years ago, I was only 8 or 9) there was a particularly wet spring on we lost 3 foals
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I cant remember what they died of but they just went downhill quite quickly and the vets werent specialised equine practices as they are now (cows came first!). Fingers crossed for your little fella, hope you get some good news soon.
 
I must add my very best wishes that this awful thing is discovered and dealt with, and that your lovely foal gets through with no ill effects. I will watch for news. x
 
HH Not much I can say that has not already been said, so just to let you know we are routing for you and Music Man and hope you get to the bottom of it.

XXX
 
HH I just cannot believe what a time you are having just now. I am sending so much positive thoughts and vibes your way. It sounds like it could be the water, but I guess until you get all the tests back its hard to say. But at least if you move the fields you are taking one thing out the equation.

I am sending you lots of vibes and best wishes for a positive outcome for you. If I can think if anything else I will let you know.

Chin up............keep strong................. xx
 
Sadly Diva was breath taking, she was the first foal that died..
We have two others left, both colts and looking fine today up to now, but this thing is so insidious it sneaks up on them without much warning.
The sick foal was cantering round the field yesterday!
He is no worse so if he can just hang on and we keep feeding he should eventually fight it off..
It doesn't seem to be grass sickness (I've seen that before on The Wirral years ago)
Thanks for the good wishes..
 
How awful for you. You say one of the streams runs through a field of cattle first, are there calfs in there? Are the calves okay next door? Hope you find some answers soon.
 
OMGG Sue!! I am so dreadfully sorry! You guys have not had the easiest time in the last few years. I haven't had the time (or patience - this is dial up) to read the whole thread, but the only thing that springs to mind is leptospirosis - but I think (dredging up stuff learnt at uni here) that you can see the leptospirochetes in the eyes with dye? I could easily be confuddled about that though. I'll ask our vets here tomorrow for you.

Sending you and C big hugs and lots of strength to get through this!

x
 
OMG HH,

Just came across this post, and I cant believe the news about Diva either. Bloody hell, this is soo unfair on you all. What awfull luck you have been having this past few years. Its unreal.

Fingers tightly crossed for this little guy. I hope you find out what the hell is causing this.

Niamh
 
Are these foals' symptoms similar at all to the ones in the foals which died in 2005? Were they in the same field? I am not an expert but foals have so little resistance to bugs, I guess they could easily succumb to something which would not affect the adult horse so quickly. It is so frustrating not being able to pinpoint the cause, and therefore know how to cure it, but it could be any number of things. So very sad, I really hope you caught it in time. xxx
 
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Just read someone mentioned Lead.

We've lost cows and a calf to lead poisoning when someone dumped some old roofing felt from a track into the woods along one of our fields.

Symptoms don't fit. With lead poisoning they go blind, walk in circles and constantly press their head on something to alleviate the pain in their heads. They drift away from the herd and call out as they're lost and can't find their fieldmates.

Our cows would spin in a panic stricken circle before dropping dead from a heart attack.

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Ahh damn, was just thinking as though it could affect digestive system hence weight loss, diarrhoea etc - swear someone told me this once
 
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