[SIZE=12pt]I have to preface this post by saying we had a GREAT time at Nationals. I'll post pictures when my computer gets home with Mom & Dana. I saw nothing that bothered me too much...except maybe one REALLY tall, beautiful bay horse 
We had LOTS of fun and loved visiting with everyone...and shocking them with my huge baby belly!!! [/SIZE]
Now for the post :no:
I wanted to use other words, but figured I'd edit myself a bit...
One of the babies we took to Nationals (all of the other horses are still there with Mom & Dana) died last night at our vet's....Dammit!! This was our oldest mini filly from this year (6 months), healthy, fat & absolutely STUNNING!! She actually GAINED weight at the show when most babies will drop a bit of weight from stress...it was so weird.
She got sick (not critically ill, but had bad diarrhea) on Wednesday. I had Mom & Dana treat and observe her at the show. By the next day she had improved (no more diarrhea and she had no fever) quite a bit, but I still wanted our vet to see her. Mom brought her 1/2 way to meet me and I took her into the vet Thursday afternoon. She died last night (Friday) about 11 PM. My vet didn't call, as she was afraid I'd go into labor. At this point I'm more curious about why she crashed so fast :no:
The vet initially thought it was E-coli or Salmonella, as she was exhiiting only digestive symptoms with a slight elevation in temperature, but yesterday morning she started roaring while breathing and eventually died, despite massive meds and constant care, of congestive heart failure.
She's doing a full necrospy now with samples of all tissues being sent to the local hospital for testing. She has some theories, but we don't want to speculate until we get the necropsy results. If it's what she suspects, it's very rare and not preventable or contagious.....but still very, very rare.
Poor Pheobe....poor pretty girl.....
Wind to thy winds my sweet......Broadway's Lady Sings The Blues...
We also have GORGEOUS show pictures of her that Mom is bringing back with her.....darn!
We had LOTS of fun and loved visiting with everyone...and shocking them with my huge baby belly!!! [/SIZE]Now for the post :no:
I wanted to use other words, but figured I'd edit myself a bit...
One of the babies we took to Nationals (all of the other horses are still there with Mom & Dana) died last night at our vet's....Dammit!! This was our oldest mini filly from this year (6 months), healthy, fat & absolutely STUNNING!! She actually GAINED weight at the show when most babies will drop a bit of weight from stress...it was so weird.
She got sick (not critically ill, but had bad diarrhea) on Wednesday. I had Mom & Dana treat and observe her at the show. By the next day she had improved (no more diarrhea and she had no fever) quite a bit, but I still wanted our vet to see her. Mom brought her 1/2 way to meet me and I took her into the vet Thursday afternoon. She died last night (Friday) about 11 PM. My vet didn't call, as she was afraid I'd go into labor. At this point I'm more curious about why she crashed so fast :no:
The vet initially thought it was E-coli or Salmonella, as she was exhiiting only digestive symptoms with a slight elevation in temperature, but yesterday morning she started roaring while breathing and eventually died, despite massive meds and constant care, of congestive heart failure.
She's doing a full necrospy now with samples of all tissues being sent to the local hospital for testing. She has some theories, but we don't want to speculate until we get the necropsy results. If it's what she suspects, it's very rare and not preventable or contagious.....but still very, very rare.
Poor Pheobe....poor pretty girl.....
Wind to thy winds my sweet......Broadway's Lady Sings The Blues...
We also have GORGEOUS show pictures of her that Mom is bringing back with her.....darn!
