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Hang in there @Red-1 It’s been a long, emotional, exhausting week for you all, & the lengths you are going to for Rigsby are admirable.
He looks brighter & every poo, however small is heading in the right direction.
I know you must be absolutely spent, but your determination for getting this boy better shines through . I really hope you can continue to tap into the strength that you have shown so far. We are all supporting you guys from afar & wishing you all well xx
 
Thank you all. It does help. I am always asking if I could do more/better, but I don't really know how.

I am happy that he will have eaten enough today that he won't need muzzling at night. That will be a relief.

The fact that he trusted me did make me teary at times. That and the fact that he whinnied to the vet when she arrived on Tuesday morning. Hats off to the vet who did the internal whilst laid on the floor too, on Tuesday morning.

The younger vet too, who stayed smiling even when she had blown the liquid into his stomach, turned to speak to me and missed the reflux, which splashed in her face. Smiling all the time. The receptionist who told me that I could just ring for moral support, and who listened to how ace Rigs is.

He has put up with all sorts. The awful pipe in his nose for 2 days, for a start. It did work though, he didn't have a bleed, and he doubtless would have if the pipe had been taken in and out each time.

Mr Red has been ace too.

Team Riggers!
 
fraggle2 said:
We're all here for Team Riggers. I'm sure each and everyone of us on this thread are checking back several times a day to see how you are all doing.
Fingers crossed that it won't be too much longer till you and Mr Red can relax a little ? x
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Dare I say, I have started to turn a corner. Another poo out, another feed in. 3/4 of an hour, then a walk, then a feed. Re-filling him bit by bit.
 
Crikey Red just caught up on this, what a rollercoaster! Echo all the other posters saying just how lucky the gorgeous Rigsby is to have such a dedicated person (/team of people, go Mr Red) in his corner. Keeping all the fingers and toes I have crossed that the upward trend continues and he's back to full health in no time.
 
HanniRT said:
First thing I click on in the morning! Before the news etc!
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Miss_Millie said:
Me too <3
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That is so funny, because when other people have had a poorly horse thread, I have done the same.

He has been out in the field again, in now and before I have even had time to worry, a poo has appeared. Due 3 more feed/hay combos tonight. I feel confident to leave the muzzle off as the shavings aren't palatable now he has something in his tum.

2 more days, then I will find someone who can pop a feed in mid morning on Monday, so I can actually go back to work LOL.
 
Was worried by lack of poo at 2.30am, but he had been fed/ mucked out at 10, and once he had a top up of food, he had pooed by 3am. More this morning, so we are still winning.

Sadly, I have been told that the hunt is local today, so he won't be able to do the best for grass. But, I will walk and give hay. Grass now and once it is dark again.

Will rid baby horse early too, presuming hunt will be here at 11. He can spend the day locked in the stable, it is the first time they have been round since he came. I will trust Rigs with his patio, more because he is a bit earthbound to leap the fence from a standstill.

I do wish the hunts still told us when they are around.
 
Here's hoping for some good sized, normal poos this morning (from Rigsby - lol). Here's to an uneventful weekend Red-1. Cross-posted, glad to hear there is further progress. Good luck with the hunt, hope baby horse just finds it interesting but not exciting.
 
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A thing of beauty.
A sculpture!
A poo photo to end all poo photos.
Yes, I promise, no more poo photos!!!
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I am so happy to see it, I wanted to make it my FB cover photo, but Mr Red says no!

BTW, he has been using his new metal detector, bought just to find horseshoes, on the yard today - to check for discarded nails etc from the builders.

He had a 'find' after less than a minute! I was excited initially, as viking coins and jewellery and coins have been found locally. Then I had a closer look....

Not anything as exciting.

Any takers for guess the 'find'?

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I'm so glad Rigsby is pooing and seems to be on the mend. x your love and care for him are phenomenal.

[I've been thinking about you but can't read and keep up with details and post as much support as I would like to because my brain does funny things with colic worry after Granny horse and I end up unnecessarily sitting up all night with my horses if I get it too much in to my silly brain.]
 
PapaverFollis said:
I'm so glad Rigsby is pooing and seems to be on the mend. x your love and care for him are phenomenal.

[I've been thinking about you but can't read and keep up with details and post as much support as I would like to because my brain does funny things with colic worry after Granny horse and I end up unnecessarily sitting up all night with my horses if I get it too much in to my silly brain.]
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Funny you should say that, but I try not to dwell on colic posts too. My friend at work mentioned Riggers going through it and I said I don't want to talk about it. It's almost like a tempting of fate
 
Very pleased to see the poo! Post as many as you like - so glad he is recovering strongly.

How was it with the hunt in the end? Did they come close? Is Rigsby looking wistfully at the grass?
 
Surbie said:
Very pleased to see the poo! Post as many as you like - so glad he is recovering strongly.

How was it with the hunt in the end? Did they come close? Is Rigsby looking wistfully at the grass?
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I didn't see them coming down our road, but they were nearby and I had both horses in for 11am. I only hope the lack of movement won't hurt either, although Rigs did still have his patio. He missed second and third times at grass though, and his 2 walks out.

That said, I think I need to cut myself a break now. Mr Red took me to the saddler and bought Rigsby a present. When I queried him buying Rigs a gift, he said it wasn't for Rigsby, it was for me! :p
 
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