Bonden i stan: October 2010

While in hospital - Moneypenny has had colic two times. One postoperatively due to the anaesthetics, and the second time it was because of the sedation she had been given when changing her bandage. The first time it was in her ceacum (blind gut) and it took 1.5 days to resolve - it can take up to 4-5 days! Because the oil given orally is kind of shunted passed the caecum, just passing from the ileum to the colon - instead of going into the blind gut and helping in resolving the situation.
The second time it was in her small intestine, she rolled and was in pain. Of course she was given analgesic drugs and everything that comes with it.

The vet. had to sedate her because she didn't like to stand still, lifting her hoof under the entire procedure, and this in turn, is probably because she didn't like to be put in a small tight examination box during the procedure - in a very non-horse-atmospheric-futuristic-room. She tried to jump over the edges of the box (was over with her fore legs!) and reared and so on.

So, today I was going to be there in order to keep her calm (with one kg of carrots) and everything went fine. We didn't even step into the examination box since she gets so stressed (we were outside her own box). Everything went fine this time and we thereby managed to avoid administration of sedative drugs - so she won't have any more colic!!!!

The wound looked fine, there is granulation tissue covering most of it and there was only minimal bleeding. In a few days she'll most likely get a special shoe with a metal plate that is to be screwed on and off, after changing the tampons in her hole - and then she'll come home! :)

Has she only got one leg?