Is there anything else I could of done?

[dominobrown]

Back in October my yearling almost de-gloved his back leg kicking into a hedge.
I found him quickly and got the vet, he was then taken immediately to Edinburgh hospital and operated on. He was sound and there was no damage to the leg itself. They decided to put him in a full leg cast to help prevent movement. He then got laminitis so I made the decision to remove the cast as they thought it was caused by stress. He also got an infection in the wound while away at hospital. He was there for a couple of weeks before I made the decision to bring him and reduce stress.
He was so happy to be home. Initially he was going well. I got on top of the infection and the wound was healing well.
Despite following their instructions and having my vets come at least once a week I couldn’t get on top of the lami.
He has never been fed grains or sugar. I had him on bute and paracetamol. I was bandaging and padding his front feet. I put him on lami supplement and boswellia. He had a full bed. I put him on hay etc.

He is/ was getting worse and worse. Called the vets out for x rays and his pedal bone is about mm from his sole. His last set of X-rays where really good so he has deteriorated very quickly.

He has been given some intravenous painkillers tonight so we get stuff sorted for his last day tomorrow. I can’t believe it. I feel like I have tried so hard for nothing.

Simba 9.05.2022 to 07.12.2023

 

[nagblagger]

Oh i am so sorry to read this. Thinking of you.
Hug for tomorrow.

 

[SEL]

I'm so, so sorry - what a beautiful young horse.

It sounds very much like the laminitis was secondary to the injury and infection rather than caused by feed. It can be caused by toxins in the body and from what I've been told it is extremely hard to shut it down at that point. My big Appy mare lost her dam to it and her owners spent over £9000 trying to save her.

RIP beautiful boy xx

 

[Polos Mum]

I'm so sorry. It honestly sounds like you've done everything possible (and more).

Sometimes the kindest thing is the step you're taking - as hard as it is.

Please don't be too hard on yourself of play the "what if" game, there are no winners from that.

 

[HappyHollyDays]

I’m so sorry xx

 

[dominobrown]

I'm so, so sorry - what a beautiful young horse.

It sounds very much like the laminitis was secondary to the injury and infection rather than caused by feed. It can be caused by toxins in the body and from what I've been told it is extremely hard to shut it down at that point. My big Appy mare lost her dam to it and her owners spent over £9000 trying to save her.

RIP beautiful boy xx

Long talk with vet today and said it was not a feed/ management issue but stress induced.
I thought I was doing the right thing sending to hospital.

 

[The Fuzzy Furry]

So sorry to read this, life stinks sometimes xx

 

[myheartinahoofbeat]

I'm so sorry. It's clear you love him very much and have done all you could for him. Take care of yourself

 

[Polos Mum]

I thought I was doing the right thing sending to hospital.

You were - getting on top of infection would have been almost impossible at home. Sometimes you just can't win.

This is not your fault in any way.

 

[TheMule]

Gosh I'm sorry to read this, it sounds like you and him have just been exceptionally unlucky. It's tragic at any age, but especially cruel to lose such a lovely young horse. I lost my homebred yearling a few years ago and it's still so painful.

 

[Clodagh]

I’m so sorry. He’s a beautiful boy.

 

[GypsGal1718]

I’m so sorry, what beautiful boy, such bad luck

 

[sunnyone]

I really feel for you. Of course you thought you were doing the right thing by sending him to hospital, imagine if it had gone wrong whilst he was at home.
Do not be surprised if you take a long time grieving over him. It took me 5 years before I bred another foal after losing a home bred 18 month old foal.

 

[cauda equina]

I am so sorry
It sounds like a serious injury and maybe it simply was not going to end well, whatever you did
Look after yourself xx

 

[dominobrown]

Obviously I have had horses for a while and had horses pts in the past but all have been older.
To lose a young horse after all this is another kind of hard to deal with.

 

[dominobrown]

First steps

 

[AmyMay]

You did absolutely everything right. But there’s no accounting of the effect stress can have on the body, and I don’t think anything could have prevented the laminitis.

I’m so sorry it wasn’t a better outcome, and can totally understand your devastation x

 

[meleeka]

So sorry to read this but it doesn’t sound like there was anything you could have done differently.

 

[Pearlsasinger]

I am so sorry but there really isn't anything else that you could have done. You were guided by your vet. Losing a youngster is devastating.

 

[Haniki]

So sorry to hear this. Especially difficult as he was home bred.x

 

[alibali]

I'm sorry that you are going through this. It sounds as if you've done everything possible.

 

[Dave's Mam]

So sorry. You did all you could have done.

 

[ycbm]

Is there anything else I could of done?

No.

Bad things happen and you've been very unlucky. I'm so sorry, please don't blame yourself.
.

 

[ILuvCowparsely]

So sorry to hear you loosing your wee lad - sounds like you have done everything you can. Hope it goes well tomorrow so young so sad

 

[Kunoichi73]

So sorry to hear about Simba. You've done all you could for him. Hugs for tomorrow,

 

[nikicb]

So sorry, he's a gorgeous looking lad. I think we always wonder whether we could have done more, but sometimes there just aren't any more avenues to go down. I hope tomorrow goes as smoothly as it can. Take care of yourself. xx

 

[olop]

Oh I’m so sorry what a lovely boy he is. I will be thinking of you tomorrow.
My old mare who literally lived off fresh air was lost to laminitis so I know how hard it is. Sending massive hugs to you xx

 

[scats]

I’m so sorry xx

 

[photo_jo]

I'm very sorry

 

[SilverLinings]

I'm sorry you are having to go through such an awful time. It sounds as though you did everything to provide him with the best care at every stage, and unfortunately it just hasn't worked out. If you hadn't sent him to the hospital he may have developed an awful infection, or he may have been stressed by the injury/treatment anyway and still developed laminitis, so I don't think you should feel that you approached any of his treatment the wrong way. And you are continuing to be the best sort of owner by not prolonging suffering, especially after the result of the most resent x-rays.

I hope that tomorrow goes quietly and quickly for you, I will be thinking of you x