conniegirl
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I have had one shot, 3 go by injection and one go by captive bolt (penetrating).
I have been there for all the injections, and for the captive bolt one but couldnt be there for the one who was shot.
The one who was shot was very very elderly with most of his systems having already shut down or on thier way to shutting down so it was decided that the best way was a bullet. He apparently went very peacefully and didnt know a thing about it.
2 of the ones who went by injection went peacefully as well, but one did not.
The one who did not go peacefully it was always going to be a difficult thing, he was a horse known for violently fighting any sedation and the plan had always been to use a bullet should he ever need to be PTS, unfortunately he came in one evening and collapsed in his stable with his head right in the corner of the stable, he scrabbled and thrashed whilst the vet made thier way to us (vet was the closest) and it was absolutely unsafe to use a free bullet in that situation as it was far to dangerous to get to his head. It was as nice as the horrid situation could be. When we had the Necropsy dont it showed that he had ruptured his bladder whilst in the field.
The one who went by captive bolt went quietly, i think it was more distressing for the vet then it was for us as she was newly qualified and it was the first one she had to pts after vet school.
I have one in my field at the moment who looks like he could go to HOYS and he would try for you if you asked him to, however aged 9 he is so riddled with arthritis of the spine and hocks, has a major stifle problem and has SI issues. Over christmas he came so close to having to be PTS due to those issues but still looked a million ££.
Posts like yours above are very very unhelpful, for all you know the pony in the video could have major physical issues like mine does or it may be dangerous and the owner is doing the responsible thing rather than sell it as a companion.
It is a hard enough decision to make to have a young horse that looks healthy on the outside PTS and you get so many people judging you that posts like yours are the reason people keep horses going far longer than they should do.
I have been there for all the injections, and for the captive bolt one but couldnt be there for the one who was shot.
The one who was shot was very very elderly with most of his systems having already shut down or on thier way to shutting down so it was decided that the best way was a bullet. He apparently went very peacefully and didnt know a thing about it.
2 of the ones who went by injection went peacefully as well, but one did not.
The one who did not go peacefully it was always going to be a difficult thing, he was a horse known for violently fighting any sedation and the plan had always been to use a bullet should he ever need to be PTS, unfortunately he came in one evening and collapsed in his stable with his head right in the corner of the stable, he scrabbled and thrashed whilst the vet made thier way to us (vet was the closest) and it was absolutely unsafe to use a free bullet in that situation as it was far to dangerous to get to his head. It was as nice as the horrid situation could be. When we had the Necropsy dont it showed that he had ruptured his bladder whilst in the field.
The one who went by captive bolt went quietly, i think it was more distressing for the vet then it was for us as she was newly qualified and it was the first one she had to pts after vet school.
I have one in my field at the moment who looks like he could go to HOYS and he would try for you if you asked him to, however aged 9 he is so riddled with arthritis of the spine and hocks, has a major stifle problem and has SI issues. Over christmas he came so close to having to be PTS due to those issues but still looked a million ££.
Posts like yours above are very very unhelpful, for all you know the pony in the video could have major physical issues like mine does or it may be dangerous and the owner is doing the responsible thing rather than sell it as a companion.
It is a hard enough decision to make to have a young horse that looks healthy on the outside PTS and you get so many people judging you that posts like yours are the reason people keep horses going far longer than they should do.
