R.I.P my lovely girl

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We lost one of our horses over a week ago now what started as something that looked like it was going to be minor kept worsening and each time their was another complication.

In the end we had to pts she was only four and I am almost sure the vet made a huge boob and was concentrating on the wrong thing, I did point it out but it was too late.

We are now fairly sure although it started minor it was a long term thing and don;t know if with different treatment she would have survived but we would have pts earlier rather than put her through treatment if not, but the whole thing ended up being pretty horrible.

She was a lovely little mare never gave me a moments trouble and really was very loving and sweet, I am now trying to get on with things like normal but just cannot face talking to people and feel very angry, I think it was because she was so young it seems worse.

RI.P Anabelle you were a little star and will not be forgotten my lovely smellabells as we call you.
 
I know how hard it must be, but try not to keep thinking "What if....." If your vet genuinely failed you and her, then could you seek legal address? That said, this wouldn't bring Anabelle back. It's so hard loosing one, especially one so young.

Very sorry for your loss.

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So sorry to hear your news.
We lost a 6 yr old in similar circumstances, even the farrier said he blamed the vet, so I understand how you feel. TBH, I think the best thing you can do is try to put it behind you and concentrate on the ones you've still got. Nothing will the one you've lost back.
RIP Annabelle.
 
Pearlsasinger your words are so true, we have always had horses and have had others pts this is the only one I have ever had that feeling that it was avoidable and in turn it makes me feel I let her down although I know this is not the case.

It is just that feeling in your stomach which I guess is regret, I do not think for a minute the vet were blatantly negligent, there was a change of vet during treatment and the problem was presenting as a routine problem.

It just grates me I cottoned on to what was happening by knowing the horse and did not earlier, it also is so hard to accept with such a lovely horse lost to something so trivial to begin with.
It is also so hard to lose such a young horse we have had form such a young age you just feel that loss of what was to come.

I also nursed her intensively for nearly three weeks and she showed such improvement and we thought she would recover then it all went horribly downhill.

I know I just have to suck it up but for some reason it is hard one, partly because I think could have been avoidable and because she was so young and lovely.
Not going to be so depressive , just posted because such a lovely horse deserves to be acknowledged.
 
Echo bravo this has highlighted a few things that have happened and why it is so gut wrenching, it is our mistake not to change earlier hence why I feel so responsible.

We are in the process of moving to an equine only practise what is worse is it was something I pointed out in the end but too late, the funny thing is a newly qualified vet was first to attend and was probably going down the right route, I suppose keen and new to the job so thorough which is usually something we dismiss as not enough experience, he went on holiday which was bad.

It has highlighted to me busy practise and me not being on the ball through tiredness, and just treating with drugs as you are assuming the norm, although if I can diagnose the root cause it has killed any trust I had in them.

It still does not stop that sick feeling that I could have prevented what happened.
 
Am so sorry to hear that, life can be so blooming cruel and unfair sometimes especially when they are too young to go. How sad but you did what you thought was best and had to make the right decision at that moment in time, we never know whats round the corner.Dont beat yourself up, hindsight is always a wonderful thing. Ours are the ones that are lucky to have such caring owners RIP.
 
Really, really sorry to read this I know how hard you fight for your horses.

Do tell us, when you are ready, if you think we can possibly learn from this.

I do remember an incident a few years ago at a Riding of the Marches, a horse had come off the shore covered in mud with a cut and I stopped to ask if I could help (I had water and full first aid kit) but rider had called family to transport her home.
I remember thinking afterwards I should have said get a vet, I didnt say it and they had not done so--horse died of septicaemia--from a relatively trivial injury sustained in dirty conditions
 
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