Jingles; Prayers; Colicing mare: SHE IS HOME!!! (update in 1st post)

[wingedmare]

SHE IS HOME!! She came home last night! Vet says as long as she stays on her special diet and has consistantsy she is going to be fine. She was so happy in her new stall beside her daughter and next to her new stable buddys. Her owner hasn't stopped grinning and I wanted to just cry with joy seeing how happy my friend and her children were. Oh, and the good lord was looking out for my friend, JUST as she was parking her trailer to un-load the mare her truck DIED!!

Happy endings all around. Tnx for all the Jingles and prayers!!




Please send jingles and prayers our way. My friend's (who is also my husband's comanding officer's wife) old mare (24) is colicing. She is another that is boarded at the ranch from my not so good post. This colic is from obvious bad management of feed and water. :no: I will explain how we know this later. She has been to two vets today and is now being hand walked in base housing. We are to the "hurry up and wait" phase. I am on my way there now to share the duty and the stress of it.

This poor woman is having a rough time of it; not only is her husband deployed but her mother just had cancer surgery last week and her youngest son has developed health problems. I fear for how she will hold up if her mare doesn't pull through.

I will update you all with hopefully good news.

[HorsesinHaiti]

Ow! Praying for them both.

[DressageGeek "Ribbon Ho"]

big jingles!

[wingedmare]

I am home till 6 am when we haul her back to the vet. Still no poop, lots and lots of banamine, but at least not trying to go down and gums are still pink.

I am hoping for an overnight miricle so friend doesn't have to make the decision. However if she needs to she has accepted my offer to have it done at my place where it is private with no prying eye.

More news tomorrow. Sigh.

[Across Sicily]

Sending jingles!

[2LeftHooves]

Jingles from NJ

[equineartworks]

sending jingles from all of us in NY

[maxxtrot]

hingles from florida, have youtried buscupan?

[SarahandSam]

Jingles to them... hope she's feeling better this morning...

[monstrpony]

Jingles. People with deployed loved ones do not need colic. Best wishes for a good outcome.

[eventgroupie2]

Many jingles from VA!

[mypaintwattie]

Jingling and praying hard here in California!

[LSM1212]

Jingling like crazy.... just went through this in early July. Not fun...

[wingedmare]

Mare is at hospital in Chino now.

[elsbet]

Jingles from MD! Colic is just horrible.

[jenm]

Sending jingles from NorCal. I hope she gets through this.

[Sport]

sending jingles

[li'l bit]

More NY jingles for your friend and her mare.

[harveyhorses]

Many jingles from VA.

[Horse with No Name]

Jingles!!

[wingedmare]

Current update:

The Mare has been ultra-sounded and x-rayed. She has a food blockage. Vet says it would have been brought on by not enough water, the owner's horses are the only 2 receiving full care at ranch as she was going out of town for mothers cancer surgery, and as she was out of town for 10 days she has no idea how much if any the mare was drinking or if her buckets had been cleaned or if she was drinking algae water. BO's are being defensive and won't give answers so she doesn't even have any info for the vet :(

So at this point the old girl is on an IV every 4 hours and hand walking. She has passed a little bit a manure, but still no interest in food or water. But since she is finally passing after about 28 hrs and was put on an IV as soon as she was seen to be colicing we are holding onto hope! I just keep remembering my surgical vet telling me that my Big Guy didn't lose any of his gut because we started and IV so quickly so I really hope that is the case here. Oh, and owner has already decided not to go surgical due to the age of the Mare as well as EPM and the mare does have cancer; she has several melanomas removed every year.

Tnx for all the jingles. We aren't out of the woods, but it's not so dark in there right now!

[Buffyblue]

Lots of jingles for the mare!

[My Handsome Irish]

Huge jingles from Virginia!

[DressageGeek "Ribbon Ho"]

Jingles still coming.

[jetsmom]

Sending good wishes for the mare's recovery.

[Amwrider]

Jingles from FL

[Zu Zu]

Jingles ~ Jingles ~ Jingles ~ AO ~ AO ~ AO ~ Always Optimistic !!!!

[Peggy]

Sending jingles. The vets and everyone at Chino Valley (assuming that's where she is?) did a great job with my horse last November and were able to resolve his impaction medically. It did take almost two days (two very long days, I might add) to resolve.

[sublimequine]

Jingles for the old lady mare.

[wingedmare]

Peggy; Tnx for the reassurance. Yes she is at Chino. Our location is so remote from any Equine Specialist it is just scary.

I will pass on the good word about Chino.

[mypaintwattie]

I know a few who have been there in the past couple months for colic. Hang in there, she is in good hands.

