henryhorn
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He is no worse this morning but no better either, he is making attempts to suckle but not very good ones so I am off out with a bottle once the mare has finished her own feed, there is a limit to how much glucose you can give them or it stuffs other organs.
He now has a port stitched in his neck (see new pic on blog) so at least we can give him some fluids when needed if he won't drink.
My wonderful vet came back again at 11pm to give him two more lots of fluid, then I spoke with him earlier and he is getting ready to go to his surgery (on his day off I suspect) to look at the samples himself to see what he can find.
I checked on the foal through the night and he was mostly asleep standing up.
The dam is a bolshy beggar and isn't relishing being away from the herd, but the stallion is two doors down so she isn't alone.
This foal smells horrible like calf scour just as the other did, and has identical symptoms, so what the hell is the cause?
Once I have him fed I'll clamber into that next door field and try and see for myself, but surely if it was something like lead the others would have been affected too? (two more foals in there at the time)
We also have a back lady coming today who whispers have it can talk to the horses. You may laugh but if she can ask him or his dam, we may get our answer.
We used to use Julie Dicker before she passed away and miss her so much in cases like this, I know of one when she said giardia in the water and was proved right!
This person has never told me of her gift however so it will be up to her to see if she offers..I don't feel I can ask outright.
Oh well off to make a cup of tea then see if he will have another drink.
No point at all going in with his stroppy dam whilst she is eating, she swung round and almost knocked him and me flying a minute ago, once she has eaten she may calm down.
He now has a port stitched in his neck (see new pic on blog) so at least we can give him some fluids when needed if he won't drink.
My wonderful vet came back again at 11pm to give him two more lots of fluid, then I spoke with him earlier and he is getting ready to go to his surgery (on his day off I suspect) to look at the samples himself to see what he can find.
I checked on the foal through the night and he was mostly asleep standing up.
The dam is a bolshy beggar and isn't relishing being away from the herd, but the stallion is two doors down so she isn't alone.
This foal smells horrible like calf scour just as the other did, and has identical symptoms, so what the hell is the cause?
Once I have him fed I'll clamber into that next door field and try and see for myself, but surely if it was something like lead the others would have been affected too? (two more foals in there at the time)
We also have a back lady coming today who whispers have it can talk to the horses. You may laugh but if she can ask him or his dam, we may get our answer.
We used to use Julie Dicker before she passed away and miss her so much in cases like this, I know of one when she said giardia in the water and was proved right!
This person has never told me of her gift however so it will be up to her to see if she offers..I don't feel I can ask outright.
Oh well off to make a cup of tea then see if he will have another drink.
No point at all going in with his stroppy dam whilst she is eating, she swung round and almost knocked him and me flying a minute ago, once she has eaten she may calm down.
