Ginger is doing better this evening - she was pretty gassy and uncomfortable this morning. Kylie Chapman noticed that Ginger was down and looking distressed. She checked Gingers heart rate and gums - both were not good. Kylie alerted me and as soon as I got to the paddock Ginger had explosive diarrhea. Ginger is the oldest (17) of the two mares - Amber is 6. Dr. Julia examined and oiled both of them today and Ginger got fluids. Gingers intake tests upon arrival several days ago indicated anemia, stressed liver and kidneys, her body was breaking down its own muscle to live off of (it had already used up all of its fat). Ginger also had a corneal ulcer, heart murmur, rain rot, electrolyte imbalance, etc. Both mares also had quite a bit of sand in their gut and Ginger had a high parasite load. Ginger has a long road of rehab ahead of her but shes got a great attitude and we have faith that she will pull through. Shes a very good patient. :-) Amber was supposed to go to a foster home today where there is a lot of shade which she desperately needs - we do not have an empty stall or much shade to offer her. But because Ginger was not feeling well, and they have been together since they got on the trailer last week to come here, we opted to postpone Ambers departure in case there was something that could be spread (Dr. Julia does not think to be the case - Ginger is just in much worse condition then Amber and starvation has taken more of a toll on her). Well reschedule Ambers departure once Ginger is feeling better and neither of them have signs of diarrhea. This is just a bump in the road and, in cases like Gingers, there may be many bumps. Please keep both of them in your prayers. Thank you. Oh - we started a fundraiser today to help with todays vet bills on our Beautys Haven Equine Rescue Auction Page. There are some really nice items there!
Posted on: Sun, 17 Aug 2014 03:03:12 +0000
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