Fat or in foal

[Zero00000]

Oh no,
Hope he is just having an 'off' day and is feeling better soon

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

Really hope your old boy feels better soon...and a hug for You, there's alot all going on at once!!! Xx

 

[JJS]

Oh no,
Hope he is just having an 'off' day and is feeling better soon

Thank you.

Really hope your old boy feels better soon...and a hug for You, there's alot all going on at once!!! Xx

An awful lot! Thanks, SLH.

 

[Remi'sMum]

Sending vibes for you and your old lad JJS, and to Mary. Keep us posted on both when you can. Hugs x

 

[Sandstone1]

Hope your old boy is ok. Lot for you to handle all at once.

 

[Merrymoles]

Hi OP. I really hope your old boy is just suffering from the hard ground, which is what I think is the problem with mine. He seems to be moving better today so I am keeping everything crossed for both him and your lad! Mary will probably wait until you are occupied with your pony and then deliver you a nice surprise.

 

[SEL]

The ground is rock hard here. Hopefully your old boy will be back to normal quickly. I've never heard of laminitis without bounding pulses.

Ah - checked in for a baby update and saw the post about your boy.

We've got 2 on the yard confined to barracks after coming in footsore. One has had laminitis in the past so that was our first worry but she has no pulses, so we're thinking she's footsore or pulled something in the field.

Hope your boy starts to improve soon - horses always choose their timing well when they want to worry us!

 

[dulcie_dustyxx]

I sincerely hope he's better soon! Hopefully Mary can hang on for a bit to make sure you can concentrate on him x Best of wishes x

 

[RubysGold]

Hope your old boy is feeling better very soon
Hope it isn't laminitis :-(

 

[Butterbear]

Positive vibes on their way, fingers crossed all turns out well.

 

[horselady]

I really hope your boy is feeling better JJS. Let us hope it is just some bruising

 

[JJS]

Thank you all for your kind words, sympathy, and support - they're more appreciated than you know.

Unfortunately, Six is worse again today and now has pulses too, so I'm certain that it is laminitis we're looking at. He has the vet out tomorrow so hopefully we'll have him feeling much better soon.

Mary, on the other hand, is exceptionally comfortable just the way she is. Her appetite has returned with a vengeance, and she's so laid back it's unreal. Despite that, she looks very close to dropping now, and her milk is starting to change colour too. Take a look for yourselves...

 

[ElleSkywalker]

Everything crossed for Six xxx

Looking forward to foal pics in the morning :wink3:

 

[Feival]

You are a day maybe to from finding a bouncy fluffy baby, im so jealous. I want to put Winnie back in foal but my girlfriend won't let me ☹

 

[JJS]

I still think we might have up to a week left. She's definitely getting close now, but she's just not quite there yet, and although her milk is changing colour, it's still clear and more yellow than white.

 

[shirl62]

Mary is a sweetie and so chilled...She must be thinking ''Mummmm stop letting everyone see my girlie bits its becoming embarrassing''... Lol

Shirl

 

[JJS]

Mary is a sweetie and so chilled...She must be thinking ''Mummmm stop letting everyone see my girlie bits its becoming embarrassing''... Lol

Shirl

I'm sure that's exactly what she's thinking!

 

[dulcie_dustyxx]

I hope it alls goes well with the vet tomorrow - good luck Six!

Ooh this is very exciting! My prediction might be the winner aha

 

[Peregrine Falcon]

Hope vet visit goes well tomorrow, sending hugs for the pair of you.

Mary, get a move on, your mum would like some proper sleep!!!!

 

[meleeka]

Thanks for posting. Keeping everything crossed for both of them. Sounds like you caught the laminitis early which should really help.

Poor Mary, that's got to be uncomfortable now. At least she's being spoilt rotten as some consolation.

 

[SatansLittleHelper]

Everything crossed for your boy tomorrow xx

 

[Fraggle2]

Hope it all goes well with the vet today and your boy is soon on the mend.

 

[OldNag]

I hope your boy is feeling more comfortable today. Laminitis is utterly horrible.

I never did put a bet on, but I am expecting foalie pics tomorrow

 

[eatmyshorts]

Sorry to hear about your old fella, i hope the vet visit goes ok xx Will understand if you can't post much ... you look after yourself & your horses, & hopefully you'll have a lovely foalie soon xx

 

[JJS]

Hi all,

Unfortunately, laminitis was the right call. We've caught it early but it still raises some real worries about Six's ACTH levels, so his bloods are being re-tested and we'll reassess from there. For now, however, he's on both Bute and Sedalin, so should be feeling much more comfortable soon.

He still despises every second of being on box rest though, and looks ready to attempt a prison break at the first opportunity he gets.

Meanwhile Mary is doing her very best to be thoughtful, and seems intent on keeping her legs crossed until little Six is feeling better. Not that her conscientiousness stopped her from posing for a little pregnancy shoot - apparently, she didn't want to disappoint her many followers!

 

[meleeka]

How many Prascend is he on? I upped mine straight away when she went footy. Her blood test proved me right but I think it just made the recovery that much quicker. I think sometimes it's best to go on symptoms not just levels. He doesn't look massively overweight (and very cute btw).

 

[JJS]

How many Prascend is he on? I upped mine straight away when she went footy. Her blood test proved me right but I think it just made the recovery that much quicker. I think sometimes it's best to go on symptoms not just levels. He doesn't look massively overweight (and very cute btw).

Thanks, Meleeka - he is the cutest pony around!
He's on one Prascend a day, but TBH, he struggles even on this amount, so having to up his dosage is the last thing we want to do. Our main problem is that he's not remotely overweight - he's the opposite. He could really do with quite a few more kilos on him as he's always been a relatively poor doer, but is now having to have all of his hay soaked and his hard feed cut out, so I expect him to drop even more.

 

[Merrymoles]

Get well soon Six!

 

[wills_91]

Oh he's lovely! Glad you've caught it early and hope he's on the mend soon. Your going to be busy!

 

[Tiddlypom]

Gosh, you've got your work cut out, haven't you?! Hope Six is soon feeling better, in what way does he find taking Prascend difficult? My mare goes inappetent and ataxic for a month at least after upping her dose by 0.5 tablet at a time (she is now on 1.5 tablets per day), but she does come round ok in the end, and is eating ravenously again now and doing very well.