The little mare who arrived into care yesterday afternoon...who has been named Autumn, is sadly very poorly and staying at the vets so that her concern can be established. Although it was obvious that she was exhausted yet incredibly stoic in presentation, her way of being caused increasing concern. The vet was due for bloods but we brought this forward as the gentle soul continued to show no interest in forage or her environment a d remained tucked up as she had been in the lorry. All she wanted to do was lie down or be flat out. Her TPRs gave no concern but instinct said vet immediately. After treatment for impaction colic she only felt relief for an hour or so. We sat with her through the night as she lay literally by our sides. Autumn has learnt about enduring pain judging by the scars she carries. Quite how much pain she was in was hard to tell as she closed her eyes resting her head in our arms. Never once displaying anger at us. Following agreed vets advice with no improvement, the early hours needed more vet treatment. It seemed her ceacum was impacted with straw or fibre from prior to her collection. Tubeing with liquid parafin brought fear and distress. Her sanctuary was no longer safe to her and we felt wretched at our inability to make it all ok. As subsequent hours passed...of walking..forting....rubbing...with no pain reprieve or positive recovery we asked the vet for referal and admittance. Tonight she is detained on monitor after scans, examinations, worm counts and worming, swobs and treatments. Its definately a colic situation, no visible twists or kinks thankfully. She is in the best place for now with authority given to act in her best interest but its the most difficult walk away you can make. Sitting all last night supporting a new frightened yet survival brave soul brings emotional responsibility and bonding. Her previously unknown voice whickered at us in doubt as we asked her to enter the vet treatment room. We asked her to trust us during painful examinations, when all she wanted to do was lie down and give up and surrender or fight with emergency energy, showing her previously known fear of horrible pain. She stood as we scratched her withers trying to instill some belief that life is not all abuse and use! So tonight we hold hope that health will be on her side. If she can survive this episode then we promise her a future of safety with other horses and kindness from humans and respect for her being a very authentic horse. At the moment, the image of her eyes peering through the vet stable bars as we left her to their expert care, drives us ever forward to continue our work to support a better life for horses. We shall keep you updated on her progress. t
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 17:38:39 +0000
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