We lost a beloved member of our yard last week. She was fine in stable in morning then as owner turned her out she got to field and went down to roll. Owner didn't think much of it until she kept getting up and down. She shouted for help and by the time they got her back to stable, she was sweating profusely. This was 6.30am I was callled, threw my clothes on and was there in 5 minutes. Vet had been called and got there ASAP, she got down and up and we encouraged her to stay up and gently walk. Vet arrived, we got her into stable. Heart rate not too elevated, she had been passing poo all over yard, the vet could feel a possible obstruction.She sedated then tubed her with Epsom salts and gave her pain relief. Vet was happy and left and said she will now probably go down for a rest and in a while she will be passing poo rapidly and to keep an eye on her.About 10 minutes after vet left she was thrashing about, up and down. Breathing was so intense her whole abdomen was heaving. We called vet who said she should not be feeling pain wth the amount of pain relief she had been given she turned the car around and prepared us for the worst. Our angel was put down moments later. She was 25 and her owner and I agreed that surgery would not be fair. We are both heartbroken (I shared this lovely mare when I was a teenager so was extremely close to her and her owner). Vet thinks it could have been a fatty tumour. I don?t want to bother the vet but it?s been driving me mad. Did we do something wrong? Is there anything we could have done differently? It?s bothering me most I think that she was still passing poo, yet was clearly in extreme distress. This was nothing like other colics I have seen. I can see her face now, she was utterly terrified and knowing how much pain she was in is torturing me.
05-17-2018, 07:13 AM
Colic? Is there anything we could have done?
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