Post by Erin on Aug 14, 2007 15:09:54 GMT -5
(I'll post the update at the bottom of the thread)
I woke up at 6:45 this morning to go riding; I wanted to go early because I had plans this afternoon; besides it's a LOT cooler in the morning. Dustin was an angel for the first half of the ride... I got off to put up a couple low crossrails, and when I got back on he had done a complete 180. He was being such a brat and he lost all responsiveness....and his brakes. So I ended up riding him longer than I planned. It's a good thing he was being such a dumbass, though, because I stayed at the barn later than expected. Which meant I caught Duck colicking.
OUr barn manager had already left, and I realized Duck was rolling in his stall. I took him outside and he was acting normal except for the fact that he wouldn't graze. I wasn't going to hand-graze him, but I wanted to see how he acted, and whether he was going to try to roll again, etc. During this time i had called the barn manager & my trainer (who was at her day job), etc, and after that the colic had set in.... thankfully the vet came quickly. He said there was not a twist but he suspected ileal impaction.
Anyway, I left when the barn manager returned and she was going to monitor Duck throughout the day. She just called back and asked me if I could feed tonight... they're taking Duck to the vet school
She said he hasn't gotten progressively worse, but he hasn't gotten much better either, and he's gotten dehydrated even after all the fluid they gave him.
I woke up at 6:45 this morning to go riding; I wanted to go early because I had plans this afternoon; besides it's a LOT cooler in the morning. Dustin was an angel for the first half of the ride... I got off to put up a couple low crossrails, and when I got back on he had done a complete 180. He was being such a brat and he lost all responsiveness....and his brakes. So I ended up riding him longer than I planned. It's a good thing he was being such a dumbass, though, because I stayed at the barn later than expected. Which meant I caught Duck colicking.
OUr barn manager had already left, and I realized Duck was rolling in his stall. I took him outside and he was acting normal except for the fact that he wouldn't graze. I wasn't going to hand-graze him, but I wanted to see how he acted, and whether he was going to try to roll again, etc. During this time i had called the barn manager & my trainer (who was at her day job), etc, and after that the colic had set in.... thankfully the vet came quickly. He said there was not a twist but he suspected ileal impaction.
Anyway, I left when the barn manager returned and she was going to monitor Duck throughout the day. She just called back and asked me if I could feed tonight... they're taking Duck to the vet school
She said he hasn't gotten progressively worse, but he hasn't gotten much better either, and he's gotten dehydrated even after all the fluid they gave him.
(He knows just as well as everyone else that I only saved his horse's life; gotta love Jim and his dry sense of humor)
