Send Spot Good Vibes
Emily Brooks
living by the time the vet got there after *I* got there ...
But he's up, he's in one piece, he has good gut sounds, he's rehydrated,
he's breathing normally. He does have some impaction - here's hoping a
couple gallons of water and electrolytes ease that along. He's doesn't
*look* quite right yet - a little bloated and crampy.
Fellow boarders dropping in late to the barn found him down and thrashing.
Then he rolled completely over, like he does outside all the time, but it's
not a good idea in a stall. I expect he'll be quite stove up after being
cast. And he's exhausted.
He was fine at dinner and down about 3 hours later.
I hated walking him but it was keep him moving or he'd be down. At it was,
it took 2 and sometimes 3 of us to keep him up. At the vet's OK, we managed
to get some banamine in him IM (moving target is really hard to stick) which
helped some eventually. She gave him xylazine (?) IV before doing a rectal
and tubing.
I expected a torsion or strangulating lipoma, he looked so bad when I got
there. Now he just looks worn out and NQR.
BO will check him every couple of hours and in the morning he gets his usual
soup, no hay. If all stays well, he gets his alfalfa tomorrow evening with
his soup.
Shall we blame Tropical Storm Ida and it's effect on the local barometric
pressure?
Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
Sue Leopold
> I wouldn't have given 2 cents for his chances of still being among the
> living by the time the vet got there after *I* got there ...
Oh no! Vibes winging Spot's way!
Laurel Reddick
<sun...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>snip
>I expected a torsion or strangulating lipoma, he looked so bad when I got
>there. Now he just looks worn out and NQR.
>
>BO will check him every couple of hours and in the morning he gets his usual
>soup, no hay. If all stays well, he gets his alfalfa tomorrow evening with
>his soup.
>
>Shall we blame Tropical Storm Ida and it's effect on the local barometric
>pressure?
>
>Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
us know how he is in the morning please Emily.
Laurel
redbranch
> I wouldn't have given 2 cents for his chances of still being among the
> living by the time the vet got there after *I* got there ...
>
> Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
Oh gosh...hoping Spot is feeling better soon! Fingers crossed and
healing wishes sent.
Sharon Potter
Red Branch
Dawn J-L
> I wouldn't have given 2 cents for his chances of still being among the
> living by the time the vet got there after *I* got there ...
>
> But he's up, he's in one piece, he has good gut sounds, he's rehydrated,
> he's breathing normally. He does have some impaction - here's hoping a
> couple gallons of water and electrolytes ease that along. He's doesn't
> *look* quite right yet - a little bloated and crampy.
>
> BO will check him every couple of hours and in the morning he gets his usual
> soup, no hay. If all stays well, he gets his alfalfa tomorrow evening with
> his soup.
>
> Shall we blame Tropical Storm Ida and it's effect on the local barometric
> pressure?
>
> Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
Poor Spot!
Poor you; I've BTDT and know the gut-wrenching worry. Hugs to you
both and wishes for a smooth bounce back to normalcy for dear Spot.
Dawn JL
Mary McHugh
> I wouldn't have given 2 cents for his chances of still being among the
> living by the time the vet got there after *I* got there ...
>
> But he's up, he's in one piece, he has good gut sounds, he's rehydrated,
> he's breathing normally. He does have some impaction - here's hoping a
> couple gallons of water and electrolytes ease that along. He's doesn't
> *look* quite right yet - a little bloated and crampy.
Oh man, poor Spot! Good vibes are being sent.
Mary
Ocean of Nuance
(snip)
> Shall we blame Tropical Storm Ida and it's effect on the local barometric
> pressure?
Certainly seems possible.
> Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
Poor boy. I hope he is on the mend.
sharon
Carl
Eileen Morgan
The Mar's Nest
http://www.themaresnest.com
betsey
Susan
> I wouldn't have given 2 cents for his chances of still being among the
> living by the time the vet got there after *I* got there ...
>
> But he's up, he's in one piece, he has good gut sounds, he's rehydrated,
> he's breathing normally. He does have some impaction - here's hoping a
> couple gallons of water and electrolytes ease that along. He's doesn't
> *look* quite right yet - a little bloated and crampy.
>
fully recovers to scare you another day!
That last sentence sounds a bit odd I know, but what with Dusty and his
bi-annual brushes with death, I guess I can get a bit glib on the
subject...once he recovers. Truly, I'm hoping Spot feels better soon!
