gwd
Cathlete
but it's been a very trying few days and this board has been a wonderful place to seek refuge in and take my mind, temporarily anyway, away from the troubles at the farm.
We have a pony who's chances of survival are not good. We're giving her a 30% chance at this point. Without going into a lot of detail she's developed an auto-immune disorder in response to an infection that she acquired about a month ago. This is a genetic predisposition so, at least, we don't have to worry about contagion. She suffered a stroke on Saturday and it took three of us about 45 minutes (one painfully small step at a time) to get her into a stall from the field. She was stable Saturday night (we were worried her kidneys had stopped functioning but I did find urine on Sunday, thank goodness).
She was holding her own Sunday and continued to improve with fluids and massive amounts of steroidal anti-inflammatories. Well, at 8:30 last night, while I was medicating her, she dropped and had a 90 second seizure. At least I knew what it was instantly (having seen it before) so I could get out of the stall fast enough. I actually had to jump over her as she was between me and the door. She did come out of it on her own and did get back to her feet, although that was the scariest part of it. We think she had a reaction to the penicillin that I was in the process of administering but we're just not sure at this point.
Unfortunately, there's nothing more we can do for her. At this point it's all up to her whether she wants to fight or not. We're okay with whatever decision she wants to make. However, we will not force her to live if she is going to be severly compromised and cannot lead a comfortable life.
I guess I'm just asking you all to keep her in your prayers and your hearts. I figured, with all of the support I've come to find on this board, it couldn't hurt to ask. Thank you all for reading this and hopefully she'll pull through this if she wants to. BTW, her name is Lace.
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart,
Wendi
We have a pony who's chances of survival are not good. We're giving her a 30% chance at this point. Without going into a lot of detail she's developed an auto-immune disorder in response to an infection that she acquired about a month ago. This is a genetic predisposition so, at least, we don't have to worry about contagion. She suffered a stroke on Saturday and it took three of us about 45 minutes (one painfully small step at a time) to get her into a stall from the field. She was stable Saturday night (we were worried her kidneys had stopped functioning but I did find urine on Sunday, thank goodness).
She was holding her own Sunday and continued to improve with fluids and massive amounts of steroidal anti-inflammatories. Well, at 8:30 last night, while I was medicating her, she dropped and had a 90 second seizure. At least I knew what it was instantly (having seen it before) so I could get out of the stall fast enough. I actually had to jump over her as she was between me and the door. She did come out of it on her own and did get back to her feet, although that was the scariest part of it. We think she had a reaction to the penicillin that I was in the process of administering but we're just not sure at this point.
Unfortunately, there's nothing more we can do for her. At this point it's all up to her whether she wants to fight or not. We're okay with whatever decision she wants to make. However, we will not force her to live if she is going to be severly compromised and cannot lead a comfortable life.
I guess I'm just asking you all to keep her in your prayers and your hearts. I figured, with all of the support I've come to find on this board, it couldn't hurt to ask. Thank you all for reading this and hopefully she'll pull through this if she wants to. BTW, her name is Lace.
Thank you again from the bottom of my heart,
Wendi
I am so sorry you are going through such a difficult time. I will keep you & Lace in my thoughts.
