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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 20 2010 : 1:07:26 PM
Tala got taken to the emergency vet last night. She has been coughing but seemed to be getting better and hadn't gone off her feed. Then she started going down hill on Friday evening. By yesterday she was bad enough we had to take her in.
Usually she would be more closely watched but I didn't realize that the barn manager was gone for the weekend and the stable hands were running the show. It goes without saying that they don't really recognize when a horse is sick.
So she has pneumonia with a bacterial infection in the blood. :( She also is very dehydrated and sore from breathing with her flank muscles. They have her on IV fluids and antibiotics but we are going to have to bring her home because we can't afford the Hospital care. Luckily I have some vet training so I can give shots and such and I will be making her a mash to eat and hopefully keep her hydrated. *sigh* Poor horse.
Alee
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 16 2010 : 10:05:38 PM
Thanks Betty Jo- Tala is better now. We are just in recovery phase now. She lost a LOT of muscle so I am doing a lot of walking with her and letting her run in an arena to her heart's content (this horse loves to run) so she can get toned up again. I expect her to be ready for some light riding by Thanksgiving. I am going to be doing lots of ground work and conditioning work up until then.
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| bjhuff |
Posted - Aug 16 2010 : 8:32:04 PM
Alee I am sorry to here about Tala I will be praying for the two of you!!!!
***BettyJo**** |
| Alee |
Posted - Aug 16 2010 : 6:31:21 PM
Thanks Renee- they did offer to let me apply for those but I am rebuilding my credit so i wasn't sure that I would qualify. Maybe I will apply anyway just so I have it for next time. (there is always a next time of some sort!)
Alee
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| maggie14 |
Posted - Aug 16 2010 : 1:54:23 PM
I'm so glad she is doing better.
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| rschaaf |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 9:41:03 PM
Alee,
Yes, look into Care Credit or Farm Plan. Or, maybe the vet would be willing to take payments for afew months. Glad to hear she pulled through.
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| Alee |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 9:37:42 PM
LOL Oh Marly- Maybe someday if my sister gets me really drunk or something- I HATE needles!!
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| Bear5 |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 7:36:56 PM
Go for the Tala tatoo! Take a picture and share with us. Happy to hear Tala is doing better.
Marly
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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 7:21:56 PM
Sorry for the double reply...don't know what happened, only saw first page at first and then it doubled my reply. Hope all is well.
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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 7:19:58 PM
Oh, Alee, sorry to hear. Keep us posted, sweetie.
Nicole
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| texdane |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 7:17:54 PM
Oh, Alee, sorry to hear. Keep us posted, sweetie.
Nicole
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| traildancer |
Posted - Aug 05 2010 : 09:51:10 AM
Alee, not to get too personal, but does your veterinarian use Care Credit? Our vet does and it's through GE Money and like a credit card. They even have a deal where if you pay it off in three months you aren't charged interest. But they also take regular payments. We have used this when the vet bill was higher than expected. Mayber your vet takes payments, I don't know. Just a thought on what has helped for us.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 1:59:22 PM
If I ever get a tatoo it is going to be of Tala! :)
Alee
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| amomfly |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 11:58:21 AM
I just seen this.... so glad everything has worked out. I lost a horse, I keep her in my mind always. I even got a tattoo of her on my back! She was my best friend ever.
God Bless
Angie-amomfly
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 11:19:09 AM
Tala is doing much better. Last night I took her into the large out door arena and she played race horse (not as fast as normal since she is still recovering) but no wheezing or coughing. I think she is out of danger.
US...well...the bill came at about the worst possible time financially for us, but we are going to be okay. It'll just take a couple months to pay off our loan.
Thank you all for your concern! It means so much to me!
Alee
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| traildancer |
Posted - Jul 28 2010 : 10:50:42 AM
So sorry to hear about Tala's health problems. How is she doing now? And how are you doing in the aftermath?
It's hard when our animals get sick.
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| katalind |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 3:13:18 PM
Hope Tala feels better - she has a good mama caring for her. I'll be praying for her quick recovery. |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 12:29:11 PM
Hope all the news is good from here forward. Yikes (I've just read all this), my heart goes out to you and Tala.
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 12:01:36 PM
I am going to check on her again tonight- I haven't gotten to go see her this weekend due to family stuff but I haven't heard from my excellent barn manager and I know she is watching Tala very closely.
Alee
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| arabianhorselover |
Posted - Jul 26 2010 : 06:31:27 AM
Alee, I just saw this. Glad to hear Tala is doing okay. I know how worried you were about her and sounds like to is almost back to normal.
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| Karrieann |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 7:34:46 PM
...aweeeee, that is wonderful to hear that Tala is doing better.. along with you!
:o)
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 5:42:43 PM
So far so good! I am going to ask the vet when I can start her back on some gentle exercise. Since her medicine is fed as a powder on her food (grain) I can imagine she is going to get a bit stir crazy in a few days. But then again she did drop a LOT of weight in a short amount of time so it is possible it might take her a while to have energy again. When she starts screaming at the other horses or at me when I pull up- I'll know it's time to get her out and about again!
Alee
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| kristin sherrill |
Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 4:10:54 PM
Alee, she sounds like she feels much better. I am so glad.
Kris
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Posted - Jul 24 2010 : 3:58:44 PM
Alee~ I am so glad Tala is feeling better!! I know your stress level is way down.
Blessings,
Tina
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| Alee |
Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 8:36:52 PM
Sarah- I know what you mean!
I went and saw Tala again tonight. Lots of manure in her run - about 7 good piles. Since she had completely gone off all forms of feed for several days it took a while for her GI tract to fill again. I also noticed urine areas so that is excellent. She always was active and alert. She came up for scratches and tried to get away from me when I was spraying fly spray (typical). So I know she is feeling much better. My stress levels are going WAY down. Thank goodness!
Alee
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| Sarahpauline |
Posted - Jul 23 2010 : 7:59:31 PM
I have to laugh, I count poop every day. :)
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