Susan
JJ
<snipped>
> Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
OMG! Yes, definitely sending thoughts and prayers to you and Spot! I
just got a call from my BO that her mare, Addy, and my Comet did not
eat last night or this morning. We've had some very odd, warm, humid
weather here too...The pressure changes like this have *always*
affected Comet, but usually don't have to worry about them until
around Feb and March...when spring is trying to come around...<sigh>
Nothing as bad as your Spot though!
I'm thinking of you both! JJ and Comet too!
Tom & Win
to Spots, and it scared me silly. He has not had another one since, but
I still hate to hear of one like Spot's.
I hope he's fine today.
Winnie
Cricket
"Emily Brooks" <sun...@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
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>I wouldn't have given 2 cents for his chances of still being among the
>living by the time the vet got there after *I* got there ...
>
> But he's up, he's in one piece, he has good gut sounds, he's rehydrated,
> he's breathing normally. He does have some impaction - here's hoping a
> couple gallons of water and electrolytes ease that along. He's doesn't
> *look* quite right yet - a little bloated and crampy.
> Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
>
Yikes. When Scout got stuck in the feed bunk, he had *absolutely* no other
issues - no colic, no injuries - and he looked pretty miserable for several
days, though he only showed what you could call symptoms (mostly wobbling
off sideways) for a minute or so. So hopefully Spot's NQR is just
residuals.
Good thoughts to Spot and his tummy.
Cricket
Emily Brooks
"Cricket" <crick...@wmis.net> wrote in message
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>
> Yikes. When Scout got stuck in the feed bunk, he had *absolutely* no
> other issues - no colic, no injuries - and he looked pretty miserable for
> several days, though he only showed what you could call symptoms (mostly
> wobbling off sideways) for a minute or so. So hopefully Spot's NQR is
> just residuals.
>
> Good thoughts to Spot and his tummy.
>
> Cricket
>
morning.
Emily - who had been operating on "no news is good news"
Ruffian
> Emily - and poor miserable Spot-lot
last night must have been difficult.
Please let us know how he is doing as soon as you can.
You know we care alot about old warrior Spot.
Mikki
Hunter Hampton
<sun...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better this
>morning.
YEA!!! I read the thread before responding, am really happy to read
your morning update.
Sending good vibes.
Hunter
Cricket
Usually has that effect on me... ;>D
Cricket
Dr Corinne B Leek
<sun...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better this
>morning.
>
>Emily - who had been operating on "no news is good news"
I was going "eeeek!" when I saw this thread this morn until I went and
read this followup.
Hope the good news continues.
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew, sending the mdeicinal Fizz & COE Healing
dancing..
--
*** Conserve Energy: Laughter is easier than Anger!
*** cl...@ns.sympatico.ca
Emily Brooks
"Dr Corinne B Leek" <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> Hope the good news continues.
>
> Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew
Sloshing his tea, looking for the actual food that's not in it, and making a
huge mess!
Emily - I can hear the slurping from here :-)
Maureen
> "Dr Corinne B Leek" <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in messagenews:u5tif5lgse0bsaq7a...@4ax.com...
>
>
>
> > Hope the good news continues.
>
> > Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew
>
> Sloshing his tea, looking for the actual food that's not in it, and making a
> huge mess!
>
> Emily - I can hear the slurping from here :-)
Emily,
I'm happy to hear that everything is back to normal with Spot!
We had a similar episode 2 Sundays ago when my daughter's Arab pony
simply lay down in a muddy part of the field right after breakfast. I
was in the kitchen making breakfast while my husband was feeding and
doing stalls. The vet arrived after we shared walking duties for about
3 hours. Same treatment as Spot's and he was back to normal by
evening.
Doc Susan said that they have seen lots of colic cases in the
last few weeks...far more than normal.
Maureen (and BJ who knows how Spot felt and wishes him well)
Judie
>
> The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better this
> morning.
>
> Emily - who had been operating on "no news is good news"
Oh I am so glad. I read this thread and it sounds very scarry to go
through. I have seen horses at various barns with collic being
treated. I have known some that have not made it. I will still send
good thoughts until I am sure Spot is "out of the woods."
Judie
Dr Corinne B Leek
YeeeeHaaaawwww!
May he continue to be miffed about the feed and dive in with gusto
when he gets it!
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew, still COE Healing Dancing (just in case,
and there's Ei's bunch, Ari's foot, Abby the Labby 'n all)...
AKogler
> morning.
>
Oh, I hope things continue to resolve well. Yoiks!
Abby
Nancy DeMarco
> The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better this
> morning.
