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Liliana Velasco Ariza
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Username: Liliana
Post Number: 278
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, Aug 25, 2006 - 10:01 pm: |   |
Dear Dr. O and all,
About three weeks ago I posted under “could it have been a scorpion" as Chaka seemed to have severe pain. Yesterday she had no grain as they had none at the shop and the only thing that I found was some ugly looking hay that got rained on at the supplier and was covered with plastic.
Today I found the grain and when I got to the farm Chaka started with the Fleming again and first I though she was smelling the grain, but then I realised she was in pain again, she went down on the ground but not rolling just resting like, I listen to her belly and could not hear any sounds of gases, (It was 5:00 pm so no vets) but she did not want to eat, she is dehydrated ( it’s about 103º) and her belly is very tucked in I took her out on to the paddock and she picked at some green grass, her gums and tong are pink, and when I press them it does not stay white. Gosh it is so hard to keep horses here! If they had not been rescues I don’t think I would have got them. I love them though and would be lost without them!
She is about 20 years old now and has foaled 2 colts one 4 yo and one 15 months old.
Any ideas
Liliana |
Corinne Meadows
Member
Username: Corinne
Post Number: 482
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, Aug 26, 2006 - 11:15 am: | |
Oh Gosh....Bless you Liliana for taking care of these horses under less than the best conditions with limited resources. I know you might think at times that you are overwhelmed but you are an angel to these horses and you have all of us to support you! I don't know how you do it but my prayers are with you when you have an issue to deal with there that here in America we don't have to contend with.
No ideas for you on this mare but Dr O should respond soon but just thought you should know that you are supported and we are thinking of you!
v/r
Corinne |
Corinne Meadows
Member
Username: Corinne
Post Number: 483
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, Aug 26, 2006 - 11:16 am: | |
P.S. I am going to nickname you the horse missionary (minus the religious aspect you are bringing new life to horses in an area of the world they might not have a chance to survive in!) |
Robert N. Oglesby DVM
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Username: Dro
Post Number: 16464
Registered: 1-1997
| | Posted on Saturday, Aug 26, 2006 - 12:30 pm: | |
Hello Lilliana,
You do have a difficult situation. We have an article on first aid for colic that I want you to carefully review. It has concrete suggestions for treating colics until the vet can get there or if the vet cannot come. See Diseases of Horses » Colic and GI Diseases » Colic in Horses » First Aid for Colic. I notice you posted in the Sand Colic topic: do you have reason to believe this is a sand colic, if so there are recommendations for treatment in there too? Concerning your extreme heat, first have you taken the horses temp, and be sure the horse is in a shady but airy place with a fan on her. If the temp is elevated cool her by hosing.
DrO |
Liliana Velasco Ariza
Member
Username: Liliana
Post Number: 279
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, Aug 26, 2006 - 3:53 pm: | |
Thank you very much for responding Corinne and Dr. O
Dr. O I have read your article and as usual it is very enlightening. Last night I was in a panic because I could not access the page, and then I realises I was using an old password.
Sand colic is always a possibility as we are a small island after all, there is very little top soil and indeed their bucket is always full of sand at the bottom.
Still Chaka is much better today she ate her grain but, does not touch the ugly hay, she is out in the paddock eating what is left of the green grass, so I guess the hay was beginning to silage.
I only have 2 small paddocks, the size of my brain as some how I have 11 horses now!\clipart{crazy} In fact I am thinking of forming a non profitable- charitable status society as there is yet another horse knocking at my door, but financially it is impossible, as it is I am overstretched now! It is just so hard to turn a blind eye when I see an animal suffering through sheer neglect it makes me so mad!
Thank you very much
Liliana |
