Status Report
1) The electricity is back on
2) The pipes didn't freeze, much
3) It's above zero, finally
4) Pony is on her feet but isn't out of the woods yet
5) I lost my cell phone, yee ha. Well, it's been a year since I lost the last one so I was due
6) Oxycontin does wonders for a mal-functioning back
7) One should listen to the doc when he says don't drink any alcohol with this medicine (see #5)
8) I'm still laughing
I'd post a photo but I don't have a picture of a smoldering pile of ruins that would represent this week.
Instead I'm picturing a lovely sunny day, about 65 degrees...ahhhh. To turn things around I'm taking a half day off and am going shopping!!! I deserve some new clothes for getting through this week. Pony needs a blanky too while she convalesces. Nothing like a little shopping to put things right. Cheers from the tundra!
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19 comments:
Oxycontin! Whoa, you really did a number on my stairs, didn't you? What a wicked week. How long were you off the grid? Tres homestead!
These are the weeks that really try a rural person's soul. We're all pulling for you two: Rebecca the Resiliant and Beepie the Needy.
I forgot to ask, was there any
coffin bone rotation?
Hey Sara,
Thanks for the good vibes...much appreciated. Yes to the rotation. I haven't gotten the results back yet from the blood work which would provide some clues on why she foundered. I had the hay tested and it came back very low in sugar and good for nutrients so it's probably not that. could be Cushings or thyroid or diabetes causing it...or maybe it's just the freaking cold weather! either way, I like this vet and am confident in whatever treatment plan she comes up with it'll be solid. For now, we're aiming to get Beepie comfortable. She's taking her bute now, with Peppermint Schnapps!(one shot for her, one shot for me).
Oh Rabecca, I just saw your site I have been out of the loop for awhile. Can snow cause foundering? I have never heard of that, but our Miss P is ginping around again, with no change to anything (food etc). We even had to geet rid of our horsie mineral salt block, as the ferrier said it was loaded with sugars. Bummer, baby really liked that. I will keep watching for news on BP. Does she still have to wear those little silver booties? Take care, I am planning my official move to the South. Mark says when the kids are graduated from HS I can get a house there and commute on weekends to visit him and the kids! Ha! Still --it sounds good to me right now. A girl can dream, can't she? Cathy
HI Cathy,
I read your update this morning--wow, I'm amazed at your sense of humor and know taht it's probably what is getting you through the cancer. Good job on staying tough!
Beeps hanging in there. Blood work will come back next week and that might provide a clue. I'm confident that if I trim her 2-3 times a week she'll be able to get comfortable again. She's a tough little girl!
Hi again ,
how can you trim a hoof 2-3 times a week? Will there be anything left of it? wow, i hope it is nothing major. little Rosie is faring well, but our rescued Miss P is having a few issues. I hope all goes well with BP, I will keep watch for your results and hope for the best. Cathy
You do a very light trim--to imitate what would happen if a horse was living in the wild. It's actually more natural. Got the blood results and she's a type 2 diabetic--sugar through the roof. Next step is a test for Cushings which is one suspected cause of the high sugar level thus the founder. Poor Beep!
oh, you GOTTA be kidding! Just when I went thru this with the Paso we bough 4 months ago, although she wasn't diabetic, only cushings.they had mislead the diagnosis to be thyroidism. Damn it all. Wouldn't some of this stuff show up w/the blood test we took to get her to your house? That really sucks. Poor Beep is right.I will jeep watching for news. Cathy
can i spell? sorry, i will start checking better next time. C
Bec -
Didn't your vet comment that rings on beeps little hooves evidenced an earlier laminitis event? That must have happened before Cathy got her. Too bad you had no warning to know she was vulnerable.
Oh, my poor little Beepinator. I say prayers for her at least once every day. I hope everybody else is too. Incidentally, here's another of the plain-talk info pages on founder you might not have seen.
http://www.founderfree.com/page.php?id=8
It's my understanding too that blood sugar can test high one day and down another. I'm sure they'll be testing again - right? Looking at her picture right now and just feeling so sad. It's terrible when animals suffer...they cant even tell you about it. You are a GREAT caregiver. She couldn't be in better hands. I hope it isn't wearing too hard on you.
