Lost a herd member

[maya2008]

So sorry.

 

[Barton Bounty]

So sorry to read this

 

[SEL]

I'm so sorry - colic is cruel and indiscriminate

Hugs all round for my lot today. We're still feeling the loss of the big boy - they really do take a piece of your heart with them xx

 

[HappyHollyDays]

I’m so sorry xx

 

[SO1]

So sorry for your loss. Their digestive systems seem so vulnerable.

We've done all the practical stuff this morning.
I really thought he'd be an old creeking gate. Had hang around for ever. He had so much pain medication but in the end it just wasn't touching the sides. X

 

[Tarragon]

So sorry to hear this xxxx

 

[Haniki]

So sorry for your loss.
Colic is horrible.

 

[smolmaus]

I'm so sorry DL. We had a very scary colic episode on Wednesday evening, and there were 3 others in the area too. I was aware every minute that they can't all make it. Its so unfair.

 

[onemoretime]

We lost B last night to colic. It's a horrible thing. He was fine at breakfast, but down at 4.30pm. We called it in the early hours of this morning.

Hold your ponies just that little bit closer today. You never know what's round the corner.

So very sorry to read this. It happens so quickly and we are never prepared for it. x

 

[Gallop_Away]

There are no words I can say that will bring you comfort over such a sudden loss, but I am so so sorry. Please look after yourself.

 

[NightStock]

So sorry, hope you and the herd are doing as well as you can? x

 

[dorsetladette]

So sorry, hope you and the herd are doing as well as you can? x

Thank you. We're down to just the 2 babies and a livery now. They all haf a few minutes with B this morning before he left. They are all very quiet today. He was head of the herd and really looked after the babies. They've learnt a lot from him.

 

[babymare]

I am so sorry. Be kind to self and in time you will smile at your memories xx

 

[fankino04]

So sorry for your loss, sending hugs xx

 

[Baywonder]

I am so, so sorry.

 

[Asha]

So sorry x

 

[Peglo]

@dorsetladette I’m so very sorry to hear this. I just happened to give Tali a big hug tonight.

thinking of you. Take care of yourself.

 

[southerncomfort]

I'm so sorry. X

 

[ycbm]

What every horse owner fears every day. So sorry DL.

 

[vmac66]

So sorry ?

 

[ozpoz]

I’m sorry for your loss, it’s a heartbreaking thing for you to go through. Xx

 

[jumbyjack]

So sorry for your sad loss. xx

 

[ponynutz]

So sorry Will give mine a big hug on your behalf next time I'm home x

 

[Pinkvboots]

So sorry x

 

[Reacher]

So sad, very sorry for your loss

 

[Cinnamontoast]

So sorry to hear this. ?

 

[throwawayaccount]

so sorry to hear this xx

 

[tristar]

so sorry x

 

[Red-1]

Colic is awful, we nearly lost ours almost a year ago and it was unexpected and desperate. I am so sorry for your loss.

 

[dorsetladette]

Feeling a little numb right now. Still feels a bit surreal. And I'm thinking about it all very practically, which is not normal for me.
I asked the vet every question I could think of. He wrote off worms, sand (we have very sandy soil), me giving him psyllium husk, urine infection (he was standing to wee but not going). We tubed him and nothing came up. He couldn't feel anything in the first 2 internal examinations. The 3rd time the vet came things had changed internally dramatically. Vet took bloods which came back normal in the first test (2nd visit) but really high on 2nd test. I cant remember what vet said he was testing for but it was to show if gut was twisted. Bs heart rate stayed pretty normal throughout the night. But he was given a pain killer which could of masked that. Vet said he couldn't of called it in first 2 visits and would of treated him in the exact same way if he had been one of his own.
I walked just over 25,000 steps on Friday. A friend walked B and so did my OH while I sorted beds, rugs, naughty baby ponies etc etc. So poor B walked his little socks off in the hurrendous weather on Friday night. At least the pain relief woud of worked on his legs as well as his tummy.

There is a Bert size hole in our little world right now, which i can't see anyone filling. The babies have lost the guidance he gave them. Everyone including the 2 sheep (berts ladies) are all very quiet. We gave them all the opportunity to see him before he was collected yesterday morning and they all gave him a sniff and a little nudge. They aren't looking for him just quietly standing in the field.