Stomach Ruptures , Hernia's & Colic Surgery. Good experiences?

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I'll cut this short so I don't bore you all !

My foal basically tried to jump a fence post, this impacted her stomach which ruptured causing a hernia. This then in turn caused impacted colic & choke/pneumonia!

She was given a 10/20% chance of surviving surgery. Thankfully she's come through this and we're on the last few weeks of box rest!

Im now scared of turning her out as the hernia was inbetween her inner thigh/teets and with the slippy mud I don't want to chance her re-ripping! I'm also scared for her stomach rupture, as the vet told me it was like a bomb had gone off in there and there was little muscle to knit together! The scar from her "colic type" surgery has healed nicely and i'm a little less concerned about this.

I'm looking for any positive stories of previous experiences of either the hernia/rupture and that normal turnout eventually did resume?? and nothing has occured to the location site since??
 
Sorry to hear this, what a worry for you but she has come through this thank god. I don't have experience of this particular surgery but had serious injury with my filly foal and dreading turning her out. As she is young and now healthy her body will repair quickly and its now down to management. If your fields are water logged I wouldn't let her out until its firmer ground. I used sedalin to begin with and hand walked her. If you can corner off a small section of the field with electric fencing, which mine got introduced to and knew to respect it and find a calmer that you can use when you need it, just Google to find one without magnesium. Hope this helps.
 
Thankyou Lucky Lady. What did your filly do?

Did you find the sedalin took the edge off her, but she still was learning out to be out again rather than supressing the excitment (if that makes sense!)?
 
When she was weaned she fell over and thoughts were that she was a wobbler but in fact it was soft tissue injury and had torn a muscle or two and weeks of box rest. Sedalin helped to begin with whilst I was leading her out and then onto the calmers. If you PM I can tell you a little more.
 
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