EMERGENCY!! sick 5 year old

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My 5 year old cob is coughing up LOADS of mucus and its also pouring from her nose.

Vet had tube up her wind pipe and removed some food but had said she still has a lot of fluid on her lungs and she may not make the night. Said it may be choke?

Can anyone help with this? Vet doesn't know where liquid is coming from?!?!
 
If your vet is not equine specialist (which it doesn't sound like they are) then get a specialist horse vet NOW! If horse is that bad I am surprised they haven't referred horse to hospital.
 
How long ago did the vet tube your pony.The mucas coming from her nose and mouth is probably clearing it from her lungs. My old pony had this after someone gave her a piece of carrot. Very frightening at the time but it did clear after a couple of hours.
 
I am a little confused, surely if the vet doesn't think your cob will make the night I am suprised they have not taken her into an equine hospital to do further investigation :confused:

I do hope she gets better soon & do keep us updated.
 
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shysmum said:
GET AN EQUINE VET OUT NOW !!!!! How on earth can a forum help your horse in an emergency :confused::mad:
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Of course it can. OP has already called a vet. We can suggest that she asks that vet for a referal to a specialist.

The hospitals wont take them without being referred by your own vet.

Where are you OP. Someone on here will be able to suggest where to get referred to in your area.
 
I've sat in front of my stable before now, watching my horse while waiting to see whether he will survive or not, and tapped on my phone to ask advice from a forum.

Cut the OP some slack - she's asking for help and advice.

It's not like she's forgone the vet........
 
my mare had this when a friend fed her and didnt wet down her food enough! she was properly bad, shaking where she couldn't breath! she was fine onces the vet sedated her and flushed everything out, but she had to do a lot of flushing, then I had to inject anti b's every day for 5 days to stop her from getting pneumonia!! its the scariest thing ever to see!

good luck
 
If it is choke it is pretty advanced - you would've noticed other obvious symptoms beforehand?

It could be anything from acute respiratory infection to travel flu' (or whatever it's called, where the horse gets fluid build up in the lungs after travelling for too long with no break) - as others have said - Get another vet/second opinion. If the horse is as bad as your post says, I would not be happy that the vet is not giving other options while you are a) at the yard still or b) on your way to vets/horsepital?
 
I think horse needs to be in horsepital make sure you have a specialist equine vet to advise at once, get the transport sorted be ready to go immediatly if you need to.
Good luck vibes to you let us know when you can how you are getting on.
 
Is this aspiration pneumonia from inhaling material (food) earlier on in the choke episode? Get a second opinion and agree, vet hospital referral asap if it's as serious as vet no 1 reckons. I don't understand why they just left you - or did they say that's all we can do, call us back if she gets worse?
 
I'm another who doesn't understand why the vet has left you! From what you describe it sounds serious, especially if the vet is unsure whether she'll make it through the night?
Is this vet an equine specialist? If not, call one ASAP as vets who specialise in horses are a lot, lot more knowledgable than 'standard' vets - most have 24 hour call out and will be well worth the phonecall.
Please keep us updated, sending vibes/luck your way x
 
Agree with others, should be in hospital or vet there. Years ago my friends pony ate a good bit of unsoaked sugar beet with pretty much the same symptoms. She was told the same, it might not make it till morning. We all sat up with it all night, doing nothing more than cleaning its nostrils & it did survive. But, that was 20yrs ago. Now, I'd expect better veterinary help.
 
Haven't read all of thread but the vet should be doing more.

Get a specialist equity vet.
The can give muscle relaxant as a start.

One my horses suffered quite a few times and its not nice.
But vets can help.
 
Happened to my friends's yearling a few weeks ago. Ended up at Newmarket with pneumonia after being tubed for choke. She nearly lost her. Get your vet on the phone now and get your horse to the nearest specialist unit.
 
Where are you?
Cant see on my phone but think south west?

B and w equine are fab.They can take horse in for care in Failand or
Breadstone.
Or obviously Landford veterinary hospital is near by and do fab work.
 
Young horse equine vet needed and I really wish your horse well and hope they will recover. I agree I would expect a hospital or somewhere / someone well equipped to deal with a horse so ill. I hope you find an equine vet, I dont think some folks realise that there is a difference in vets? But hey you had a vet out and get them out again and ask fast.

Let us know how you get on. Sincerely hope your horse is ok?
 
Hi guys,

I did only want some company and reassurance I'm not alone.

They actually are an equine vet.. So thank you to people who think I'd risk my ponies life with a dogs vet or something!

Vet flushed through and said call in an 2 hour if she is still bad and ill flush again, then said realistically if that doesn't work there's nothing she can do.. I said what about hospital for a referral and she said she may ask them if it carries on but vet doesn't know what's wrong or where fluid is coming from
 
If your vet does not know what they are dealing with they should be asking for further advice not saying there is no more to do, push for referral, you are very near a specialist unit that is open 24/7 for just this type of problem.

At the very least your vet should contact them for advice.
 
Bear in mind any referral hospital will ask for a deposit upfront - are finances a stumbling block? Because if the vet does not think it is a standard choke and referral is an option then they should be making arrangements if things haven't changed in the two hours.
 
Does your vet work for an exclusively equine practice and if so she should talk to Bristol/ her other colleagues asap!! Bristol or the nearest equine clinic to you do not need her to know where the fluid is coming from they will diagnose this themsleves they will not soley rely on the referring vets diagnosis but will examine the horse themselves. If its this bad then she should have already referred you in to somewhere and she should know this!
 
Me, I'd be getting your horse to an equine hospital such as the Dick Vet's in Edinburgh. My mare choked and got an aspiration pneumonia. The choke she had copious quantities of snott/frothy saliva pouring out her nose and mouth. If she hadn't started on antibiotics within 24 hours there's a good chance she'd be dead so personally I'd be getting the horse to a specialist hospital now!
Apart from anything else a hospital will endoscopes that they can pass down your horse's throat and see exactly whats going on.

Good luck
 
glenruby said:
Bear in mind any referral hospital will ask for a deposit upfront - are finances a stumbling block?
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not always. My mare went to the Dick Vets and the only thing they asked about was insurance. Once I confirmed she was insured they were happy at that with no further issues.
 
I'm calling the vet again to ask if she has spoken to anyone to find out what it is, then ill take her to the hospital myself and demand a examination. Money isn't an option, thanks for all your thoughts and advice x
 
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