FoxhillBelle
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Went down to my yard to check on Belle yesterday morning to find that she had jumped out of her paddock (4ft fence) & into the lush paddock of grass behind, she is currently strip grazed.
Walked her down from the field to the stable she was very bloated and was struggling to keep up, usually she nips you if you get too far in front, knew this was not good.
When i removed her lightweight TO she was very clammy/sweaty and was puffing, she looked as if she had been hunting, Rang the vet immediately who thankfully arrived quickly, her pulse was rapid & her breathing short and shallow. The vet admitted there and then this this is not good, pluse was above 60 bpm, usual rythm is around 40 bpm.
The Vet checked her over, adminstred pain relief & carried out a rectal examination for abnormalities, nothing un-toward found, he was at first reluctant to tube flush her stomach as her pulse rate was still high. After about 20 mins her pluse rate went down to 52 bpm and the decision was made to flush her, in went the tube to Belle's dismay, she fought against him all the way, fluid went in, vet was satified that as nothing came back up the tube that there were no signs of twists in the gut. On removing the tube then followed a massive nosebleed. There was blood everywhere, on the walls, it was a scene from a horror movie. I really struggled to keep myself together, i have never experianced anything like this before & hope i never have too again.
I must say the Vet was very good, cleaned up the blood for me, helped muck out the mess etc. He continued to monitor her for another 30mins to see if her heart rate had decreased any, still 52 bpm, said that if i did not decrease to an acceptable level a trip to the equine clinic in Liverpool may be an option. The Vet left, but said he would be back within a few hours & asked that i take her pulse evey hour for the next few hours till his return. For the first 2 hours her pluse remained at 52 bpm.
Thankfully on his retrun to check on Belle, her pulse had dropped to 42 bpm, just above what he said would be classed as normal, we took her a walk round the school and she seemed very different to how she was earlier in the day, full of beans and raring to get out to her friends. They vet was very happy with her progress & advised me to continue to monitor her every 3 hrs which included a pick of grass & a walk but to let him know if there was any relapse.
Hardly slept a wink last nite, my emotional rollercoster of a ride did not hit me till i was trying to fall asleep, i kept waking up crying. Was up the yard extra early this morning, she was waiting for me, like she always does with a cheeky pop & a smile, took her out for a walk & let her have a pick of grass.
Have left her in again today with a soaked hay net, fingers crossed she will be going back out later all being well, Am so nevous she will do it again, have jacked the fence up. She jumped out before but without any serious consequences, hopefully she has learnt a lesson this time, not convinced tho as in this case the grass was greener on the other side.
Walked her down from the field to the stable she was very bloated and was struggling to keep up, usually she nips you if you get too far in front, knew this was not good.
When i removed her lightweight TO she was very clammy/sweaty and was puffing, she looked as if she had been hunting, Rang the vet immediately who thankfully arrived quickly, her pulse was rapid & her breathing short and shallow. The vet admitted there and then this this is not good, pluse was above 60 bpm, usual rythm is around 40 bpm.
The Vet checked her over, adminstred pain relief & carried out a rectal examination for abnormalities, nothing un-toward found, he was at first reluctant to tube flush her stomach as her pulse rate was still high. After about 20 mins her pluse rate went down to 52 bpm and the decision was made to flush her, in went the tube to Belle's dismay, she fought against him all the way, fluid went in, vet was satified that as nothing came back up the tube that there were no signs of twists in the gut. On removing the tube then followed a massive nosebleed. There was blood everywhere, on the walls, it was a scene from a horror movie. I really struggled to keep myself together, i have never experianced anything like this before & hope i never have too again.
I must say the Vet was very good, cleaned up the blood for me, helped muck out the mess etc. He continued to monitor her for another 30mins to see if her heart rate had decreased any, still 52 bpm, said that if i did not decrease to an acceptable level a trip to the equine clinic in Liverpool may be an option. The Vet left, but said he would be back within a few hours & asked that i take her pulse evey hour for the next few hours till his return. For the first 2 hours her pluse remained at 52 bpm.
Thankfully on his retrun to check on Belle, her pulse had dropped to 42 bpm, just above what he said would be classed as normal, we took her a walk round the school and she seemed very different to how she was earlier in the day, full of beans and raring to get out to her friends. They vet was very happy with her progress & advised me to continue to monitor her every 3 hrs which included a pick of grass & a walk but to let him know if there was any relapse.
Hardly slept a wink last nite, my emotional rollercoster of a ride did not hit me till i was trying to fall asleep, i kept waking up crying. Was up the yard extra early this morning, she was waiting for me, like she always does with a cheeky pop & a smile, took her out for a walk & let her have a pick of grass.
Have left her in again today with a soaked hay net, fingers crossed she will be going back out later all being well, Am so nevous she will do it again, have jacked the fence up. She jumped out before but without any serious consequences, hopefully she has learnt a lesson this time, not convinced tho as in this case the grass was greener on the other side.
