Switchthehorse
Well-Known Member
I have amused (and angered!!) a few people on here with vids of my big grey girl affectionately known as Fatty... we have had problems jumping, problems on the flat, problems hunting, you name it we have had problems! But I love her to pieces and at least she provides people with amusement and encouragement!?
2 weeks ago she came up in hives, they put it down to allergic reaction, treated with cortisone, the following day she was decidedly 'off', vet treated as colic but took bloods. Came up as liver enzymes raised so treated with antibiotics, week later still very flat so referred for biopsy this tuesday, told i would receive the results in a week, got a bit of a shock when horse-pital phoned yesterday ... she has advanced hepatitis, next 10 days or so are critical, more antibiotics and monitor if she gets better/ or worse... have been told to 'prepare myself'.
She is only 8, and being quite open but quite tragic she is my absolute world, I think she is a boyfriend/husband/child substitute all rolled into one. I have had her since she was three and we have been through so much together (mostly at my injury/embarrassment!) and its tragic a 35 year old woman weeping and wailing but I am absolutely in bits.
I know there have been some great posts on here in years gone by about hepatitis and they have been hugely helpful. I guess this is a bit of a pointless 'poor me' post really but if any of you believe in long distance vibes then please send them our way if you have any spare ones!!
2 weeks ago she came up in hives, they put it down to allergic reaction, treated with cortisone, the following day she was decidedly 'off', vet treated as colic but took bloods. Came up as liver enzymes raised so treated with antibiotics, week later still very flat so referred for biopsy this tuesday, told i would receive the results in a week, got a bit of a shock when horse-pital phoned yesterday ... she has advanced hepatitis, next 10 days or so are critical, more antibiotics and monitor if she gets better/ or worse... have been told to 'prepare myself'.
She is only 8, and being quite open but quite tragic she is my absolute world, I think she is a boyfriend/husband/child substitute all rolled into one. I have had her since she was three and we have been through so much together (mostly at my injury/embarrassment!) and its tragic a 35 year old woman weeping and wailing but I am absolutely in bits.
I know there have been some great posts on here in years gone by about hepatitis and they have been hugely helpful. I guess this is a bit of a pointless 'poor me' post really but if any of you believe in long distance vibes then please send them our way if you have any spare ones!!
turned her away this weekend WAIL first lot of blood tests tomorrow and praying there is some improvement!iss riding her already and it's only been two weeks!
