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Awful day today.
Got to the field to find my mini pony on the floor and he couldn't get up. Got him onto a rug and moved him to the shade and offered him small amounts of water whilst the Vet was called out.
His heart rate was good, he wasn't sweating, his stomach wasn't distended. His gums were a good pink colour and he showed only a small amount of dehydration.
Vets took bloods, gave him fluids, anti biotics, anti inflammatories and glucose to try and pep him up. We noted that his tounge was slightly alcerated and that if you pressed on his gums blood would appear around the edge of the nearest tooth to wear you had applied pressure. Although he didn't poo for the whole time I did note that the pooh left around his bottom was alsomost like a mineral lick red colour.
Bloods showed high toxin levels. Kidneys and liver. Also very slightly elevated white cells.
Because of such high levels and the fact that I had recently taken this little chap on as totally wild I made the decision to have him put to sleep.
Vets have said it looks like poisioning or could be a congenital problem as they've known foals make it to around six months and then showing up all sorts of signs.
The reason for my post is that I just feel I need to get some ideas as to exactly what this may have been. I just need to know.
His environment was free of poisonous plants, apart from Oak, but I haven't fenced them off yet until the acorns are ready to fall. He had excellent natural meadow grass grazing and of course access to clean, fresh water.
I'd only known the pony for two days as he'd been delivered the day before I went away on Holiday. We believe he was sold at a sale after being taken from his Mum and was approx five to six months old.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
Got to the field to find my mini pony on the floor and he couldn't get up. Got him onto a rug and moved him to the shade and offered him small amounts of water whilst the Vet was called out.
His heart rate was good, he wasn't sweating, his stomach wasn't distended. His gums were a good pink colour and he showed only a small amount of dehydration.
Vets took bloods, gave him fluids, anti biotics, anti inflammatories and glucose to try and pep him up. We noted that his tounge was slightly alcerated and that if you pressed on his gums blood would appear around the edge of the nearest tooth to wear you had applied pressure. Although he didn't poo for the whole time I did note that the pooh left around his bottom was alsomost like a mineral lick red colour.
Bloods showed high toxin levels. Kidneys and liver. Also very slightly elevated white cells.
Because of such high levels and the fact that I had recently taken this little chap on as totally wild I made the decision to have him put to sleep.
Vets have said it looks like poisioning or could be a congenital problem as they've known foals make it to around six months and then showing up all sorts of signs.
The reason for my post is that I just feel I need to get some ideas as to exactly what this may have been. I just need to know.
His environment was free of poisonous plants, apart from Oak, but I haven't fenced them off yet until the acorns are ready to fall. He had excellent natural meadow grass grazing and of course access to clean, fresh water.
I'd only known the pony for two days as he'd been delivered the day before I went away on Holiday. We believe he was sold at a sale after being taken from his Mum and was approx five to six months old.
Any ideas would be very much appreciated.
