Gruesome pics

Well shoot, Im so sorry!

Thanks.

Just want my girl back,ive had her 8 years and she been the best horse ive ever had.
Blame myself,cant help but think if i hadnt put her foal none of this would have happened.I dunno

Don't beat yourself up over it. This is something she had. Yeah, maybe being pregnant triggered it early, but likely would have come out sooner or later. I feel so terrible for both of you. Are you getting more testing such as what Rood & Riddle suggested?

Im getting everything done that i can.Sadly i dont think are vets over here are as advanced as your guys.

Im just doing everything in my power to make her right or more comfortable.

shazgeoff wrote:

Thanks.

Just want my girl back,ive had her 8 years and she been the best horse ive ever had.
Blame myself,cant help but think if i hadnt put her foal none of this would have happened.I dunno

Oh, I dont think so... (IF) Rood & Riddle is right, it may not be what your vet suggests. Also it said stress. Stress can be anything from, Temp Changes, moving or hauling, and new pasture buddy. You just never know. For being such strong big animals. They are easy to stress. Besides, breeding her is natural. Why wouldn't you think it was OK?
Any one on this forum would have done the same thing. Do Not Blame yourself over this.

you said gram positive cocci did they do a culture and sensitivity so they know the right antibiotic? Just curious which antibiotic you have her on right now?

She on Trimizadine, not totally sure on spelling

that is a pretty good broad spectrum antibiotic works well for skin problems

zana looking a little better,face still hot and very swollen. But the scabs look better,not happy with the steriods though as im sure they starting to have an affect on foal.

What did the vet tell you to expect with the steriods? Like how long does she need to be on these, what results should you see and when should you see them?

You know you may want to creep feed him, and wean him at 3 months.

Widget starting to go over at the knee,he growing far to quick.
He only a month old so got a way to go before i can wean him,we were going to wean him at 3 months anyway because of this.He only now starting to get an interest in feed.
Ive restricted her grazing,she bascially on nothing as she bloating out with steriods.Vets warned me she may get laminitis,so im trying my best to keep it at bay.
zana on a 6 week course to start with and then we go from there.

You may want to try a product FOAL AID, by Buckeye. When My Babies get the wobbles on the knees, I give them this and it gets them back on track. My vets suggests this product.

I use foal aid too excellent product!

dont know if we can get it over here,will try and do a search.

I have to special order it myself these days if you can't get buckeye there are many off shoots also from the original company I will have to check on the names cant remember right now...

I had the same problem with Tucker. By the time he was 3 days old, his legs were pretty bowed. Rather than wrap his front legs, we just put mom on grass hay. He straightened out in a week or so.

When Tucker was about a week old.....I was watching him play with his mom.....When it suddenly occurred to me.....He never ran under is mom's belly.....Then I realized that he was way too tall to do it!!!!!!!! (Mom is over 16hds) His bones were growing faster than his soft tissue.

Thats whats happening with this Guy,he just growing way to fast.Ive taken mum right off our lush grass and now she on a tiny paddock.Trying to slow it down some.Cant see mums waist yet but i will.

How is Zana doing It's very hard to slow down the growing. I had the same problem with Chad before he died. I tried all kinds of things mostly with his diet and keeping his feed down. Didn't help much. He just kept getting taller.

its taken some affect,she testing the electric fence though to see what she can get away with the little moo.
Weather here is absolutley awful and with help from the wind she getting a dab hand and kncoking the fence down. Plan B me thinks now.Face is improving but the swelling still there.

Love the paint in your sig Bluejay

I wonder if some cool packs would help the swelling in her face? You could wrap some crushed ice packs in light towels and put them under a loose sleazy for awhile a couple times a day. Might help her a little. Ice works on all other kinds of swelling might just work on this.

I sold the paint mare about a week after putting her on DH. Some people I know took her and she is going under saddle right away. She got a GREAT home and will get to be a horse for a change. I am very happy with that.

will give that a try.

Thats good news about your paint mare,bet your pleased.

Im just taken a horse on loan with view to buy and sadly she having to go back as she lame.
Has a problem in the foot that wasnt mentioned,shame as i really liked the horse and she would have got me in the show pen ready for when i bring Shiraz out.
So its back to the drawing board,if you hear of any good all round quarter horse mares not worried on colour as long can be shown and ridden out on the trails thats great with me.
Have $8,000 to spend
got to be able to be shown in Halter,pleasure,trail etc not worried about reining.

Im going to sell my Pally 08, AQHA IF, KyIFBreeders colt, points were worth 2700.00 per AQHA point last year, If you know of anyone over there, He's N/N. Pally. Dam has AQHA points so did his sire. Any AQHA point that is Ammy or Open.

I have some not so good photos in the classified section of the forum. If you know of anyone.