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Sorry guys just having a wobble bout my boy.... he is in so much pain but he is bright and alert and looking for food and cuddles. He is lying down so much more now which is good but it rips my heart out to see him on the deck flat out and just whickering his nostrils when you come in to see him.

He is such a big proud horse and I will do anything for him to help him I just wish he could talk and tell me....
 
Awwww (((((((hugs ))))))) for you, hun and lots of vibes for him. You are doing all you can for him at the moment. Have you had anymore input from the vet?
 
As much as they can do we are just all waiting and praying for him now... think that why I'm having a wobble cause we have now done all we can is now down to him....

I swear if he gets through this I am gonna have the biggest party and everyone invited with Tom in the garden meeting everyone and giving huge horse rides lol
 
You can only listen to your vet's advice and take your cue from the horse. If the vet thinks that progress is being made and that there is a positive prognosis, even if it's quite a way into the future, and that the pain, if not discomfort, is being controlled then there is hope.
I do think though that as owners we have to remember that we can't explain to our horses that 'it will be worth it eventually'. We have always said that we wouldn't subject one of ours to surgery or months of boxrest because it is so far away from their understanding.
Sorry but I'm not sure why you say lying down more is a good sign. When I've known horses/ponies with lami, they have gone down when it has been too painful to stand up. I hope this is NOT the case with your horse.
Keeping everything crossed that your boy makes a good recovery.
 
Ha s he got laminitis? Sorry I think I have missed some of your posts about him - I do know he is very poorly. If it is laminitis - or at least if that is part of it - lying down is very common as it means they can take the weight of their feet and relieve the pain - especially in bigger horses. My cob was on box rest all last summer with laminitis and she spent a lot of the early weeks lying down. As you said was otherwise bright, eating her food etc but spent a lot of time lying down - mind you was in a huge deep bed of shavings which was very comfy!! The picture in my avatar was from then - everyone used to go in and give her a cuddle and I used to sit with her for a bit. She would lie down for a while and then get up a sit suited her. The bigger the horse the more pain so it is their instinct to lie down. My mare is now back on her hooves in full work and lives out 24/7 on restricted grazing - is in at night in the winter. PM me if I can be of any help. I understand how hard it is - last summer seemed to last for ever.
 
Sorry to hear about your lovely boy. You are doing all you can and I'm sure you would know if he'd had enough. He'll know you are doing all you can for him and you being there will be very comforting for him.

Hope he's soon on the road to recovery.
 
TY everyone... To answer Pearlsasinger he did not lie down for the first week as he was too scared he could not get back up again hence why it is now a relief that he now can and does about 6 times a day....

I know what you mean about thier level of understanding I am just very lucky he does not like going out much anyway....

I should get the results from his blood test today regarding his thyroid thanks to 0ldmare I had him tested and my vet trawled the internet about this and EMS he is already on the medication to try and control it...
 
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If it's of any comfort I'm praying for him too - been thinking about him these last few days following your posts.....heads off to yard to give my boy a big cuddle.

JDx
 
My mare was in this state not so long ago, she has been on box rest for only a couple of weeks and it feels like forever but she has gone from laying down a lot to standing up and I can see she is improving, it is so hard to see them like it but I know she's getting there and I'll be with her the whole way. Fingers crossed for your boy. Stay positive for him xx
 
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Youll know when hes had enough hun. You will just know. Trust me. They will tell you. They do tell you.

Lou x

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I totally agree with Lou.

Huge hugs to you both. If it's any help I think that, based on what you've told us, you're doing the right thing at the moment.

Lots of get well vibes on the way from me.
 
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