Gleeful Imp
Well-Known Member
My old lad (the bay in my signature) has been retired for nearly 8 years - arthritis ended his ridden career far too soon. He is a lovely lovely boy, so sweet and gentle and easy to be with. I love him dearly. Retirement has been hard as it's only recently I've been able to get him close to home.
At Christmas he had extreme weight loss and to cut a long story short, vet strongly suspects a form of intestinal cancer. I declined to put him through invasive tests (but we tried various options that he didn't respond to). I made the decision not to put him through another winter. With the weather improving so did he and he was looking great. Then the weather turned colder last week and he's lost around 50kgs in a week. I cried when I took his rug off. He's in the warm sun in a heavyweight rug and he's barely warm.
So we say goodbye on Friday. I am heartbroken but his welfare is paramount. My lovely lovely George. We had such fun, we hoolied round fun rides, I did my first flying change on him and we chatted for hours just enjoying each other's company. He loved grapes and snack a jacks. He will share his carrots and apples with his field companion but draws the line at sharing his mints. I am going to miss him so much.
At Christmas he had extreme weight loss and to cut a long story short, vet strongly suspects a form of intestinal cancer. I declined to put him through invasive tests (but we tried various options that he didn't respond to). I made the decision not to put him through another winter. With the weather improving so did he and he was looking great. Then the weather turned colder last week and he's lost around 50kgs in a week. I cried when I took his rug off. He's in the warm sun in a heavyweight rug and he's barely warm.
So we say goodbye on Friday. I am heartbroken but his welfare is paramount. My lovely lovely George. We had such fun, we hoolied round fun rides, I did my first flying change on him and we chatted for hours just enjoying each other's company. He loved grapes and snack a jacks. He will share his carrots and apples with his field companion but draws the line at sharing his mints. I am going to miss him so much.