Yay!!! So glad to hear he's doing well. :)
Mine have been keeping me on my toes, what with all the acorns and
cherry leaves on the ground. The trees are finally bare, and I can
better control what goes in their mouths. I expect they'll be
starting on the new cavaletti.
Nancy
Tom & Win
>> The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better this
>> morning.
>>
Great!
Winnie
JJ
> "Dr Corinne B Leek" <cl...@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in messagenews:u5tif5lgse0bsaq7a...@4ax.com...
>
>
>
> > Hope the good news continues.
>
> > Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew
>
> Sloshing his tea, looking for the actual food that's not in it, and making a
> huge mess!
>
> Emily - I can hear the slurping from here :-)
YAY! So glad to hear it. Nothing like a good FART to make one feel
better eh? ;-) Really, I'm glad he's better. When the weather is
odd like this (your area or ours) I give Comet extra doses of Pro-BI
(just a good probiotic)...does *wonders*! Years ago, she used to have
very painful gas-colic too...mostly in the spring when the weather was
prone to wild swings (like it's doing here *now*)...since I started
doing that <knocking wood>, she really hasn't any more problems.
Best! JJ
Jane Saranac
>>
> The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better
> this morning.
>
> Emily - who had been operating on "no news is good news"
Oh... I am so glad to hear that. Keep on healing Spot.
Ocean of Nuance
That's great, Emily!
sharon
hpjeannie
>
> The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better this
> morning.
>
> Emily - who had been operating on "no news is good news"
Whew! Glad to hear it. Novia gave us a scare Sunday, depressed and
not eating or drinking, but seems much better yesterday and today
after some electrolytes - she is back to eating and drinking on her
own (without being "led to water") and following her buddy around.
We're going up Saturday so I can see for myself.
Vet checked her out, took blood and is doing a Cushing's test -
another $500+ on the credit card - a hit but she's been so healthy the
other 27 years that it's still great on a $-per-month basis, which is
how I'm presenting it to The Hub....
Jeannie
Emily Brooks
"Ocean of Nuance" <lizRMOVz...@nc.rr.com> wrote in message
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> That's great, Emily!
>
> sharon
Spot looks, to me, still NQR but then he really is stove up from being cast.
The bloated belly look is mostly gone - apparently he farted most of the
night. He pretended to chew his soup and spread it everywhere and was
carefully combing out the alfalfa leaves from his one flake of hay.
The pastures are flooding ... and the forecast is at least another 2 inches
of rain.
Emily - who hopes to get some sleep tonight, after hockey, of course!
Emily Brooks
"hpjeannie" <hpje...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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Whew! Glad to hear it. Novia gave us a scare Sunday, depressed and
not eating or drinking, but seems much better yesterday and today
Jeannie
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Good vibes and the COE healing dance to Novia too!
Emily
Dr Corinne B Leek
<hpje...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>On Nov 10, 5:43�am, "Emily Brooks" <sun...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>> The BO reports that Spot has passed a lot of gas and looks much better this
>> morning.
>>
>> Emily - who had been operating on "no news is good news"
>
>Whew! Glad to hear it. Novia gave us a scare Sunday, depressed and
>not eating or drinking, but seems much better yesterday and today
>after some electrolytes - she is back to eating and drinking on her
>own (without being "led to water") and following her buddy around.
>We're going up Saturday so I can see for myself.
Oy.
Hope it's a situation easy to control.
>Vet checked her out, took blood and is doing a Cushing's test -
>another $500+ on the credit card - a hit but she's been so healthy the
>other 27 years that it's still great on a $-per-month basis, which is
>how I'm presenting it to The Hub....
Good luck with that...
Corinne & Crazy Canuck Crew, still madly COE Healing Dancing for
others, adding Novia to the list...
Dawn J-L
> Spot looks, to me, still NQR but then he really is stove up from being cast.
> The bloated belly look is mostly gone - apparently he farted most of the
> night. He pretended to chew his soup and spread it everywhere and was
> carefully combing out the alfalfa leaves from his one flake of hay.
>
> The pastures are flooding ... and the forecast is at least another 2 inches
> of rain.
>
> Emily - who hopes to get some sleep tonight, after hockey, of course!
I am so glad to hear Spot is recovering. I have a mare that is prone
to gas colics (and ulcers) so I have had a few scares, though with
gastroguard 8 week treatments a few times a year and daily probiotics
I have her pretty well managed. (She is also out 24/7 with free access
to grass and/or hay year round.)
I am sorry you've got more rain coming. I am sick of mud here; it's
finally drying out, but hosing sticky clay mud off of 17 horses legs
gets old fast.
--Dawn JL