Boxers
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Glad to hear that there is some improvement.
Keep letting us know of his progress - is he the coloured in your siggy?
Keep letting us know of his progress - is he the coloured in your siggy?
Very sick horse
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Aces_High
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He's my TB I have a couple of pics of him on my profile (Here Comes Trouble is his correct name). The splodge one is my 2 yr old filly. Will be interesting to see how his bloods read tomorrow. Think it could be a long slow process before his gait returns to normal. Will keep an update on a less regular basis once the reports are back tomorrow
Boxers
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Just had a look - he's a very handsome boy - hope he recovers soon.
PippiPony
Chocolatier and Greyhound lover
Just caught up with this. Hope the improvements continue
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MrsMozart
Just passing through...
Have been thinking about you both. Fingers crossed he continues to improve 
jhoward
Demon exorcist...
fingers crossed that you get some answers about the cause, hang in there and im sure it will all come right. xx
minime
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I have just read all and I am very sorry that you are going through such a rough time. I understand how you feel as one of my beloved mini's had a really bad colic last month and ended up in hosp. she had two ops and stayed in for a few weeks, it was real hell. The vet phoned me more than once telling me he didn't think she would make it through the night. Now she is back home and doing great. she kicks up a real stink daily as she is confined to her stable. she looks out of her window and screams all day at her friends who are outside playing.
good luck, lets hope that it will shortly be just a bad memory.
vibes coming your way---------------------
good luck, lets hope that it will shortly be just a bad memory.
vibes coming your way---------------------
Aces_High
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Morning All,
Max seems to be in great form. He's out in a nursery paddock at the moment (very hairy to start as he went ballistic) picking grass and seems very happy. I believe we are over the worst now. His bloods came back good yesterday he's still reading high on his Eos and this indicates an allergy or similar and his fibrinogen is still slightly high. We will take some more bloods off him next week to makes sure his progress is continuing. He's off the IV antibiotics and pain relief and now on Trimed paste for 5 days. He was assess again today and his balance and coordination will be monitored for the next couple of months. His action is now like a normal horse but he is still weak. He should start strengthening up over the coming weeks and months. I won't be looking at riding him until mid Dec all being well. Many Thanks again for all your posts, vibes and good wishes. xxx
Max seems to be in great form. He's out in a nursery paddock at the moment (very hairy to start as he went ballistic) picking grass and seems very happy. I believe we are over the worst now. His bloods came back good yesterday he's still reading high on his Eos and this indicates an allergy or similar and his fibrinogen is still slightly high. We will take some more bloods off him next week to makes sure his progress is continuing. He's off the IV antibiotics and pain relief and now on Trimed paste for 5 days. He was assess again today and his balance and coordination will be monitored for the next couple of months. His action is now like a normal horse but he is still weak. He should start strengthening up over the coming weeks and months. I won't be looking at riding him until mid Dec all being well. Many Thanks again for all your posts, vibes and good wishes. xxx
Pearlsasinger
Up in the clouds
It's great to hear your good news!
Vodkagirly
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Glad to hear that he is recovering
Doris68
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Good news! Really pleased for you both.
MrsMozart
Just passing through...
Oh so pleased!! I was hesitant about checking on how he was doing, but so pleased I looked in
Very pleased for you hun. December will come (it's when I get back on as well (I think!)).
A large hot choccy with all the trimmings
Very pleased for you hun. December will come (it's when I get back on as well (I think!)).
A large hot choccy with all the trimmings
minime
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Wonderful knews, I am so glad for you both. Hugs and vibes------
spookypony
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EXCELLENT news!
Aces_High
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The great news hasn't lasted long. He's taken a turn for the worse this evening - vets back out. Ultrasounded his abdomen and nothing too suspect there, other than something slightly amiss with his small intestine. Took a stomach tap from that area - looks normal but will see what the analysis comes back with. He's stablised from the drugs again and seems comfortable now. Back to the drawing board..... Only things that have changed in his management since last Sunday are him going onto Trimed today and having some grazing. Going to get the soil analysed - just need an idea of what we're looking for, for when the sample is sent off. I feel we've caught him earlier than on Sunday as he hadn't gone ataxic. His legs are HUGE and filled well into his second thigh and forearms.
Leaf
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hi, that is pants news sorry to read he has gone down hill, how are you holding up? on the soil testing what do you think about metal toxicosis found this article about it
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11780284 I may be way off just racking my brains really.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11780284 I may be way off just racking my brains really.
Shilasdair
Patting her thylacine
I sympathise - if you read my thread you will see I am having issues with my own ill horse.
Could yours be similar - an allergy (mine is thought to be allergic to grass)? Sometimes, when her allergy flares up, she gets fluid on her legs, under her belly, a giveaway being fluid in her lower eyelids.
Wishing you luck with him.
S
Could yours be similar - an allergy (mine is thought to be allergic to grass)? Sometimes, when her allergy flares up, she gets fluid on her legs, under her belly, a giveaway being fluid in her lower eyelids.
Wishing you luck with him.
S
ELFSBELLS
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Oh dear, just seen this, sending loads of good luck vibes your way. (((hugs)))
tractor
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Really sorry if this has already been mentioned, but I've been at work all day and just catching up
Do you have a water course in your field? I only ask as our stallion was blown up like a balloon for a few days last month, we thought we were going to lose him, vet gave him anti inflammatories which worked, swelling went down, was worse the next day - same cycle three times, after the third time the vet said it was either liver or kidney failure, his hours were numbered, one more jab and that was his last chance - moved him to a different field and he has been fine since.
we are on a brook which leads from the local reservoir, and his illness was attributed to something in the water for a few days.
If this isn't a possibilty, then I really hope he recovers, positive vibes coming your way xxx
Do you have a water course in your field? I only ask as our stallion was blown up like a balloon for a few days last month, we thought we were going to lose him, vet gave him anti inflammatories which worked, swelling went down, was worse the next day - same cycle three times, after the third time the vet said it was either liver or kidney failure, his hours were numbered, one more jab and that was his last chance - moved him to a different field and he has been fine since.
we are on a brook which leads from the local reservoir, and his illness was attributed to something in the water for a few days.
If this isn't a possibilty, then I really hope he recovers, positive vibes coming your way xxx
MochaDun
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I'm sorry you've gone from highs to lows again - hope he stabilises quickly...dread to think if it is your soil/grass what has either run through your paddock via water or got there via some other means. All fingers crossed again.
Janah
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How is your horse today? Thinking of you.
Jane
Jane
misst
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Very sorry to read he has turned for the worst again. No helpful suggestions but hoping things pick up very soon for you x
Meandtheboys
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Just wondered how he was today....................
MochaDun
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I'm praying no news is good news..
Daffodil
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Any news on your boy?
LoNatalie
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Aces_High
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Sorry for the late update. Still no news to report - waiting for more test results to come back today. Max has stabilized and is back to how he was last Tues/Wed. Will post a longer update in an hour or so - got to do some work first. Many thanks again for all the good wishes. I will look at the threads from the person who's having the same problem as me and the link which has been left for me to look at. Turbulent time to say the least but at least he appears to be on the mend again.
Vetwrap
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Fingers crossed for you and Max. You both sound like fighters...
Spottyappy
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I maybe clutching at straws here, but had the weather where ever you are changed suddenly?
We had months of dry and no rain, and then suddenly 24 hours solid of rain. That is enough to affect one of mine, due we suspect to the sudden change in proteins and /or sugar/carb levels in the grass. He gets the runs,(like water) and fills up mostly in sheath and face areas, severely everytime this weather pattern happens- unless we can pull him off the grass in time before it changes.
He has to have just hay,no hard feed, for weeks on end at times to keep him ok, and stay off grass. Even now some 6/7 weeks after that bout of rain, he is not able to go out 24/7 as he usually would because the grass still irratates him if out too long. Having been dry again since that particular downpour, he would have to be stabled 24/7 should it rain heavily again or it will set the pattern off again.
We have no proof of what triggers this reaction, just our own belief that somethig changes very quickly in our pasture with this particular weather pattern that affects him,and luckily no others.
I hope you can get yours well again, but it maybe woirth removing grass altogether for the time being if there is a tenuous link
We had months of dry and no rain, and then suddenly 24 hours solid of rain. That is enough to affect one of mine, due we suspect to the sudden change in proteins and /or sugar/carb levels in the grass. He gets the runs,(like water) and fills up mostly in sheath and face areas, severely everytime this weather pattern happens- unless we can pull him off the grass in time before it changes.
He has to have just hay,no hard feed, for weeks on end at times to keep him ok, and stay off grass. Even now some 6/7 weeks after that bout of rain, he is not able to go out 24/7 as he usually would because the grass still irratates him if out too long. Having been dry again since that particular downpour, he would have to be stabled 24/7 should it rain heavily again or it will set the pattern off again.
We have no proof of what triggers this reaction, just our own belief that somethig changes very quickly in our pasture with this particular weather pattern that affects him,and luckily no others.
I hope you can get yours well again, but it maybe woirth removing grass altogether for the time being if there is a tenuous link
Aces_High
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I still haven't had his results back but hopefully not too much longer.... I don't have any running water near the paddocks and there is only a ditch along side one paddock which again they cannot get into. I think it was Tractor who posted about water - sorry to hear about your stallion but great he's on the mend. Shilasdair - I have read your posts and what a nightmare. I will post on it shortly - really was awful to read. I really hope my horse hasn't developed an allergy like yours but he was getting large welds on his quarters but I am sure these are due to the fly bites he had 2 weeks ago. They did come up again though on Saturday.... The edema on his tummy came back as well but this morning it had again shifting forward and was dispersing. The one under his jaw is still pretty much the same and looks slightly bigger if anything. SpottyAppy - The weather here has been pretty consistant and Max is out during the day and in at night and hasn't had any changes in routine. He hasn't had any problems with the runs but did have a swollen face last Sunday one day 1 of being sick. What type of soil are you on? Max hasn't been turned out or allowed a pick of grass since Saturday evening. He's on twice daily lead outs and cold hosing 20 mins each leg as his legs are huge. They do seem to be coming down from being lead out and bridle is a must as he's being a sod! Honestly on Saturday he just crumbled in front of my eyes, it was awful. Will post his latest results as soon as I've heard from the vets and also the outcome of the ultrasound this evening. xxx