Update on Gamble the Dumped Foal

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Morning All
Just a little update on Gamble he has survived the night. His temperature has steadily been coming down it is still elevated but not into the danger zone.
Have cleaned him up again and put more cream on him. There really is a tiny twinkle in his eye this morning.
Vet will be visiting later this morning. Am going to ask them to complete an ID card so I can give all markings and whirls to the stolen horse register.
Now is getting light we are off to check fences to see how he was dumped.
Really hope they won't need to box rest with his tendons as it is really important the mare goes out even for little while. She will cripple if she stays in to long, will chat with vet as would hate to split them after 24 hours of safety for him.
Thank you again everyone we could not of got him this far without your advice and support.
 
Aww brilliant news , he is one very lucky boy to have found you & your friend, still have everything crossed ! Vibes ♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡♡
 
Thank you so much for the update on little Gamble. I have just commented on the other thread so won't go on, but well done to you. So glad he seems to have a twinkle in his eye this morning! Hope everything keeps going in the right direction ! What a lucky little chap to have been dumped on you! Bless you! xx
 
Fantastic news, you are a guardian angel for Gamble.

Without seeing pics, I had one foal with Ballerina syndrome on one front leg....it was due to the bones and tendons growing at different rates and was patiently corrected by good corrective farriery once every three weeks. She was encouraged to move about to allow the tendons to stretch and I think was put on bute as well to start with. It took 6 months but it worked. This was a while ago and the principle of treatment may have changed today but hopefully it won't be your biggest problem with Gamble!

Good luck :)
 
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Fantastic news, you are a guardian angel for Gamble.

Without seeing pics, I had one foal with Ballerina syndrome on one front leg....it was due to the bones and tendons growing at different rates and was patiently corrected by good corrective farriery once every three weeks. She was encouraged to move about to allow the tendons to stretch and I think was put on bute as well to start with. It took 6 months but it worked. This was a while ago and the principle of treatment may have changed today but hopefully it won't be your biggest problem with Gamble!

Good luck :)
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Thanks for the positive about his tendon problem. He can have how ever long he needs to heal but is good to know it can be put right.
 
logged in this morning to check for updates and I am so glad to see this. Ditto you and your friend (and the mare) deserving a medal!
 
Well done little Gamble. CobRambler, you and your friend must be shattered.

We had a 10 month ish, coloured cob colt foal dumped recently. After sorting his health out we found him a lovely home. It is not unusual for the breeders of this type of pony to dump colts, they will not pay for gelding the animals and given that Gamble also has a limb problem, he was doubly likely to be dumped.

The only 'kind' thing his previous owners did was to dump him on a property with other horses. They did this knowing that there was every chance someone would take pity on him. As winter approaches there will be many more dumped or just abandoned when the breeders move on.


Good luck little Gamble, you have landed on your feet, even if they are bit wonky at the moment.
 
I just wanted to say how much I admire the time and effort you have taken over this poor foal - the world of horses can come though if everyone is prepared to help those who need it. I suspect movement will be one of the treatments for his legs, so that will suit the mare too. As for those who dumped him - karma will deal with them!
 
So pleased to hear he's looking better, thank goodness there are people like you and your friend left in the world to counteract all the scumbags.
Hope and pray it all goes well for little Gamble xxxxxxx
 
If you upload the photos to your H&H album, you can then copy and paste the BB code into your post. The BB code will be under each individual photo in your album. Some people use photobucket and copy the URL (web address) into their post.
 
I couldn't sleep last night, so read through the first thread at 4 am this morning and it made me cry!

I just logged on to see if there was an update, thanks for keeping us all informed - please continue with the updates, I'm so happy Gamble seems a little better this morning.
 
So glad he's still with you... Oddly enough he was the dirt I thought of on waking up this morning!

Fingers crossed he continues to improve :) and huge well done to you and your friend.
 
Only just caught up with this. Well done to you, your friend and the mare. Haven't come across ballerina syndrome in the flesh, but whenever I read about it, it's a positive outcome. Good luck with him. Looking forward to pics!
 
Thanks everyone
I think I have managed to make an album so got that far.
Only pics are of leg and foot as am looking for advice and opinions.
We would love to post pics and we will but we feel we should ensure his future first. If we post pics someone may claim him and he not be theirs or something. Once we have all the legals sorted and he friend becomes his owner will send pics. Maybe we are over cautious but at the moment he is not really ours so we need to do right first.
 
What a lucky little man to have you all, sounds like he has every chance now. Must admit I had a quick search on internet to see if any foals reported missing but nothing ! If he has any very distinguishing marks that he would have had from birth try to keep these quiet so if anyone comes forward and asks if he has x marking you will know they are genuine.

How is his scouring today? Looking forward to the updates, well done you three ( 2 + mare), try to get some sleep .....
 
My filly, Alice had a forelimb/hoof problem which showed up at around 8 weeks. Her hoof was boxy and the pastern/fetlock upright. She landed toe first.

My farrier and a specialist foal farrier trimmed the hoof, lowering the heel every 2 weeks. She was turned out on hard standing and I had to do physio on her everyday. This was stretching the pastern/hoof forwards to help stretch the heel/pastern angle. That was hard work even on a foal. I had to brace the fetlock by putting my hand on the front of it, get the foot on my knee and then with the other hand grab her toe and flex the foot forwards. There was a lot of huffing and puffing from me and Alice, who of course, got thoroughly fed up. We were both pleased when we were told we could stop.

The two week trimming went on for 8 months. She is 2 now, trimmed monthly, moves straight and is destined to be a lightweight show cob.

The vets will guide you OP, good luck.
 
Just read both threads, fingers crossed Gamble continues to improve, you and your friend are doing a wonderful thing for the wee soul xxx
 
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