Post Mortem report.

[henryhorn]

Was no help at all.
My vet said he expected to be able to say enlarged heart/kidneys, stomach ulcers perhaps but everything appeared completely normal.
There was a small amount of grass in the stomach so not only were we feeding her she was eating too.
My son . daughter and husband stood and watched but as I had been her main carer I didn't want to see her cut open...
He has sent bits off for histology? as he says their findings may give us more idea, he still feels kidneys as her skin was such a mess, but until the report comes back we just wait.
She is going off to be cremated, not a lot else we can do, I feel so frustrated that whatever the cause, we couldn't discover it or fix it.. What a waste.

 

[sunny123]

What a shame, I am so sorry to hear about her, she was such a stunning foal.

 

[Sooty]

Aw pish. That is sad, and also frustrating not being able to trace the cause. What a sad waste. Hugs.

 

[brighteyes]

 

[kibob]

So sad that you had to go through that and still have no explanation. I hope you get some good luck very soon.

 

[StaceyTanglewood]

god that is so hard im sorry sorry to hear that !!!

I know its hard but hopefully they will find out what was wrong and be able to help other foals with the same problem in the future !!

 

[Anastasia]

HH that is very sad. When these things happen you want to be able to know why it happened, but when you get findings back that tell you nothing at all it can be so frustrating.

Sending you {{{hugs}}}

 

[seansheep]

sad to hear that

hope that the vet finds something useful to help other foals from all this.

 

[SSM]

Have just read the original post, which I missed - as you said such a waste, she sounded lovely.

 

[mollymurphy]

I'm so sorry about everything that has happened. I know how you must feel about not getting any answers from the PM. I know it's not the same thing, but when my grandma died out of the blue last year, her PM showed nothing. All that was put on her death certificate was "death by natural causes". Some sort of sudden adult death syndrome. At least if it had have been a heart attack or something, we would have known why she died, but we dont really.

I really hope the lab results come back with something conclusive, and that your mare is coping ok.

Lou. x

 

[Donkeymad]

I am so sorry, It is a devastating thing to go through, without knowing why it must be twice as hard.

 

[MillionDollar]

Its so sad

she was such a stunner.

RIP Diva

 

[SirenaXVI]

So sorry they have not been able to find a definitive cause HH, at least if you know why you can deal with it, as it is you are left dangling emotionally

xx

 

[htobago]

Gosh how sad - and frustrating not to know why. Poor foalie.

 

[S_N]

Golly, I can't blame you for not being able to watch! Poor little lady - RIP Diva. Hope the mare improves - better weather, I'm sure, would help her eh. It'd help me!

 

[Navalgem]

RIP Diva, such a shame. i hope the histology reports yield some information which might explain it for you.

 

[machannah]

RIP Diva, lets hope she is at rest now x So sorry it hasnt given you the answers you wanted

 

[catembi]

So sorry for you.

Hope you feel better soon.

T x

 

[Thistle]

I have heard of a few previously well foals just fading away this year. PM's and tests all showed nothing.