Lighting the Path Less Taken

Shirley or Sage or both??? Help me make sure I have the dosage on carafate right. The tablets I got from the vet are 1 gram. The mare who lost her foal last is still grieving and I am afraid she has ulcers going now. She will graze but she doesn't want her grain. No temp or any other problem I can find. she will eat a little hay but not much. Now this gal was a little blimp when she came home in August. Not now. She has lost to much and I am getting worried.Here she is when she came home

Her name is Flirt. Sage can you get anything from her?? Booboo?? Shirley??

Oh poor sweetie, 1 tab crushed in some applesauce or syrup 4 times a day, do this for 3 wks then cut one out go 3 times a day then 2 more weeks then twice a day, then a maintenence of once a day for a bit till you are sure she is healed.

She is a bit off and not too sure about the grieving, she understands about the loss...but I do feel that loss may well have formed the ulcer and now it hurts her again....can you get us a new pic please? Is she alone or with the herd? She is showing me a black horse? friend or foe? Maybe Ma or Shirley can get a bit more but she feels so baby here, a new pic may well manifest more for us.

ARG it ate my post.

here goes again. Todays picture

Star is in the pasture with her in the day time but at night she has the stall to herself. She could either be refering to Little Mor the two yearling colts in the pasture beside .
here is M

here is one quick snap of flirt and star this evening

It was getting dark so they aren't terribly good.Thanks for your help . Love and Blessings Cheryl

I don't think her problem is emotional either.........It's from discomfort. I think it's from her reproductive area and not digestive. Has she been flushed?

No she foaled with no trouble, placenta was intact ,as far as I could tell, Foal was weak from the first and she never came full into her milk., She came into foal heat on day 8. I didn't want to bred her until next spring so I have kept her separate from the boys.No sign of any drainage either.hmmm

Cheryl,
I would have her flushed. Just a tiny bit of infection can make them uncomfortable. Actually, to be safe, EVERY mare needs to be flushed after foaling.
Hope she feels better.
Pam

P.S. Our vet showed us how to flush a mare and left the stuff to do it with, will yours do that?
Pam

Pam, Our vet does the same for us too!

Cheryl, you could always start her on SMZ's now, and then when she comes back into heat have her flushed....... This may be a great time to also ask your vet to teach you how to do it yourself! It's really very easy to do.

Let me have another looksee...she feels alright just a bit sluggish. A bit of something may help if there is infection but I (sorry gals) don't feel one. Her tummy right upper is a bit ouchy, thus the carafate should help, if not then maybe the vet. As for the black horse, yup that's the one. BTW have you had her teeth checked? I feel a wee sharp in left back not bad mind but maybe next year will need attending. I would not offer her grain, pellets maybe ok but until her tum is better grass and hay will do her fine.

I will talk to my vet about getting the solution an d such and keeping it here to flush them with. I started her on SMZ just to cover bases and melted a Omeprezole in with them (one enough?) and gave them to her this morning. . Now to watch her for a couple of days. Sage does she like her boyfriend to be

? Thank You guys for the help, q13

sometimes I can seem to communicate with these guys and sometimes its a blank wall. Seems the harder I try the less I get. q23

. Love and Blessings to you all Cheryl

Yep she likes him alot. remember the carafate routine as posted earlier.

Well done and suggested Ma. I usually take my time, a few days just saying Hi, I'm Sage, stroking and petting talking to myself, then they get curious and pow pics ans words flow when the time is right. All folks can do it!

Some of us know Flirt has had difficulties since she lost her foal. Now she is in a fight for her life so please join me. She is at the vet, they are doing all they can for her since yesterday. Cheryl is so upset as you can imagine. They feel it is an impaction...and are working hard. Flirt is being so brave, no pain, they've helped that...you know how very strong we can be joined....let us try..thank you.