CritterCountry
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Ok, I got new hay. There was no hay here and I got stuck with the only stuff available which was brown and junky. Probably no nutrition left in it. Sable is fat as a cow so I am not concerned with her caloric intake at this point.
However, since I got this hay (which could be a complete coincidence) Sable has been exuding this white snot from her left nostril and coughing a little. Knowing that sometimes dusty hay or nosing where you don't belong can bring up some respiratory reasctions, I left her outside and have been keeping an eye on it.
Well about 5 days ago it got really bad. It looked like she had **** milk with a slight yellow tinge coming out of her nostril. So I bought some penicillin and a needle and off to the barn I went.
Have I mentioned before that Sable is bad with needles? I have had vets give up on her and this is a mini! We had always done her in the neck and that never works, so I have been giving her shots in the rump instead, with my neighbour's assistance. The last time she got a shot of benamine, my neighbour and I wrestled her for 30 minutes. This time, I thought, well, she is mine, I have to do this myself. Hubby is totally useless when it comes to handling horses by his own admission, so I was on my own.
Sable and I were both shaking when it was over and I never did get the shot in after poking her 8 times. So I reluctantly called my neighbour over and after 45 minutes of wrestling, leaping, dodging and sidestepping, we got the shot in. Sable was a shaking wreck. I was a shaking wreck and the neighbour felt horrible. And we had to do this for a week.
Day two. We try again. I am supposed to give her a shot a day. I am thinking, there is no way we are going to do this every day. We wrestle again for an hour and half. Get the shot in finally. My neighbour and I nearly collapse with exhaustion. She tells me she can't do this anymore for fear of ruining Sable. She felt guilty but said if I absolutely can't do it alone, she will still come help. At this point I called the vet. Left a message, saying I can't use my mare for a pin cushion any longer.
Yesterday, no call back from the vet. Snot has mysteriously gone away.
Today, vet's receptionist calls back. Tells me if Sable's temp is normal (97.5 when I took it) then it is most likely a response to the hay or allergies? She said if it was a virus or bacterial infection she would spike a fever. She put me on the call list for when the vet is out this way next, but I told her it wasn't an emergency at this point.
Should I be worried this is something worse? Why is it only one nostril? I have checked her and it is not strangles. She has not been anywhere near any other horses either. I have had her almost three years and have never seen her have this issue even in the dustiest conditions.
Is there any other form of penicillin other than a shot I can give her if it comes to that again?
However, since I got this hay (which could be a complete coincidence) Sable has been exuding this white snot from her left nostril and coughing a little. Knowing that sometimes dusty hay or nosing where you don't belong can bring up some respiratory reasctions, I left her outside and have been keeping an eye on it.
Well about 5 days ago it got really bad. It looked like she had **** milk with a slight yellow tinge coming out of her nostril. So I bought some penicillin and a needle and off to the barn I went.
Have I mentioned before that Sable is bad with needles? I have had vets give up on her and this is a mini! We had always done her in the neck and that never works, so I have been giving her shots in the rump instead, with my neighbour's assistance. The last time she got a shot of benamine, my neighbour and I wrestled her for 30 minutes. This time, I thought, well, she is mine, I have to do this myself. Hubby is totally useless when it comes to handling horses by his own admission, so I was on my own.
Sable and I were both shaking when it was over and I never did get the shot in after poking her 8 times. So I reluctantly called my neighbour over and after 45 minutes of wrestling, leaping, dodging and sidestepping, we got the shot in. Sable was a shaking wreck. I was a shaking wreck and the neighbour felt horrible. And we had to do this for a week.
Day two. We try again. I am supposed to give her a shot a day. I am thinking, there is no way we are going to do this every day. We wrestle again for an hour and half. Get the shot in finally. My neighbour and I nearly collapse with exhaustion. She tells me she can't do this anymore for fear of ruining Sable. She felt guilty but said if I absolutely can't do it alone, she will still come help. At this point I called the vet. Left a message, saying I can't use my mare for a pin cushion any longer.
Yesterday, no call back from the vet. Snot has mysteriously gone away.
Today, vet's receptionist calls back. Tells me if Sable's temp is normal (97.5 when I took it) then it is most likely a response to the hay or allergies? She said if it was a virus or bacterial infection she would spike a fever. She put me on the call list for when the vet is out this way next, but I told her it wasn't an emergency at this point.
Should I be worried this is something worse? Why is it only one nostril? I have checked her and it is not strangles. She has not been anywhere near any other horses either. I have had her almost three years and have never seen her have this issue even in the dustiest conditions.
Is there any other form of penicillin other than a shot I can give her if it comes to that again?
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