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Discussion on Twisted gut
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Kathy57
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Posted on Thursday, Aug 5, 2004 - 9:03 am:
One of my stallion's *GET* a 2 year old palomino Quarter Horse gelding's had to be put down by his owner's yesterday due to a DISPLACED COLON.
He had been Colicy, and the owner gave him Banamine paste for the pain, and he seem to get a little better, but later that day he was in terrible pain again! She trailered him to her vet, and the vet pelpated him and told her he had a displaced colon. He told her to take him to Michigan State for surgery, or put him down there. The owner elected to put him down, because she said he was in so much pain, and the vet told her he'd only have a 50/50 chance with the costly surgery. What causes this?? Did she make the right choice in putting him down? She's heart broken as am I over losing this gorgeous gelding at such a young age!
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Canyon28
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Posted on Thursday, Aug 5, 2004 - 12:13 pm:
Kathy, her vet gave her very good advice. the cost alone of a colic surgery is very high, and with a 50/50 chance of recovery, unless the horse is insured, or extremely valuable as a breeding stallion,or mare, etc, you are probably wasting your hard earned money, and putting the horse though hell at the same time. Maybe your friend didnt have an extra $5000 laying around she wanted to gamble with. This surgery is not known as highly successful,it is 60/40 at best and any vet that tells you different is just playing on your emotions and trying to make a play for your money. The fact that he was in terrible pain, means he was truly twisted and no amount of oil or banamine could have solved the problem. All kinds of complications can arise afterward a colic surgery, even if the horse makes it through the surgery, such as adhesions,infection, and the horse is also likely to colic again in the future. It is terrible that he had to be put down, but in my opinion, the owner did the right thing for the horse and probably for her financial situation. It is hard to make a good decision when emotions run so high in a crisis like this, but I feel that she made the right one for her situation. If she decides to start looking for another palomino soon, I have several young palomino cutting bred colts for sale right now! Tell her I am very sorry. It is so hard to put a young horse down. Chris www.canyonrimranch.net
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Cowgrl
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Posted on Thursday, Aug 5, 2004 - 12:24 pm:
We also had a horse that twisted a gut and had to be put down. In this case he was a 21 year old appy/quarter gelding so surgery was out of the question. The vet also told us that surgery was iffy and reocurrence was likely. Unfortunately, we were not home when the situation arose but luckily horsey neighbors noticed him and called the vet. The vet had him so full of pain killers he didn't feel anything but must have been in terrible pain earlier. Euthanasia (sp?) was the only thing to do as much as it hurt us.
My condolences to your friend. It's never easy.
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