Troy has to have an operation

poor little[or not
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With everyone on here rooting for him I'm sure he will be fine.
I asked about vet hospital cos my daughter is at Liverpool Uni and had he been going to Leahurst was going to ask her to keep an eye out for him if she went there this week. Its great you have a good horse practice and sounds like they are confident about the op so fingers crossed everything will go brilliantly.
 
For what it's worth, I think your vet is very wise. It will be extremely traumatic for him with just sedation, and this way the vets can really concentrate on the job which will probably make it quicker.
 
What a time you're having, poor Troy. Fingers crossed he'll soon be up and bouncing again, they can be tougher than we give them credit for sometimes. You know we all wish him the very best for a quick recovery.
 
Really, really sorry to hear about Troy.

I've never seen the op done on horses but I have seen it done quiet a few times on dogs.

In dogs (and I presume horses) it is a simple proceedure and I can see why they are choosing to do it under GA as there are a huge amount of nerve endings in that area.

I'm sending you huge vibes and have everything crossed that everything goes very well.
 
HG I would never have made fun of your horse in that situation as it is not something I would do if something was serious in the first place and I am sorry you had to have horse pts
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I will make sure I always keep a close eye on my lads in the future.
I am sorry to hear about Troy and I did originally think it was flies but obviously I said to keep an eye on it if it was still swollen and would have advised a vet, but someone else did, so I thought no point repeating the obvious.
My policy of animal care for all my pets is to monitor the situation first if something is minor and if there is no improvement over a fairly short period of time or it gets worse then I seek help from a vet.
I am sorry to hear about Troy and admit have never heard of this situation in horses but I suppose anything is possible.
You may find Troy will end up being famous in the local veterinary area if this is rare as I would imagine a few students would want to see how it is fixed. That is not a bad thing btw as the more future vets know about this condition and how it is spotted and is treated then the quicker a vet can make a diagnosis of such a condition. Hope that makes sense?
I wish the little lad luck but I'm sure he will be fine
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Try not to worry, you did the best thing for him by spotting it early enough and seeking help.
As HG rightly mentioned on this thread and others, injuries, malformations and diseases etc affecting the penis and surrounding area can be serious. In this case it was and you acted very quickly
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But one thing I will say though perhaps you should have named him Casanova?
Good luck
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The foreskin on a human penis at birth is attached to the head of the penis, as a child matures it unsticks - horses penises have a similar mechanism which attaches the head of the penis to the inside of the horse. I would question this with the surgeon.

Secondly - I was at Rood and Riddle today (busiest and probably most prestigous equine hospital in the world) where we operated on a 3 day old foal - we discussed foal surgery. The problem with foals is not that they are young but many of their problems are quite complex - Troy's really is not.

Lastly as you said they will sedate Hannah, but I would not stay with her. She is likely to be a mess, there is nothing you can do about it, and it could be quite dangerous. She will settle down as soon as Troy is back (they often recover foals in the mare stall) and will be fine.

Overall I think you will be fine - be strong. I have probably seen more foal surgery than most so if you want to PM me feel free.
 
Thanks C34 - Wasn't actually refering to your comment the otherday, I had completely forgotten it. What happened is when my horse injured his Willy I posted for some help to fashion him a device to hold it up because if you don't hold it up it just fills with more fluid and gets worse! Anyway in the post I did, there were a couple of jokes made and then someone made a couple of snide comments about him being a stallion. I felt it was totally unnecessary and quite hurtful to make snide comments that it was because he was a stallion, he had a serious injury and only posted on HHO because usually if someone has a problem everyone rallies round to try and help, the fact that it was an injury to a willy should have made no difference. People should get over their phobias about Willies and take care of them!! Sadly my horse was pts because we couldn't get it to go back in, we tried for 3 weeks to get it too heal and go back in! He could have had in amputated but at his age, this was not an option by the vet. He could have carried on fairly comfortably with a sling but I and the vets did not think this was fair on any horse, let alone a popular stallion, it would effect his quality of life, he couldn't cover (which didn't bother me) and was getting sores on the end and I came to the decision that if I kept him alive that it would be for me and not for him.

