Please keep your fingers crossed - colic surgery

Thanks for thinking of us and sorry for going silent, I was worried about tempting fate.

George came home last night :). The move did not go as well as I'd hoped so I had a very sleepless night last night. He travelled fine, but then promptly dug up his whole bed (I've only ever seen him paw before as he starts to colic), looked like he wanted to roll, didn't eat his dinner and looked at his stomach. I felt like taking him straight back to the vet but we braved it out and he did settle eventually. It was a terrifying start to having him home...I miss the vets being on site 24 hours a day, watching him on a CCTV camera at all times!

He is still far from being a well horse. There are still a million hurdles for him to get over in recovering from the colic, he is lame with a very fat foreleg acquired at some point during the colic/surgical process and has a touch of sinusitis from the dreaded reflux tube (the vet has advised us to ignore the fat leg and sinusitis for the next few weeks as the colic recovery is still our main priority) and things could still go wrong. However, I keep reminding myself that it is a miracle that we have got him home at all. I know that most owners in my shoes are not lucky enough to spend even one more day with their horse at home, so I am just trying to treat each day that we have with him as a bonus. He is such a special horse :)

All credit has to go to George's amazing vet team. The lead vet (who operated on him both times) was meant to be having a well-earned day off yesterday....but she drove for more than half an hour just to see him off. Her work with him (and me, as I've been a paranoid wreck for large parts of this process!) has been incredible.
 
That's such good news S-S :)

Here's hoping being at home will help him make a full recovery very soon. Bless him, he's such a fighter.

And your vets sound great as well :D
 
Splishsplash said:
I miss the vets being on site 24 hours a day, watching him on a CCTV camera at all times!
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I totally remember the feeling that you can't take your eyes off them when they come home after colic surgery, as they get such great care at the vet hospital, but hopefully things will continue to move in the right direction.

Thanks for updating everyone, I know many people have been wondering how George is :)
 
Yay! Your quietness had me scared. It's a huge step in the right direction that he's home. George you're such a fighter.

Your vets sound lovely, and they are right about ignoring other in small issues. Mine had a few niggles after colic surgury and they righted themselves whilst he was in recovering :) xx
 
Wonderful news that he's home. I bet he's really happy and being happy will hopefully aid his recovery. Best wishes to you both xx
 
Very positive that the vets have allowed George to come home, I feel the enormous responsibility weighing on your shoulders. Good luck and continued iron will from me.
 
I'm so pleased he's home, the vets sound amazing and he has done so well. My friend turned her boy out for the first time yesterday after colic surgery 8 weeks ago and all went well. Hopefully this will be George in a couple of months!!
 
Fantastic! Clever George and hope you get some rest. How's the cold?

Great to hear good news; I was another who was worried about the radio silence.
 
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