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May. 12, 2013, 08:40 AM
Oh boy, oppsie!! :eek:
Have you called the vet?? Any chance she has placentitis? Man, talk about "nervous wreck-ville"...
Hang in there and...
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May. 11, 2013, 08:46 AM
Okay, will start with doing the fecal. If there is even a *low* ascarid count, she should be dewormed with a double dose of Panacur (should I get the...
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May. 10, 2013, 10:07 PM
This is all very educational!
Now, my problem will be convincing the BM to go along with all of this--she runs a tightly controlled ship, and my...
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May. 10, 2013, 01:55 PM
:yes: Every little bit of success is so gratifying!
Horses will force you to "take the long view" (well, not everyone is willing to,...
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May. 10, 2013, 12:27 PM
LOVE the blog--and this thread!
I am sending this to *all* of my students (and a few friends!), with luck they will take it to heart and find it...
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May. 10, 2013, 08:01 AM
Very best of luck, dw!!! :) :)
SO exciting (well, maybe less so for Bonnie, but the procedures are brief and bearable, and WELL worth it for the...
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May. 9, 2013, 05:53 PM
This.
I LOVE him! I have had two students who evented Connemara crosses (one a Conn/TB, one a Conn/QH--both grey mares :)), and they are lovely...
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May. 9, 2013, 07:49 AM
Interesting (I knew that roundworms were a problem for babies, but didn't realize that these symptoms could be associated with a worm load!)
Would...
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May. 8, 2013, 10:40 PM
This sounds like my filly's "nasal discharge"--which started before everything bloomed! (we had an ENDLESS winter :(, lasting through the entire...
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May. 8, 2013, 10:38 PM
She has been de-wormed regularly; last time was in late March?, I should check...Would this factor in??
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May. 8, 2013, 09:14 PM
My filly has had a nasal discharge for about 4-6 weeks now, it crusts over, and I clean out her nostrils 3 times a week (whenever I'm out there.)...
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May. 8, 2013, 08:58 AM
http://www.equinechronicle.com/health/first-injectable-treatment-for-laminitis-successful-in-stopping-the-disease-in-80-of-horses-in-clinical-trials-m...
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May. 6, 2013, 01:16 PM
This is a good idea (I have started mine this way, but they don't usually do this at the track!), always a good thing to "go back to basics." ;) I...
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May. 6, 2013, 11:50 AM
This is a good point--especially considering the track trainer's comment. Perhaps he has Kissing Spines? (I know, they are often overdiagnosed...)
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May. 3, 2013, 04:16 PM
Oh Elfe, how awful for you...:( I had been following this thread, hoping for a good outcome--I am so terribly sorry.
It seems that you are not...
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May. 2, 2013, 09:03 AM
Have had it on my S/I (a year ago, and just got one side done again, will have the other side done next week), and have had it done twice on my...
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Apr. 29, 2013, 09:56 PM
Agree, they were both incredible.
A pleasure and a privilege to be alive to see this, enjoy it, savor it. It was a rare and wonderful performance,...
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Apr. 29, 2013, 09:04 AM
I thought it was only ME!!
:( :(
Agree with all the above posts, urg. His irritating (and seemingly unprofessional) commentary really disrupted...
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Apr. 28, 2013, 10:32 PM
This. And he was *very* clever about it! ;)
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Apr. 27, 2013, 02:46 PM
Hmmmm. My husband (who is both wise *and* cynical) has mumbled something about "it surely having to do with money and drug companies", some way or...
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Apr. 27, 2013, 02:41 PM
I'm very curious as to what (breed or breeds) comprise his pedigree??; he is simply spectacular! (They say "Spanish-bred", but he is obviously...
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Apr. 27, 2013, 02:34 PM
He is absolutely STUNNING, and what a phenomenal jumper, just a dream! I am in love :sigh:
Any idea what breed (or breeds ;))??, beyond "Spanish...
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Apr. 26, 2013, 10:02 PM
Yes, apparently--$65 a vial! :eek: I am toggling back and forth between this thread and her FB thread (am going to forward her this thread :)
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Apr. 26, 2013, 09:14 PM
Yes, agree. (Just got this from the student via FB, will delve deeper..)
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Apr. 26, 2013, 09:09 PM
And I have yet ANOTHER student whose vet will NOT prescribe it (for her older mare to make her more comfortable) nor are they willing to write a...
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Apr. 25, 2013, 10:47 PM
Good grief!
:no:
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Apr. 25, 2013, 02:20 PM
That seems on the pricey side: I think you can get a vial (with 6-7 "doses") from Wedgewood for about $160--if you can get a script.
And no, no...
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Apr. 25, 2013, 08:41 AM
:lol: Yes, I can see the ironic conundrum with the arthritis and the blood thinners=the same group of patients.
I'm not on blood thinners--yet!...
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- self employed horse trainer, coach, and all-around support system for my students; I also compete my own horse, and am a certified dog obedience trainer.
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