I have my fingers crossed for Troy!! Good Luck Becki, i'm sure Hannah and Troy will be fine!
 
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Fair enough. Will be thinking of you - with absolutely everything crossed. ((((( )))))
 
Oh hunny!! Just seen this post. Firstly, HUGE HUGGLES!!! Secondly, YES, I've known 1 in KY, he went on to be a Group 2 winner and is now a sought after stallion and is breeding without any problems - his 1st crop of foals are yearlings this year. It is a big deal putting a wee mite like him under, but GA's are done on TB foalies all the time for limb deformity corrections (mainly in the USA). If it makes you feel any better (and yes there is a year between them in age), but H had a GA yesterday and he's fine today!
 
Thanks so much again to everyone - I am very touched by all the comments that have been made on this thread and I will pass them on to the little (well, obviously big) lad.

GTs - thanks for that! Probably best if I just leave the vets to do their job as I know that is what they will want. I am just very sentimental about Hannah because she is my world more so than the others. But, she will be sedated, and she will not have a clue what has happened.

SN - Hugs to Hector! And thanks for letting me know there is another one out there. I can't believe it is so rare with horses actually, but trust me to have one. Looks as though he might have to be left entire after all with such a huge
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I doubt they will sedate her that much - the hospital I was at yesterday has a special area for mares whose foals are being operated on - it is far enough away that their paddy does not distract/bother people.
 
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Anyway in the post I did, there were a couple of jokes made and then someone made a couple of snide comments about him being a stallion.

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Now you see I have seen you refer to this a couple of times in the past few days - I read your post about "willy slings" and could not find any snide comments whatsoever. In fact it actually appeared that people were genuinely trying to help you come up with ideas.
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Alot of people were very helpful and I thanked them! I have only mentioned this a couple of times, when people have mentioned they have a willy problem or I have been replied to specifically like C34 did or yourself, I have not created any posts about it, i've just bought it up when someone else has had a problem, because I want people to know that Willy problems can and are very serious and are not a joking matter and should have veterinary treatment asap! My horse had veterinary treatment immediately and yes he later had to be PTS because we could not resolve the problem. I'm sorry if it offended you that I have bought it up a couple of times but I am only trying to help save people from some of the anguish I went through with my horse! When this post first went up, everyone was 'oh its probably the flies don't worry', I was one of the first people to say hang on willy issues are very serious, now Becki would have probably got the vet anyway in the morning but I think it much better to be upfront and give someone your own experiences and they can take what they want from it and it hopefully helps them. I haven't been on HHO too long and i'm not sure how you pick up the quote things that you have but I have noted down the comments if you would like me to hand type it for you? I will be back on later after i've finished for the day and can do that. Sorry to anyone who is offended by my upfront manner.

Does anyone know when there will be any news on how Troy as coped with the operation?
 
Oh I am not offended in the slightest - I didn't participate in your thread about willies and I have made no reference to your informative comments regarding the issues with willies.....I am purely commenting on the fact that you have accused people of saying unkind things to you, when I couldn't see anyone saying anything unkind at all; all responses to you seemed helpful and not in the slightest bit nasty like you have alleged.
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His operation is tomorrow morning... I have to have him there for 8.30am, so am going to start loading at 7.30am just to make sure we are there in time.

Any tips?
 
I'll be thinking about you,just try and stay as calm as possible (very hard) but just remind yourself he is in good hands, have someone with you if you can its always good to have someone there with you. Good Luck.
 
I never used the word nasty, i said some people took the mick and someone made a snide (not nasty) comment about my horse being entire.

Have PMed you what was said.

My point was to anyone who was offended by me, was that willy injuries can and are serious and shouldn't be made a joke of.
 
Sorry were you asking for tips on loading?!
I find it best to load a mare and foal from a barn or stable or enclosed space, wherever you can back the box onto. Personally with a foal Troys age i'd have 2 people on the foal and one on the mare, if you have one wach side of the foal with hands linked round bum and push foal up first (it can take quite alot of effort for a stubborn foal) then the mare will follow straight up. I have found in my experience putting the mare in first doesn't work as well because they get wound up and bounce the box around scaring the foal. We have had to carry a foal in before but I had 2 burly men available!
 
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