Lucy update. The most major hho vibes needed pls.

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Lucy came back from liphook on wednesday and she seemed better in herself and is eating like a horse again. As the weather was bad last night i got her in. This morning there was a patch of blood in her stable. I rang the vets and he said to try not to worrie till the biopsy results came back. Later i watched her have a wee and when she had finished a load of blood came out as well. Tonight the vet from liphook phoned with the biopsy results and he said it was mixed news. Lucy doesn't have cancer she has amyloidosis which is a very rare inflammatory illness. The only treatment is a corse of steroids in high doses. He said he can't give me survival rates as there have been so few cases and when we looked it up online we could only find reports on what the ilness was but no case studys. I have desided i have to give lucy a chance and go for the steroid treatment although there is no gaurante it will work. The other worrie about the steroids is Lucy has had laminitas in the past but the vet said steroid enduced lami is rare and we are going to cut as much protien out of her diet as we can to help minimise the risk. Lucy is a fighter and has been back from the brink before so i think i owe it to her to try. She isn't in any pain at the mo the vet said she prob doesn't know theres anything wrong. I just hope i make the right choises for my little angel.
Sorry for the long rambling post but although it is a small relief to know whats wrong at last i just wish i could make her better.
 
Fingers, hooves and paws crossed for her and that they find the answer for her
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I am sorry to hear you've had an upsetting diagnosis and wish Lucy lots of positive healing vibes for fighting the condition.

I have no idea what amyloidosis is, although I've heard it mentioned on "House", not that it's of any help to you to know that.

Good luck with the treatment plan.
 
There is a risk with high dose steroids of laminitis, but as the vet says its your call....

I hope it goes well, it very difficult to make decisions like this
 
Aww bless you hun, i'v been following your posts on Lucy i wish her and you loads of luck ((vibes)) let us know how she gets on. x
 
Poor Lucy - and poor you! At least the vet says she is not in pain. Fingers crossed that all goes well. I would add that FB had some pretty strong steroid anti-inflammatories for his back injury last year and didn't get laminitis. We had to cold hose his legs twice a day and he was just on mixed oat straw and hay for the week. He ended up with a massive trauma line around his hooves but is now fine, so chin up!

Big hugs and lots of vibes XX
 
Huge vibes to you and Lucy. One thing though, Like you say there is a risk of steroid-induced laminitis, but like you say you also want to reduce the risk through diet - I'm no expert but when it comes to laminitis and diet it's starch levels that can cause the problem, not sure about protein. A feed company will be able to advise you and your vet if neccessary.
 
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Huge vibes to you and Lucy. One thing though, Like you say there is a risk of steroid-induced laminitis, but like you say you also want to reduce the risk through diet - I'm no expert but when it comes to laminitis and diet it's starch levels that can cause the problem, not sure about protein. A feed company will be able to advise you and your vet if neccessary.

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Yes, I think it is carbs that are the problem, specifically sugars, but any carbs - which is why FB had no hard feed just loads of fibre ie, two year old hay and oat straw with no seed heads.
 
Thankyou everyone for your support and kind words.
I think there are different vews on the cause of lami i was always told to watch the protien levels. Lucy will be on a diet of well soaked hay and straw also chaff and bran. I hope this will reduce the risk and my vet seems to agree.
 
Oh hun. My friend's mum has amyloidosis. The liver starts making abnormal proteins that then lodge in the major organs. She is now on dialysis for kidney failure and is awaiting a liver transplant. I only say this because sometimes I worry that vets try to sugar coat bad news in the belief, bless them, that they're helping. I hope to god your ned pulls through but you might need to be strong for her to make the right decisions. My heart aches for you both xxx
 
It's damned if you do, damned if you don't and when it's the only option, you have to try. A close friend had a pony almost disappear to nothing and steroids were the last chance saloon. They worked and she's back to her very old self. However, these were low dose.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it's carbs you need to cut out for laminitics. No sugar and as bland and calorie-less a fibre as you can find while she's on the steroids. If she is slightly on the plump side, can you begin with some weight reduction before you start the medication?

Anyway, I have my fingers tightly crossed for her and you. Here are some <<<<<vibes>>>>> to help. Good luck.

ETS I really must read all the posts before dishing out my advice!
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