Thank God this week is nearly over!!
I seriously think that the horses have been trying to give me and my friend a heart attack this week!!
Horses came in last Sunday for winter. Now onto winter grazing and in overnight. On Monday when I turned Buzz and my friend's horse Harvey out they'd hardly eaten overnight and seemed really depressed. By Monday night I was worried about Buzz. He didn't eat his tea and didn't touch his hay. Harvey seemed dull but ate most of his tea and I put it down to them running around and eating too much of the new grass. Went down late Monday to double check on them and they seemed depressed but ok.
Buzz improved whilst Harvey got worse :frown: A few other horses had seemed dull and then picked up too so I was convinced it was a daft virus and they'd get over it. By Wednesday Harvey now really not looking good and his owner kept him in all day to monitor what he was eating and drinking and pooing. Thursday morning we were really worried about Harvey. Buzz was fine by now.
Called the vet who examined Harvey and said she'd never felt a spleen so big!! Or in the wrong place :cry: and whisked him off and admitted him to horsepital to be scanned and have bloods taken. We were convinced he had a tumour or something nasty and had a little cry and got prepared for the worst.
Harvey was scanned and nothing showed other than his huge spleen. Now waiting for blood results which should be through on Monday but he's eating a bit now so that'd good news.
Today got a call from a friend who was bringing Buzz in for me to say that he'd been rolling in the field when they went to catch him...no big deal there.
He then collapsed straight down in his stable once his headcollar was off and rolled against the wall, sides heaving and then stood kicking his belly :banghead:
I rushed down and called vet. Looks like we caught the start of colic. Thank God for good friends on the yard looking out for me!! Vet jabbed him and gave him a full examination. Bless the baby, he stood so well to have rectal exam and huuuuge needles :unsure: very brave.
Have got back from the yard just now and have left Buzz with tiny haynet. He looks much brighter so fingers crossed.
And why do we have horses again!?! :unsure:
I seriously think that the horses have been trying to give me and my friend a heart attack this week!!
Horses came in last Sunday for winter. Now onto winter grazing and in overnight. On Monday when I turned Buzz and my friend's horse Harvey out they'd hardly eaten overnight and seemed really depressed. By Monday night I was worried about Buzz. He didn't eat his tea and didn't touch his hay. Harvey seemed dull but ate most of his tea and I put it down to them running around and eating too much of the new grass. Went down late Monday to double check on them and they seemed depressed but ok.
Buzz improved whilst Harvey got worse :frown: A few other horses had seemed dull and then picked up too so I was convinced it was a daft virus and they'd get over it. By Wednesday Harvey now really not looking good and his owner kept him in all day to monitor what he was eating and drinking and pooing. Thursday morning we were really worried about Harvey. Buzz was fine by now.
Called the vet who examined Harvey and said she'd never felt a spleen so big!! Or in the wrong place :cry: and whisked him off and admitted him to horsepital to be scanned and have bloods taken. We were convinced he had a tumour or something nasty and had a little cry and got prepared for the worst.
Harvey was scanned and nothing showed other than his huge spleen. Now waiting for blood results which should be through on Monday but he's eating a bit now so that'd good news.
Today got a call from a friend who was bringing Buzz in for me to say that he'd been rolling in the field when they went to catch him...no big deal there.
He then collapsed straight down in his stable once his headcollar was off and rolled against the wall, sides heaving and then stood kicking his belly :banghead:
I rushed down and called vet. Looks like we caught the start of colic. Thank God for good friends on the yard looking out for me!! Vet jabbed him and gave him a full examination. Bless the baby, he stood so well to have rectal exam and huuuuge needles :unsure: very brave.
Have got back from the yard just now and have left Buzz with tiny haynet. He looks much brighter so fingers crossed.
And why do we have horses again!?! :unsure:
