breebree191
New User
Hi everyone. This is a really difficult question for me, but here goes. I bought a pony in may. This pony is to replace my other 'broken mare,' who i have owned for 10 years. Unfortunately, the day after i got her home, she developed a cough. Under vet treatment over the summer pony got worse, and she has been diagnosed with copd. At the moment she is living out, and on a high dose of steriods and dilaterol. Cough has gone, but pony is still heaving. It varies from between 12 and 24 breaths per minute and is unridable. I am absolutely devastated and im working 7 days a week to pay for the vet for her, but he says she will need medicating for the rest of her life. im heart broken im having to go through all of this again, its really effecting me mentally. My thought process at the moment is that i cannot get to grips with it over winter, i wont have a chance in hell of helping her in the summer when she is at her worse. So if i don everything i can over winter and still cant help her, should i PTS?! shes a lovely little thing with the brightest personality, and she seems happy in herself. Am I selfish for even thinking this?!? I dont know what to do. I really dont Thanks everyone :'(