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Oct. 10, 2012, 12:14 PM
#41
Glad she is on the mend!
I had an old gelding choke and it was a very scary experience. He developed almost instant pneumonia and the second vet I had out felt the first vet was wrong in not giving him a preventative antibiotic injection. Second vet gave some injections and provided me with an injectable antibiotic (not an oral... seems odd than an oral antibiotic would be given for a horse that has just choked... makes sense they wouldn't want to eat for awhile). He completely recovered.
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Oct. 10, 2012, 12:19 PM
#42
 Originally Posted by eventerdiva
At this point she tells me she needs to refer me up to VA Tech because she is afraid the banamine might have caused a gastric condition, or that she possibly aspirated when she choked....
We left VT at 5:30 yesterday and I haven't heard anything yet, but no news is good news at this point.
I'm confused...VA Tech but you're in Vermont?
"If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple payments..." 
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Oct. 10, 2012, 12:46 PM
#43
Originally Posted by SuckerForHorses
I'm confused...VA Tech but you're in Vermont?
Oh, no! I didn't realize that would be confusing! We left VT (meaning, VA Tech) and returned home to NC. 
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Oct. 10, 2012, 12:59 PM
#44
Wow, choke is just so scary. Glad things are looking up. Jingles from the whole gang, two- and four-legged at Watermark Farm!
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Oct. 10, 2012, 01:05 PM
#45
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Oct. 10, 2012, 01:08 PM
#46
Dumb question but was the pneumonia related to the choke or the choke related to the pneumonia or were they separate events? TIA
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Oct. 10, 2012, 01:51 PM
#47
That was going to be my question too omare.
Lots of jingles heading out across the Pacific!!
where am I, what day is it, am I still having a good time?
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Oct. 10, 2012, 01:56 PM
#48
"If you think nobody cares about you, try missing a couple payments..."
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Oct. 10, 2012, 02:22 PM
#49
Glad she's feeling better!
Proud member of the COTH Junior (and Junior-at-Heart!) clique! 
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Oct. 10, 2012, 02:38 PM
#50
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Oct. 10, 2012, 02:53 PM
#51
More jingles from NC, and my 29 year old thinks that she might be a "cute young thing" in his books and will also oblige with a 8x10 glossy to go with 2Dogs. We could put in a digital picture frame and roll by some eye candy for her as she recovers.
Member-Arab Dressage Riders Clique
RIP Barichello
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Oct. 10, 2012, 03:24 PM
#52
Originally Posted by omare
Dumb question but was the pneumonia related to the choke or the choke related to the pneumonia or were they separate events? TIA
A lot of times, when tubing is required to clear a choke a horse will aspirate fluid/feed into their lungs and develop a respiratory infection/pneumonia. Some vets recommend antibiotic injections as a preventative measure.
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Oct. 10, 2012, 03:25 PM
#53
Originally Posted by horsechick
Very sorry...hope she pulls through!
As a word of caution, I had a senior mare choke, and I found out the hard way that that seemed to make her prone to choke more easily from that point forward. I had a rotten string of chokes with Purina Equine Senior, so have since switched my old girl to Buckeye Cadence Ultra. Also every meal she gets is watered down to soup consistency and that has seemed to help quite a bit. You may want to think of doing that with your girl from now on. Good luck!
This. My old guy is prone to choke too probably because he's missing teeth. He gets a "smoothie" of senior feed, chopped alfalfa and beet pulp twice a day.
Ingles for your mare.
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Oct. 10, 2012, 03:36 PM
#54
Originally Posted by wireweiners
Ingles for your mare.
These are Swedish jingles from Ikea.
"Aye God, Woodrow..."
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Oct. 10, 2012, 07:18 PM
#55
Flip a coin. It's not what side lands that matters, but what side you were hoping for when the coin was still in the air.
You call it boxed wine. I call it carboardeaux.
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Oct. 10, 2012, 07:27 PM
#56
Hope she continues to improve! Choke is definitely no fun...
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Oct. 10, 2012, 07:31 PM
#57
Jingling for your mare! I'm glad to hear she's on the mend.
I loff my Quarter horse clique
I kill threads dead!
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Oct. 10, 2012, 07:42 PM
#58
Just reading this, and very glad your mare is on the mend! (Did you ever get your hair dried?  )
BRING ANDY HOME
I realize that I'm generalizing here, but as is often the case when I generalize, I don't care. ~ Dave Barry
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Oct. 11, 2012, 08:50 AM
#59
Originally Posted by 2DogsFarm
Jingling like a Madwoman!!!!!
I have zero experience w/choke, but it sounds like you did everything possible for your girl
BTW:
My 18yo WB says 19 is not that old & if she'd like an 8X10 to hang in her stall as she recovers, he'll try to oblige
Originally Posted by Puddin Pie
More jingles from NC, and my 29 year old thinks that she might be a "cute young thing" in his books and will also oblige with a 8x10 glossy to go with 2Dogs. We could put in a digital picture frame and roll by some eye candy for her as she recovers.
I'm sure she would be forever grateful for some eye candy in her stall as she recovers. She does have geldings on either side of them, but they are CLEARLY not up to her standard. 
Originally Posted by omare
Dumb question but was the pneumonia related to the choke or the choke related to the pneumonia or were they separate events? TIA
Most likely it was aspiration pneumonia caused from inhaling matter from her esophagus into her lungs. Hopefully not the other way around. I'd imagine that would be a whole 'nother problem to contend with!
Originally Posted by wireweiners
This. My old guy is prone to choke too probably because he's missing teeth. He gets a "smoothie" of senior feed, chopped alfalfa and beet pulp twice a day.
Ingles for your mare.
Originally Posted by Long Spot
These are Swedish jingles from Ikea.
My initial thought was those of the "Little House on the Prairie" variety...
Originally Posted by Guin
Just reading this, and very glad your mare is on the mend! (Did you ever get your hair dried? )
By the time I got home after the initial choke, it was dry. However, after being blasted in the face several times with the coughing mare's goop, I opted for another shower before climbing back in bed. I still couldn't find my brush. When I got up at 1:30 my hair was of course still wet. And unbrushed. Unfortunately I am not one of those ravishing beauties who can just roll out of bed and look like I meant for it to be bed head. Although, I was doing a GREAT impersonation of Charlize Theron.................. in "Monster".
No new updates as of now...and no news is supposed to be good news. So fingers are still crossed!
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Oct. 11, 2012, 10:16 AM
#60
Just saw this thread - tons of jingles from Massachusetts!!
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