Rainbow Bridge Crossing

[NyborFarm]

Today at about 4:30 pm we lost our big paint mare to colic. It was quick, and it was bad. My mum and I had left the house around 11am and didnt get home untill about 2pm. We couldnt find the mare, and she didnt come when we called her. I found her lying in her stall soaked, and covered in shavings. We called the vet ASAP. I drove down to get our neighbor who had horses and did vet tech schooling. We got her up and gave her banimine. The vet came and checked her over. No gut sounds anywhere. Did a rectal and only got a little out of that. Tubed her, came out normal. The vet gave her a lot of pain killers, but nothing was working. The vet did a belly tap. That revealed the worst news of all. The belly fluid should be clearn/very light yellow. It came out rusty brown. We call my sister (the rightful owner) and she came up. We decided the best thing to do was to put her down. We couldnt affort the $8,000 - $10,000 surgery. We didnt have a trailer to get her to Tufts for the surgery, and feared that the trailer ride would do more harm then good. She had a fear of being in the trailer. So the vet humanly put her down and she has just finished being burried. She is no longer in pain.

Tomorrow I go to look for a companion for my mini before he dies of a broken heart.

We are all doing as well as can be. We just never thought that it would be this quick. She was 18 years old. The vet said that her internal organ where shifting around because of her age and her one intestine fell into a hole and pinched. Causing her to colic and be in so much pain. And honestly, the vet didnt want to do it. She wanted to try every method she could to save her without being in pain. But she is better off this way. There is no more pain.

 

[Valerie]

Oh dear, I am so sorry to hear this, please know you are all in my thoughts and prayers.

I know it hurts so very much right now, I wish I had better words of wisdom, but nothing can prepare

one for a loss like this.

Sorry again. :no:

 

[FoRebel]

Thoughts, prayers and condolences to you, your sister, your family and your little mini. :no: Hope you can find him a suitable companion quickly.

 

[bfogg]

:no: I am so sorry to hear this Megan.

My condolences to all of you.

Hugs

Bonnie

 

[Marty]

I'm so so so sorry. I know how much this hurts. I do. I have lost two quarter horses in the years past to a twisted intestine. It happens. It just does. And the pain is too great. I know how hard you tried to save her and you did the right thing to let her go to Rainbow Bridge. I'm really really sorry this had to happen especially at this time of year. I will be thinking of you.

Try not to rush into another companion too quickly. You don't want to make a mistake and buy the wrong horse out of despair. But you will find one that will be wonderful when you meet him, I know.

Love,

Marty

 

[Miniv]

You did the best favor for your sweet mare that you could........whatever you do, don't beat yourself up.

When a belly tap doesn't come out clear, it is a bad sign and surgery would probably not have worked for your dear girl.

We also just went through something similar with a quarterhorse colt that was being boarded at our place. However, both his owner and I had an almost identical dream about two nights later. The owner, Amy, and I now think we were gifted with a glimpse of the other side of the Rainbow Bridge....It is beautiful!

We saw rolling green grassy hills and a creek ambling down through a small valley inbetween. There were some horses and other animals grazing there. I even saw a mare we lost last year there! In MY dream, the colt, Cody, stood next to me looking down at this wonderful setting. Then he took off in a canter down into the valley and our mare, Bridget, came forward and met him.

Amy's dream had the same setting but Cody was already there grazing and when he saw her on the hillside he trotted up to HER and gave her a "horsey hug" and he then turned and went back to his friends....

This dream experience is so fresh and with your sad loss, I wanted to share it. I truly believe there is a Heaven and our Fur-Family is there.......waiting. And somehow Amy and I were allowed to see a view of it.

Bless you.......

MA

 

[iluvwalkers]

SO SORRY TO HEAR THIS...IT IS SO HARD AND HURTS SO MUCH TO DO THE RIGHT THING SOMETIMES. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY THOUGHTS, NIKKI

 

[sedeh]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I don't think she would have survived even with surgery with that belly tap result. Don't beat yourself up....you did the best thing for her.

