twiggy2
Well-Known Member
Sorry to see this news
OMg I have just read this and I am so very sorry for your loss. What an awful shock for you.So today I lost my lovely H he is the one on the left of the picture in my little circle .
It all happened very quickly.
Since the end of the hunting season H lost a little weight I was bemused by this but I had them on a harsh no added forage regime and the field is bare so I assumed I had reached his tipping point and was pleased because he needs to be kept slim .
He was losing slowly ( still 3 out of 5 ) but looked well, I then decided he was quiet not not hugely so at this time we where dealing with a bruised foot so I put it down to that .
Last week I decided to order him some myoplast I was keen to continue weight loss but as he’s on a very restricted diet I wanted to make sure he was not going to lose muscle .
Thursday last week we decided that the small thing on his sheath was a sarcoid this was odd as he’s 17
Friday we noticed a small swelling over the upper mandible on the OS decided that I would need to call a vet with a gag today .He’s has had a abnormal extra tooth removed at the back of the mouth on the OS last September .
Saturday the swelling was very noticeable but it was over the OS eye.
Sunday what looked like rain scald erupted all over the top of his rump , I washed him with malaseb his face was still swollen but it was very spread out I knew by now something serious was up there was no reason for this horse to have rainscald. Monday still swollen and eating drinking temperature normal .Rain scald was odd looking , for rain scald .
Called the vet first thing said we needed a blood test and a proper look in his mouth with a gag on .head had severely swollen overnight .
Vet came said this most likely to be a tumour .Gave steroids by injection checked mouth which was normal .
Took blood , albumen very very low calcium and magnesium super low , no sign of infection markers or inflammatory markers .
Liver was failing, cancer is the most likely cause the rain scald was photosensitivity.
He was PTS at 4pm
Just like that gone my lovely gentle kind H .
I’m so sorry for your lossSo today I lost my lovely H he is the one on the left of the picture in my little circle .
It all happened very quickly.
Since the end of the hunting season H lost a little weight I was bemused by this but I had them on a harsh no added forage regime and the field is bare so I assumed I had reached his tipping point and was pleased because he needs to be kept slim .
He was losing slowly ( still 3 out of 5 ) but looked well, I then decided he was quiet not not hugely so at this time we where dealing with a bruised foot so I put it down to that .
Last week I decided to order him some myoplast I was keen to continue weight loss but as he’s on a very restricted diet I wanted to make sure he was not going to lose muscle .
Thursday last week we decided that the small thing on his sheath was a sarcoid this was odd as he’s 17
Friday we noticed a small swelling over the upper mandible on the OS decided that I would need to call a vet with a gag today .He’s has had a abnormal extra tooth removed at the back of the mouth on the OS last September .
Saturday the swelling was very noticeable but it was over the OS eye.
Sunday what looked like rain scald erupted all over the top of his rump , I washed him with malaseb his face was still swollen but it was very spread out I knew by now something serious was up there was no reason for this horse to have rainscald. Monday still swollen and eating drinking temperature normal .Rain scald was odd looking , for rain scald .
Called the vet first thing said we needed a blood test and a proper look in his mouth with a gag on .head had severely swollen overnight .
Vet came said this most likely to be a tumour .Gave steroids by injection checked mouth which was normal .
Took blood , albumen very very low calcium and magnesium super low , no sign of infection markers or inflammatory markers .
Liver was failing, cancer is the most likely cause the rain scald was photosensitivity.
He was PTS at 4pm
Just like that gone my lovely gentle kind H .