[dwblover]

Jingles for you and your friend. My hubby is military as well, and I know the last thing anyone needs is more stress during a deployment. Hugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lovemyoldguy]

Big jingles from VA!!! Please keep up posted, and let your friend know that we're all pulling for her mare.

[Sport]

continuing to jingle in Ontario ... colic is never fun, but especially scary with the old and beloved

[jnel]

More jingles from VA! I hope your friend's mare is doing better.

[jen-s]

Jingles from NC! Please keep us posted. Hugs for you and your friend both.

[wingedmare]

Well, no change, but not getting any worse.

[Peggy]

When Star was there they said it could take several days to resolve.

We are really close to the clinic which was a good thing in terms of getting him there (literally led him down the road) and visiting him. Dr. Brower was Star's main vet.

[Woodland]

Here is some lifting for the old lady - poor dear!

[SmokenMirrors]

Big jingles from us here in VA too! How is she doing? I know it is scary to have an older horse colic like that...how is the owner holding up? Anything we can do? Send cards or warm wishes? Would that lift her spirits?

[springer]

updates? Hope she's doing better! I'm hyper colic aware after having my TB go to colic surgery some years back- hope yours doesn't have to go that route-
BIG JINGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JohnDeere]

Heres hopeing the s%&# hits the fan/wall/floor/whatever soon.

Colic just bites.

[Kiwayu]

Lots of jingles coming your way!!!

[Zu Zu]

Continuing to JINGLE !

[wingedmare]

UPDATE!!!

Got word this morning that the vet at Chino is cautiously opptimistic! Says the mare hasn't been showing anymore signs of pain as well! So things are looking up.

Also, friend pulled other mare from the ranch and moved her to a friend's place. This friend also has an older horse who is on the same diet as the Mare will be when she comes home. The base vet also keeps his horse there so we all feel much better about the entire situation.

[SarahandSam]

Glad to hear there's some good news!

[foundationmare]

It really does. I sooo hope this mare pulls through, bless her heart. Please do keep us updated. My yearling filly had a mild colic about 6 months ago and my heart was in my throat.

She had been seen rolling in a mud puddle in the afternoon prior to me arriving to bring her in for the night and, gotta admit, wondered why it didn't register a red flag with anyone!? Brought her into her stall where, normally, she would dig into her night feed and she just laid down. Zero interest in her food. Uh oh.

Started walking her, called several vets, left messages, couldn't get anyone there fast. Raced to a friend's house to get oral banamine.. not ideal but all we could get...and continued to keep her moving. No manure, no gas, just a really uncomfortable filly. It eventually turned out well and she's a gorgeous young lady now who has stolen my heart.

Jingles for your mare. My thoughts are with her and her peeps.

[Zu Zu]

Jingles ~ Jingles ~ Jingles ~ AO ~ AO ~ AO ~ Always Optimistic !

[wingedmare]

still on the upswing!! Cant come home yet though...

[DressageGeek "Ribbon Ho"]

Well, still jingling!

[wingedmare]

:( Mare is not eating very well since last night.

They are scoping her again today. And also the manure she has been passing still isn't any new manure, still just passing small amounts of her blockage.

Thankyou all for your good thoughts through this.

[Zu Zu]

Jingles continue !!!! Jingle ~ Jingle ~ Jingle ~~ AO ~ AO ~ AO ~ Always Optimistic !!!

[kyfarmgirl67]

Sending prayers and jingles for the mare!!!

[Sugarbrook]

OH MY.......I just found this thread. I am so sorry for the mare, and we will be JINGLING from Sugarbrook Farm in Central Fl. Update us please.

[Huntertwo]

Hoping things turn out well for the mare and the poor woman who has been through so much already. :( Colic - :no:

[kyfarmgirl67]

Any word on this mare today? How is she doing?

[wingedmare]

The vet scoped the mare and found that she has a tummy full of ulcers now. So she will be put on meds for those and a special diet and SHOULD be on her way home by thursday!

[Zu Zu]

HOW GRAND ~~~ ulcers are treatable and now you have a medical plan to help with her discomfort. GREAT NEWS ~~~~ she is going home !!!! So glad to hear this news now maybe everyone invloved ~ including the mare can get some much needed rest. Thank you for your updates. Jingles for her recovery AT HOME !!!

[Chief2]

Hope she is feeling better soon!

[wingedmare]

Thankyou for your care and support!! So nice to be able to get it off my chest!

[wingedmare]

bump

[Zu Zu]

Is she home ?? Update please ~ Jingles continue ~ AO ~ Always Optimistic !!!

[wingedmare]

Update is on the Very first post now!!!

[Zu Zu]

GREAT NEWS for the long weekend !!! ( Sorry missed the post --found it !) Jingles for continued success ~ enjoy!