Last week we thought he actually would have preferred to die, based on how he behaved.
It's a day to day thing, being in touch with vet and trimmer, treating him, controlling his intake. Some have told us it will be 6-9 months, and that he should be stalled most of that time. !!!
Tonight was a good night.
I got a few photos. (The one below was adjusted for brightness and contrast with the Gimp.)
I appreciate, and have looked into every single offer of help you've given me. Some available in Europe, some not. I know you care, and I wish I could be as good a blogger as the rest of you are lately.
Praying, and thankful.
5 comments:
He is so lovely. I am so sorry things are so rough for him and you. Thinking of you both!
I feel your pain. My friend is in a similar boat as you. She just bought herself a beautiful gray Arabian gelding who is her dream horse, and after a few rides, he went lame. In her case, she's been through dozens of vet and farrier appointments, a lot of misdiagnoses, and she wasted a lot of time treating him for the wrong things. Now the horse has navicular laminitis. My friend spends every waking moment that she doesn't have to work (to pay the vet and farrier bills, which she has on tab now) tending to that horse. She's living like homeless person at the stable, sleeping in her truck or next to her horse. When she is working, she has people check on her horse and text her to tell her what kind of condition he's in. He spends a lot of time lying down, and she worries about him getting cast or twisting his gut. She's been an emotional mess. She's getting married in a few weeks and has had to let her fiance's family handle all the wedding arrangements because the horse's hoof care and pain management has completely eclipsed everything else. In your case, you've searched so long for the right horse, and now you can't ride him for a while. I feel bad for you and Mag.
oh dear! you must be beside yourself! I hope that this turns around soon.
Wait, wait, wait...it was white line but now you're controlling Mags's food intake? Oh Lytha...please tell me it's not founder! Is he insulin resistant? Is that the concern, that this might be what some vets call "metabolic syndrome"?
If so, please check out the following links: http://www.ecirhorse.org/, http://www.ecirhorse.org/index.php/insulin-resistance
And join this group: https://ecir.groups.io/g/main There is a blue button at the bottom of the page before the "Message History" section that says "Join This Group". You should not have issues viewing these pages as they are supposed to be international. The ECIR group was started by Dr. Eleanor Kellon, who has done ground-breaking studies in both equine insulin resistance and Cushings. There are horses out there sound and in full work today that previously foundered, thanks to her methods, which involve a nutrition overhaul. (She doesn't sell products.) I had an IR horse and learned SO much from this group! You can be a member and an active participant in her ongoing study, or you can choose to just lurk and participate; I was a member just so I could read what others posted on the message boards and the information available to members.
I hope this helps, if this is what's going on with Mags. I hope this is not the case, but even if it is, it *is* a manageable problem. Gracie is IR...
Thinking of you and your boy, with candles lit for his healing. <3 *Hug*
Is there something besides the white line going on? Poor Mags, poor you tryin to help him thru it. Will be sending healing vibes his way
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