Tam VanderWerf
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Please keep our mare Dream in your thoughts and prayers. She's been battling a bacterial lung infection for a few months and just can't seem to shake it. Trying to get some answers to this recurrent sickness, our vet performed a tracheal wash on her the beginning of August, and treated her with antibiotics that the bacteria was sensitive to (Baytril). A week ago yesterday Dream had a mishap in her temporary stall and we had our vet come out to examine her. While examining Dream's injuries she listened to her lungs and said they were not clear, so she prescribed SMZ's.
Then last Friday Dan called me at work to say he was concerned about Dream because she seemed to be unsteady on her feet. He called our vet who had him bring her right into the clinic. Our vet listened to Dream's lungs and said they were worse than when she was there on Sunday due to the stall incident. She took an x-ray of Dream's lungs and found she has pneumonia, along with abscesses in her lungs.
Because Dream has a bad phobia of needles, the vet installed a catheter in her neck to administer the antibiotics (Gentamicin), and other drugs. Dan has to take her to the clinic tomorrow to have a new catheter put in and then takes her back this coming Friday for a recheck. Our vet has been very compassionate and is very concerned about Dream not being able to shake this crud. We have certainly blessed with such a wonderful vet.
Dream has been a sweetie through all this and we hope and pray this round of antibiotics knocks this nasty lung infection out of her. So if you have an extra prayer or two and some good thoughts, Dream would really appreciate them being sent her way.
Dan & Dream at the Shelbyville, Tennessee show - April 2009
Then last Friday Dan called me at work to say he was concerned about Dream because she seemed to be unsteady on her feet. He called our vet who had him bring her right into the clinic. Our vet listened to Dream's lungs and said they were worse than when she was there on Sunday due to the stall incident. She took an x-ray of Dream's lungs and found she has pneumonia, along with abscesses in her lungs.
Because Dream has a bad phobia of needles, the vet installed a catheter in her neck to administer the antibiotics (Gentamicin), and other drugs. Dan has to take her to the clinic tomorrow to have a new catheter put in and then takes her back this coming Friday for a recheck. Our vet has been very compassionate and is very concerned about Dream not being able to shake this crud. We have certainly blessed with such a wonderful vet.
Dream has been a sweetie through all this and we hope and pray this round of antibiotics knocks this nasty lung infection out of her. So if you have an extra prayer or two and some good thoughts, Dream would really appreciate them being sent her way.

Dan & Dream at the Shelbyville, Tennessee show - April 2009