Been thinking - (dangerous activity)
Don't most vets just do Coggins tests for "vetting out"? In our experience it wouldn't be routine to test for anything like blood sugar levels unless there was a suspicion of an issue or the buyer wanted it. Did you request more than a negative Coggins? If not, it wouldnt have been done. Just curious.
Hi Lady B,
thanks for the excellent website; I was amazed at the link of insulin problems to founder--and Beeps' tested as diabetic and the second vet called it; cushings causing the diabetes which is causing the founder--a trifecta. And yes, both vets listed her as a "chronic founder" case because of the rings on her hooves. I've got my eye on a healthy paint mare that needs a home, just in case Beep doesn't make it. I'll give it my best shot--if it means more booties and drugs, I'm up for the fight!
Aw, this is a heart-breaker either way, Bec. My poor little pony hurting so. She didn't deserve that. If you had only known from the start that she had foundered previously you would have been watching like a hawk for any possible signs and with special care and/or medication it would never have gotten this far. Subsequent horse owners should ALWAYS be apprised of past laminitis because once they have an event they are so susceptible to future bouts. What a shame that absolutely critical information was not properly passed forward and an innocent animal ends up suffering needlessly. I cant stand the thought of her in pain. It's so unfair.
Beep was on her feet this morning and tried to walk away when I came at her with the syringe--that's a good sign. I'm going to see if she continues to make progress. Joe checked on her yesterday and she was lying down, groaning. But she was up today--so we'll see.
Yi ya yaiii! The lady from Milwaukee never told me she foundered, guys. And she didn't have any feet issues here. Our ferrier trimmed her every 5-6 weeks and that was it.The only thing the lady told me was to put a basket on her in the spring-1 of those muzzle eating things, so we did till grass came up. It was our 1st horse purchase so I didn't know what coggins covered.
so anyway, i feel awful for bp. We can take her back in a heartbeat if that is what you want, R. I hope you know I am not the kind of person to sell ANYONE a horse with diabetes or laminitus or anything. She had been fine for so long here I am really surprised. She must have had problems at Milwaukee. This sucks.2 horses I bought have the
laminitus thing and problems with diabetes and cushings. I guess I will have to take the hint and stop buying any horses since I obviously don't know what I am doing. 2 out of 3, and 1 was born here. Why don't these things show up when i get them? it is not fair, or right.I'm not feeding them frosted flakes for christ sake.R, i will defray costs if she needs to be put down. Please don't let her suffer. I couldn't stand that. we have all only good memories of her with maddie and Graham. Let me know. Cathy
Hi cathy,
Listen, don't sweat it; I know you would of told me if the pony had foudnered before. I knew you had her only a short time so I'm betting she foundered before you owned her and you weren't told--thus the reason her previous owner suggested the muzzle for when the grass was new. I should have vetted her out but I've never had a pony before so didn't know myself about the issues they could have. What bugs me is that the woman you bought her from should have told you--but we cant' control what other people do. Only how we react and I'm over the shock now, just want to get her healing or not. This is the 3rd of three horses that I've had problems with--the first one I knew had issues and I gave it a shot. The seoncd was a situation like Beep; the first owner knew he wasn't properly gelded and didn't say anything to my sister. And Beep, well same thing. Proof that there are lots of shady people in the world, but I believe there are more good than bad. So don't fret; I'm not angry. Just think good thoughts for the pony.
B, I am fretting because I can no longer find the name of the b*&^%ch who sold her to me and looked me right straight in the eye and said she was A OK and never any health issues. If she hadn't been my 1st horse purchase I would have asked ?'s more specific to founder (now that I know it is often a pony thing) and what the muzzle meant, too. Big Duh, here. I am sending you some money to make it right. I don't feel I need to refund you as I never knew either, but I share at least half the fault for not testing, etc. Bummer. I feel so bad for her, she is a great girlie. Cathy
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