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Post by horselady on Mar 30, 2014 0:56:26 GMT
I have this great gelding that is a gem to have around. i noticed him standing near the wire talking to another horse over the fence. i thought nothing of it other than the fact he was all wet and muddy, i went about my business and every 15 minutes or so i checked on him and he was just standing there talking, now to two horses over the wire. 15 minutes later i start bringing horses in and he is still standing there and he is pointing to his left side. hmmm. colic. what?. not acting like colic. so i just continued to go about my feeding and bringing horses in. finally i realized he has his hind leg caught in the rope/ he must have rolled in the mud. and when he came up his leg was under the wire and now wrapped in it. hubby got a knife and cut the wire. i bring him in and he is sopping wet from mud and rain. i left him in a stall and checked on him about 1 hour later and he is up and wet. i haltered him and used a sweat scraper for the mud. and moved him to the area we keep hay in for the barn , nice and dry. big and if he decides to lie down there is plenty of room. now. do i blanket him or leave him alone.  no wind. and he is surrounded on 3 sides with walls. and the front is a gate. i think i should let him dry out and tomorrow weather permitting give him a shower to get rid of the mud. he is a little chilly, but some of the other horses that are wet are chilled also. horses. they are always causing us to get grey hair before our time.  |
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Post by diamondgirl on Mar 30, 2014 3:25:58 GMT
What an awesome boy, he didn't panic and injure himself. I think you had a good idea using a sweat scraper to remove most of the mud. Other than removing a layer of mud, I don't know what would be the best way to dry him off and warm him up, but I do know how to worry myself grey headed right along with you.
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Post by redzip on Mar 30, 2014 12:25:57 GMT
I realize my response is late here, but I have towel dried my horses before, to remove heavy moisture, and then covered them with a cooler to wick the additional moisture away. After about an hour of wearing the cooler in a stall, I then go brush them real good to remove mud, and for good circulation. Works pretty well getting them dry and clean  |
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Post by horselover4life on Mar 30, 2014 12:34:05 GMT
A little late seeing this but I would of done the same thing...remove as much excess mud and moisture, keep him out of drafts and feed him hay, lots of it so his own furnace {hind gut} digesting food would give him some extra warmth.
Would never put the blankets on when they are this wet...then they stay in wet blankets even after they have dried themself with their body heat...unless you are going to be out there switching to new dry blankets every hour?
Jo...you need one of those giant blow dryers like at car washes...."just a fluff please"  
{ducking thrown road apples!!}
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Post by horselady on Mar 30, 2014 18:05:02 GMT
Keeping him in the hay area and all fluffy with hay on the ground seemed to have done the trick.
my concern now is he is not drinking much and just picking at the hay. he passed some dry manure last night and did urinate.
i walked him two times this morning for about 25 minutes each time. and he is nice and dry.
if he is not his usual self tomorrow i will call the vet and see what is going on.
gut sounds are quiet. not loud but there. and heart rate is ok . temp ok too.
he is such a great horse. so mannerly until i wanted to give him some pain meds. than no way was i going to put that junk in his mouth. lol so i gave him 25 cc. of whiskey. that he like. lol toast
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Post by redzip on Mar 31, 2014 10:16:21 GMT
How's your boy feeling? Back to normal I certainly hope  |
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Post by horselady on Mar 31, 2014 16:25:59 GMT
To update on Jazzy. he has been euthinized this morning. I am at a loss, i have no words to describe how i feel. he never did a wrong step and was always so easy to move. and lead and walk. I could ground tie him for hours if i needed to and he would never move more than a few inches. he did not eat or drink yesterday, sunday and i left food for him for the night and i marked his bucket of water and this am nothing was touched. he was just lying in the area i had made for him. i called the vet of course and within 25 minutes she was her doing her exam his heart rate was 2 1/5 times the normal and his temp was 96. not good. no or tiny gut sounds. did a rectal and found he has small twists in the small intestin. an and his large intestin was displaced and felt he had a major impaction somewhere. pulling everything forward. SO our choices were to take him to the clinic for iv fluids $1,000 a day for at least 5 days with no guarantee.(they never could guarantee how a horse is going to be , so i understand fully.) we opted to pts . So he is with our Jem that passed the other day. I hate spring, seems we always loose two or three before summer.  Go Jazzy Sundance. Run with the herd of horses in the sky. 884530 |
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Post by diamondgirl on Mar 31, 2014 16:34:53 GMT
OMG I am so sorry. I can't believe this happened to you. What a hard decision to have to make. My heart goes out to you. |
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Post by mingiz on Mar 31, 2014 21:54:07 GMT
So sorry Jo, impactions are not good. But you know that you gave him the best life a horse could have. You can't save them all. A big hug for you!!!!   Next time you have one colic give them the Fleet treatment I talked about. Even though he was already to far gone with the twisted gut. The Fleet would get the blockage out... |
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Post by shadowlark on Mar 31, 2014 22:30:11 GMT
Awww I'm so sorry! Big hugs to you! I can imagine the shock you must be in - in 2012 we lost 2 of our cats 12 days apart and it just seemed so unfair. :( They steal pieces of our hearts that can never be replaced.
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Post by windlakeeq on Mar 31, 2014 23:19:57 GMT
I'm so sorry you had such a miserable introduction to spring. It seems we have to be on guard in the fall and in the spring so much more than our usual gray hair days. to you and the other horses that will be missing him. Twisted guts are the pits. |
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Post by horselady on Apr 1, 2014 0:00:22 GMT
Min.... i shall get some of the fleet and keep it on hand. the vet did not even think it would work on him as the impaction was sooo far forward. she did not come out with any manure but a few tiny pieces. after his exam. it just sucks. he was such a great horse. always there but never intrusive into a humans or other horses space. sometimes they pass in the fall. and in the spring. i pray that this is it for me. and your prayers and mean so much, thanks everyone.  . |
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Post by horselover4life on Apr 1, 2014 0:58:23 GMT
I'm sorry Jo.... ...... |
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Post by short813 on Apr 1, 2014 2:20:15 GMT
I'm sorry for your lost Jo. |
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Post by redzip on Apr 1, 2014 9:21:58 GMT
Oh my  , I'm just seeing this now,., How very sad He might have been down due to his problem, and then got caught in the fence.
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Post by Terry on Apr 1, 2014 12:16:32 GMT
Oh my gosh, I never expected to see an update like this! I'm so sorry for your loss. |
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Post by 1fatmule on Apr 1, 2014 14:17:29 GMT
i am so sorry, he was a beautiful horse. you should find comfort in knowing you did your best for him, his memory will live on in his photos, and in your heart.
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Post by horselady on Apr 1, 2014 14:49:59 GMT
He came to use several years ago as a throw away horse. but at least the person that owned him called me and not a dealer to take to an auction. he was the kind of horse that you just put a saddle on and go. if he had not been ridden in weeks his temperament was the same.
When a horse passes i send part of the mane and perhaps tail hair to a lady i know that makes bracelets, key chains. zipper pulls and hat bands so i will have some hair of his to keep with me.
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Post by Lipizzan on Apr 2, 2014 19:19:41 GMT
I am so sorry horse lady, that was one beautiful horse  |
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Post by lord daxter on Apr 3, 2014 12:26:45 GMT
Im sorry to hear this, always this time of year, I have a few clients lost dogs the last couple weeks, its like they just give up waiting for summer:(
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no wind. and he is surrounded on 3 sides with walls. and the front is a gate. 
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, I'm just seeing this now,., How very sad 
