JoJo_
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Apoligies in advance if this is an essay!
My horse hasnt been well for a few weeks. When I got back from Aberdeenshire looking at new livery yards for her, her chest and front legs were all swallen up and she didnt want to walk. I managed to get her to her stable as she had been out in the field and called the vet out who said it looked like an allergic reaction and gave her steroids, painkillers and antibiotics. I called the vet out a further two times to give her more steroids to get the swelling down.
The last time the vet came out was monday and I also had her have a check of her breathing as the rate was much higher than normal. There had been a cough going around the yard I was on so I think she must have caught it. Was given ventipulen and got the all clear to transport her up to Aberdeenshire. She was on the lorry wednesday morning, arrived thrusday afternoon (stabled overnight just over the scottish border). Tia was off her feed but was eating haylege and spent friday in the field but stabled overnight. Came to see her Saturday morning and she quite a few little grazes on her from rolling in her stable and her chest/front legs had swallen up again! She also was walking with a left bend through her body and wouldnt put her head down to graze or drink. Got my new vet out who gave her strong painkillers, injection of ventipulen, antibiotics and by the afternoon she looked happier and was grazing in hand.
So this morning she had her head over the door and looked ok so I took her out to walk her round the arena as that helps the swelling. Did about 15mins walking and took her back to her stable. She was making awful noises with her breathing and when in the stable she kept looking at her flanks and went to lie down. I got her up and took her back to the arena to get her walking. She broke into a sweat and was making painful noises and again her breathing wasnt right. She got down to roll once and got up again, her tongue and gums were really white too. We stood to wait for the vet and she calmed down a lot. She only passed about 3 very hard poos overnight and did two while walking around the arena but it looked very difficult for her to pass.
The vet gave her painkillers and a muscle relaxant. He is totally baffled as to what is wrong with her! He's going to refer notes to the Edinburgh university tomorrow who will help and might want her to go down for treatment.
I'm soooo worried about her! Its like everything is going wrong all at once. I'm not sure if the colic relates to the breathing problems and swelling. Nobody has any answers and I just hate seeing her so unhappy
She is eating her haylege and drinking a bit but not as much as she should be.
I'm thinking she may have not been right to travel so far but she did look ok when she arrived.
Sorry for ranting!
My horse hasnt been well for a few weeks. When I got back from Aberdeenshire looking at new livery yards for her, her chest and front legs were all swallen up and she didnt want to walk. I managed to get her to her stable as she had been out in the field and called the vet out who said it looked like an allergic reaction and gave her steroids, painkillers and antibiotics. I called the vet out a further two times to give her more steroids to get the swelling down.
The last time the vet came out was monday and I also had her have a check of her breathing as the rate was much higher than normal. There had been a cough going around the yard I was on so I think she must have caught it. Was given ventipulen and got the all clear to transport her up to Aberdeenshire. She was on the lorry wednesday morning, arrived thrusday afternoon (stabled overnight just over the scottish border). Tia was off her feed but was eating haylege and spent friday in the field but stabled overnight. Came to see her Saturday morning and she quite a few little grazes on her from rolling in her stable and her chest/front legs had swallen up again! She also was walking with a left bend through her body and wouldnt put her head down to graze or drink. Got my new vet out who gave her strong painkillers, injection of ventipulen, antibiotics and by the afternoon she looked happier and was grazing in hand.
So this morning she had her head over the door and looked ok so I took her out to walk her round the arena as that helps the swelling. Did about 15mins walking and took her back to her stable. She was making awful noises with her breathing and when in the stable she kept looking at her flanks and went to lie down. I got her up and took her back to the arena to get her walking. She broke into a sweat and was making painful noises and again her breathing wasnt right. She got down to roll once and got up again, her tongue and gums were really white too. We stood to wait for the vet and she calmed down a lot. She only passed about 3 very hard poos overnight and did two while walking around the arena but it looked very difficult for her to pass.
The vet gave her painkillers and a muscle relaxant. He is totally baffled as to what is wrong with her! He's going to refer notes to the Edinburgh university tomorrow who will help and might want her to go down for treatment.
I'm soooo worried about her! Its like everything is going wrong all at once. I'm not sure if the colic relates to the breathing problems and swelling. Nobody has any answers and I just hate seeing her so unhappy
She is eating her haylege and drinking a bit but not as much as she should be.I'm thinking she may have not been right to travel so far but she did look ok when she arrived.
Sorry for ranting!
