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  • #121
    Big congrats! I liked the visual I got thinking about the dorky explanation to the vet about the coth boards!

    BTW, what did he have wrong?

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    • #122
      Hooray!!! Hooray!!! So so relieved for you Pam. Is there any news on the cause of this infection? And how to avoid its reoccurance?? Petey is so handsome in those pix you posted....it will be such fun to see him develope. Thanks for the update.
      "Over the Hill?? What Hill, Where?? I don't remember any hill!!!" Favorite Tee Shirt

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      • #123
        yeah!! So happy for you and Petey!! What a fighter he is!! He deserves some big hugs and so do you!!

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        • #124
          Yeah! I'm so glad Petey is feeling better (he must have had his spinach) Big cuddles for him!

          PS - OT but how is your TOC mare doing? Settling in?
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          • #125
            YESSSS! Go Petey go! It's great to hear some good news of horses improving at last! It really does get sad with all of our oldies passing. And Petey's illness hits close to home as I'm a new mom of a 16 month old colt since 1 september. But he's coming home! Yippieeee
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            • #126
              Oh Pam, I am so happy for you and Petey that he is feeling better. I will continue jingling in hopes that he is sleeping happily safe and sound in his stall with Warren and George nearby by tomorrow night
              ~ hunt_jump ~

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              • #127
                Pam, I'm so happy he's better!!! Just checked in and saw your first post moments ago and it sounds like such a scary time for you both. Glad he's such a fighter and that he's in excellent hands!
                "Whether you think you can or think you can't, you are right." -Henry Ford

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                • #128
                  I am so happy for you and Petemeister! What a brave little character he is!

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                  • #129
                    YAY Petey!!!!!

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                    • #130
                      <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Lord Helpus:
                      Happy Dance, Happy Dance! I'm doin' the "Petey is Better Happy Dance"! <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
                      Dancing in CA! That is fantastic news. All hail the power of the curb chain!

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                      • #131
                        Wow! I haven't been on line since Friday at noon so this is the first I've heard! So glad he is doing better!!!
                        Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Goethe

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                          #132
                          Well, it appears that I was a tad hasty in my excitement. Petey really IS much better and all of the numbers that I was given are true and we are all still excited about his march toward health.

                          My vet just called after talking to Dr. Bernard and getting an update from him. She has been great about following up and calling me daily, also.

                          It seems that he is farther away from being well than I had thought. Dr. Bernard never actually SAID Petey could come home tomorrow, now that I think back on it. He said that we would see how he was tomorrow... I just heard what I wanted so badly to hear...

                          Petey is truly better and she (my vet) is also relieved that it appears that the "death's door" phase has passed, but Samonella and/or Potomac Fever do not give up their grip that easily; Petey still may be a sick camper.

                          Evidently, when one bacteria so violently overtakes the system and antibiotics are given in such large amounts to kill off the bad stuff, it throws everything out of whack. And, combined with the severe stress that Petey's system has been under, even if most of the Potomac Fever bacteria have been killed off, it may have created the perfect environment for E. Coli or Samonella to flourish, or the Potomac Fever bacteria can make another try at Petey's gut. In other words, it is not uncommon for a horse to relapse, from the same problem or from a different one. Sort of like we might be in the eye of the hurricane (that is my analogy -- not the vet's).

                          So, they need to keep a close eye on Petey for another 72 hours to make sure that a secondary wave of illness doesn't come along and knock him flat. But if everything continues to go well and he is given a clean bill of health, he can come home on Thursday or Friday.

                          BUT, I will not be denied my happy dance. Petey has come so far so quickly, he can ward off any other problems just as easily. Much as I want him home, if the doctors say he needs to be where he can be taken care of if he takes a turn for the worse, then that is where he shall stay until he is out of the woods.

                          So, a few more quiet jingles -- just casual ones, so as not to exhaust the benevolence of the jingle Gods -- for the Petester. Just a request for no relapses.
                          "He lives in a cocoon of solipsism"

                          Charles Krauthammer speaking about Trump

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                          • #133
                            well - that is STILL great news Pam!

                            A slow, steady climb back to health is just fine as well.

                            When he does come home on Thursday or Friday, then you wont be so nervous watching him - you'll know that he is well and truly better and totally out of the woods ...

                            Glad to hear it - that is still great news, you know

                            Donna

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                            • #134
                              Pam, dance away....

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                              • #135
                                happy dance - jingle jingle - happy dance - jingle jingle - happy dance - jingle jingle

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                                • #136
                                  Still jingling & dancing. That's great news.

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                                  • #137
                                    Still the best news I've heard all day. jingles jingles jingles....
                                    "If a horse has a "warm" back—loose, supple and oscillating—he can lift the rider...on a "cold" back—low and stiff—the rider achieves nothing other than growing old sitting on it." —Charles de Kunffy

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                                    • #138
                                      Still jingling and dancing for Petey's swift recovery!

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                                      • #139
                                        I was afraid tomorrow sounded too soon with what he's going through. I agree WHEN he's home Friday you'll feel more secure about his true condition. Not stopping the good vibes, even after Friday.
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                                        • #140
                                          YES!!!!!
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