update - things going from bad to worse

[connieD]

just thought id give a quick update on my mare who ive posted about who has breathing problems. its nice to know people care (thanks for the pm novicnic re the update:) )will try not to bore you with the details but....

after coming back from the vet college she seem much better for a couple of weeks but then she started coughing again. i call them and they now want her to go back and be put on a tread mill so they can scope her whilst she is cantering on it...fine not a problem......however

on wednesday i went to catch her in and she was down it the field colicing:eek: - vet came and did an internal to find she had an impaction:eek: . they did the normal tube into the stomach and liquid parafin pump along with pain killers

thursday - no improvement vet comes again - tubes her again more pain killer.

today still colicing - vet comes again and tubes her again - does internal and she is still impacted. we are now basically waiting to see what happens. im checking her every few hours during the night and the only thing she can eat is bran mash. i have to lunge her regularly to try and help things along:rolleyes:

basically if it does not move soon she will have to go to the vet college and possibly have surgery. i feel like i should rent a box there;) (not at £25 a day that is not covered by insurance:D )

dont know if its connected to the breathing thing or not. i just feel so bad for her

anyone else had a horse that has been impacted 3 days or more? what happened?

[Maddison's girl]

oh heck, sorry no experience with these things just wanted to say am keeping my fingers crossed for you. I hope you find the answer soon and she gets better.

Amanda x

[Est]

What a nightmare connieD :( I hope they can sort this out quickly. Keep us updated won't you? Got my fingers crossed for you.

[becs]

I'm so sorry to hear she's having more problems. What a tough time you're going through.

Have had a nose in my horsey books.

It says impaction colic can be caused by cold weather - when they generally drink less water.

Another factor was lack of exercise - if stabled continously in past 2 weeks. The inactivity is thought to lead to slower intestinal movements.

Also the amount of fibre in their diet - the less roughage, the slower the manure moves, and the drier it'll be (more water absorbed from it). Some drugs can also effect how fast the bowels move.

Can't find anythiing else re treatment beyond what you know - drugs, tubing then possible surgery. It implied impaction can't be left for more than 7-10 days or the bowel wall may be damaged. Hence why they're considering surgery soon, I guess.

We're thinking of you and your poor mare - do keep us updated when you have a mo.

[NoviceNic]

Oh dear Connie......Poor girlie......Fingers crossed for a quick and healthy recovery...:(

[connieD]

thanks becs - im going with the weather -its been so wired this year freezing one minute and then spring temperatures the next:confused:

she has not been on box rest, has ab lib hay and is not on specific medication at the moment - other than for the colic of course!!

[HairyCob]

No advice to offer I'm afraid, but just wanted you to know I've got everything crossed for you too:)

[Alex T]

my boy had impacted colic this time last year . just trying to remember if it went on longer than three days ...i think it passed on the third day though he was tubed four timesduring those thress days.He was fine but he did loose alot of weight.His was caused by his lack of teeth he couldnt really chew his hay properly so it was clogging him up.Alot of people at the yard thought he should of gone to the vets but the vet wanted to keep him at the yard as hes 22 and she didnt want to upset him by moving him around .(though we did have a lorry on standby )dont really have any advice hope shes better soon!!

[Kecka~Rocka]

Fingers crossed for you I hope your mare makes a speedy recovery. Keep us posted x

[millie n pride]

Fingers crossed and hope she's feeling better soon :)

[Bay Mare]

I hope that she's ok. What a rotten time you're both having recently :(

All my best to you both x

[NoviceNic]

Just remembered that a friends horse collicked because of the pain killer he had after coming back from the equine hospital....Hope things are better today??

[bexj]

I've no advice or experience to offer you, just lots of big {{hugs}} for both of you. What a terrible time you are having atm.

[CurlyWurlyRach]

gosh, just seen this thread - how awful for you and your horsey :(

[connieD]

just thought i would update that my girlie is doing much better - impaction seems to be moving and she went out in the field for half an hour today:D

shes still on pain killers and only eating bran mash but seems to be going well. going to give her hay in the morning so if shes ok with that we should be ok.

now i just have to get her fit enough to canter for 4 mins on the tread mill when she goes back to the vet college - i just have to stop every time she coughs (which is every couple of minutes) so should be interesting.:confused:

[Bronya]

Yay! Glad to hear things are improving. :)

[Cupcake]

That's wonderful news Connie! You 2 have been through a rough trot lately. Hopefully things look up soon.

[becs]

So pleased to hear that. Fingers crossed for her next stage of tests!

[teabiscuit]

glad she's feeling better now

good luck with the future tests

xxx