 

[Voodoo]

I'm so sorry for your loss. It sounds like you did the best thing you could for her, even if it meant hurting yourself. It was a very selfless act and that speaks very highly of you and how you care for your animals. (((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))))))))) coming to you. Please know she's in a wonderful place and you did all you could for her

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[Jill]

I am so sorry

 

[NyborFarm]

Thanks everybody. Everyone is doing well today. My mini is doing well. He has a wonderful appitite and isnt running himself crazy. He is however crying, screaming and whinnying. Im going today to look at a barn with 13 horses to see if they have something there for him. Even if its a goat. At least so he wont be alone.

 

[ChrystalPaths]

Having recently recently laid to rest one myself I know your heartbreak. I am so very sorry for your and your mini.

 

[PaintedPromiseRanch]

just one week short of the the 1-year anniversary of losing my 2-year-old colt Justice hearing this just is killing me. as you can see from the other posts you are not alone and we all understand. you did the right thing and you were also blessed that it was quick, my colt was sick for a month, multiple trips to the vet, all kinds of tests and treatment, i look back and wish he had been as lucky as your mare... if we had known all we were doing would not help, i would have let him go quickly.

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: but he was not in obvious horrible pain, just illl, so we kept trying what we could to make him better.

: sorry i don't mean to turn this into a pity party for me, i

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: am just really having a hard time this month... i am truly so sorry for your loss and while it is never easy, it seems this time of year makes it harder. good luck finding a companion for your mini, it can be hard on the one left behind, our last two rescues went to homes with just those circumstances... only 2 horses and one died, the remaining one pitching fits! it sure makes you worry about them hurting themselves or making themselves sick on top of everything else. one way to show your love for the one you lost is to give a loving home to another one in honor of the one you lost.

and MA i am SO envious, when we lost Wilbur our rescue mule i saw him in the clouds, and when we lost Bonny our mini donkey i am sure that a butterfly was her way of contacting us, but if my Justice sent me any sign i was not fortunate enough to recognize it... and i still feel that lack of closure. sometimes i still think i see him in our pasture, we have a mare similarly colored and if she is behind the others and i get just a glimpse, my heart skips a beat until i realize it has to be the mare... what a beautiful dream and thank you so much for sharing. i just wish you could tell me you saw a bay paint in your dream, with a white triangle on his right side just like his mama...

 

[Miniv]

and MA i am SO envious, when we lost Wilbur our rescue mule i saw him in the clouds, and when we lost Bonny our mini donkey i am sure that a butterfly was her way of contacting us, but if my Justice sent me any sign i was not fortunate enough to recognize it... and i still feel that lack of closure. sometimes i still think i see him in our pasture, we have a mare similarly colored and if she is behind the others and i get just a glimpse, my heart skips a beat until i realize it has to be the mare... what a beautiful dream and thank you so much for sharing. i just wish you could tell me you saw a bay paint in your dream, with a white triangle on his left side just like his mama...

Susan,

I wish I could tell you what some of those other horses and animals looked like, but my focus was on Cody. I'm sorry. I wouldn't have seen my own mare if she hadn't stepped forward. I also feel that I ASKED for my dream because I was thinking of Cody as I fell asleep. Maybe you could do it too?

MA

 

[dreamlandnh]

My thoughts are with you and everyone and Joey.

 

[NyborFarm]

My mini is doing so well. By mid-day he stopped most of his whinnying. Only letting one out every so often. But mostly walking around the paddock lonely. His appitite is as good as ever so I know he's doing alright. Still looking for a companion of some sort. Thinking of a goat for the moment that way we can find the right horse (either big or small)

 

[bluetaterbaby]

:no: I'm so sorry for your loss and your broken hearts. You did the right thing and you did it out of love. Now, she is in a wonderful place and out of her pain. Marty's right, take your time. You'll just know when the right one comes along.

God bless,

Joan

 

[lovinarabs]

Our sympathies are heading your way as well. While I have never lost one to colic, I can understand the pain you are going through at this time. Blessings to you and your family in this time of sorrow.

 

[NyborFarm]

This Saturday we will be bringing home some new companions for Joey. :bgrin But.... Im going to keep everyone in suspence untill they come home so I can post a picture or two of them! :lol: You'll find a new topic when they get here. :488: