My emaciated mare is home

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For those of you that advised me on the travelling of my poor old girl I thougt I would let you know we now have her home. She wasn't happy travelling without the partitions so we moved them in a put straw bales at the bottom of them to stop her getting her legs caught but she never moved a muscle and we managed it without a stop. It didn't take as long as I thought either.
She seems really strong and is happy to eat so hoepfully that is a good sign. She has had 2 2kilo nets so far and has been on the grass for an hour. She has a 2 kilo net now and we will go down again at 9 to giver her another net and check on her.
She has a terrible louse infestation for us to deal with too but she is home now and I have a good feeling about her recovery as she is fighting for it and still seems bright in herself.
Weight score I would say she is a 1. I shall post pictures when I have transfered them so you can follow her progress if you like.
thanks again for everyone who advised me and keep all your digits crossed for her
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Glad she is home, and well done for getting her there in one piece!!!
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Good luck, and I'm sure she'll pick up quickly now she has the care and attention she deserves.
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Keep us posted
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I'm glad that she's home and safe.
I didn't post on your original thread as I have no experience of travelling ill horses.
I do however have some experience of feeding thin ones and would ask that you are wary of feeding her up too quickly (not suggesting that you are doing, just a thought) as I have seen how much damage can be done by hard feed to fragile digestive systems.
 
I know, we have spoken to redwings and they have sent us their feeding regimes for starved horses and we have spoken with their vets. We are having a worm count done and the vet is coming back out to us on tuesday, he was initially going to meet us at the yard on our return but she was so much brighter that we askedd him to wait till Tuesday rather than prod and poke her more than necessary.
Our grass is so rich compared with what she has been on so it is this that we are having to restrict no matter how tempting it is to stick her out and leave her out.
She is passing droppings and they are in amazingly good condition and she isn;t scouring so fingers crossed we can keep her that way.
I think after we had been to see her last week they had been giving her hay as they had a load of bales in the field and she was definately brighter than she was last week.
Any tips you think would be helpful from your experiences are very welcome though as it may be a case of us having to adjust to suit her I guess
 
Thanks for the update, I was just thinking earlier how you'd got on.

I'm pleased things are looking a little brighter. I hope she progresses nicely for you and look forward (sort of) to photos.
 
I didn't post on your original thread as had no advice to give, but i just want to wish her well and i am sure you will get her back to great health. You must be so relieved to have her back with you, she must feel pretty pleased about it too. Poor wee thing. Looking forward to hearing how she gets on.
 
What a relief she's safe with you again and I'm thrilled and relieved the journey home was uneventful.

<font color="blue">I know, we have spoken to redwings and they have sent us their feeding regimes for starved horses and we have spoken with their vets. We are having a worm count done and the vet is coming back out to us on tuesday, he was initially going to meet us at the yard on our return but she was so much brighter that we askedd him to wait till Tuesday rather than prod and poke her more than necessary.
Our grass is so rich compared with what she has been on so it is this that we are having to restrict no matter how tempting it is to stick her out and leave her out.
She is passing droppings and they are in amazingly good condition and she isn't scouring so fingers crossed we can keep her that way.
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Can't argue with any of that!
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I love stories like this about people who go over and above for their ponies, although the circumstances here are not happy ones. A real shame her last people thought so little of her. Takes something special to go and visit, then rescue her and oversee a recovery during which anything might happen. Bloody good for you, and may she blossom in due time.
 
goodluck with her recovery, as one who is trying to put weight on a very skinney horse ( improvements are starting to show)

I would find it useful if you could post the diet that redwings recomended
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What happened to her then to ger in such a terrible state...I did not see your previoius post...fingers crossed for a happy recovery back to normal.
 
If you have time I would also be very interested in the redwings diet for safe weight gain. I have a skinny tb who had worm damage and scoured for the first 4 weeks I owned him. Hes starting to look horse shaped now... but... its slow progress.

Was she a pony you put out on loan? The whole thing sounds horrendous and stressful for you.
 
I'm sure once you've got rid of the lice and worms she'll pick up well (and quickly). The agisters down here think that lice make the NF ponies drop condition worse than worms do. I'm glad that the journey went so well and that she's in better shape than you thought.
 
Pleased she is home and safe and I hope she goes on to make a good recovery. These old horses are often tough, Breeze was and she too was a fighter.

I hope Redwings also take action against the people who got her into this condition in the first place.

I look forward to seeing some pics of her recovery.
 
i had a horse i removed from a loan home, the vets and rspca body scored at 1- 1.5 being generous.

fibre i think is the best thing for them at the moment and trickle feeding,. give her a few days to let her body adjust to food, then introduce hard food, small amounts little and often.

sounds soppy but i really dont think you can beat good old tlc. a good groom and company and they really respond.

i did also have bloods run when i got my boy back, i had to have it done to ensure there was no inner problems, but it is also a good thing to do for peice of mind.
 
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