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Over week and a half ago we noticed that the new born filly was lame in a back leg.
Had a vet come out and check her out. Stifle joint injury he thought.
We took her to a vet in town with an x ray.
No injury but a suspected infection.
Failure of Passive Transfer the vet figured.
Once in a while the foal does not receive antibodies from the mare. Maybe she leaked her colostrum.
This condition often presents itself as joint infections.
Joint infections are quite often fatal.
Good news just now. Vet called and after being in his care for a week, the infection seems to be clearing up!
The fluid drained off was very nearly clear last night.
We can bring them home today.....if we keep them in a box stall....clean and dry.
Guardedly optimistic! The wife and daughter were VERY attached to this filly.
Wife and I were very down at the idea of euthanizing the filly. Like what else was gonna go wrong this year??????
I will post some pictures later when we get them home.
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Best of luck with the new gal. I'm sure your women folks will take good care of them, not to mention your input too.
Hoping for good results.
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The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men.
In it is contentment
In it is death and all you seek
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Not getting attached to your farm animals while raising kids is something Im glad I didn't have to deal with.
Putting the family pet down is bad enough. My girls had a funeral when they were little for the first family hamster.
I can only imagine dealing with girls and horses.
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Over week and a half ago we noticed that the new born filly was lame in a back leg.
Had a vet come out and check her out. Stifle joint injury he thought.
We took her to a vet in town with an x ray.
No injury but a suspected infection.
Failure of Passive Transfer the vet figured.
Once in a while the foal does not receive antibodies from the mare. Maybe she leaked her colostrum.
This condition often presents itself as joint infections.
Joint infections are quite often fatal.
Good news just now. Vet called and after being in his care for a week, the infection seems to be clearing up!
The fluid drained off was very nearly clear last night.
We can bring them home today.....if we keep them in a box stall....clean and dry.
Guardedly optimistic! The wife and daughter were VERY attached to this filly.
Wife and I were very down at the idea of euthanizing the filly. Like what else was gonna go wrong this year??????
I will post some pictures later when we get them home.
If you really want to know what else will go wrong the horses are a great place w start looking.
Be Polite , Be Professional , but have a plan to kill everybody you meet
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Glad it turned out for the good, Jim!
I know your kids sure wanted that filly.
Had horses break my heart several times. Colic, impaled, cut, or just die.
I just won't have them anymore.
Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla!
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Glad it turned out for the good, Jim!
I know your kids sure wanted that filly.
Had horses break my heart several times. Colic, impaled, cut, or just die.
I just won't have them anymore. plus you need a backhoe to bury them.
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I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull
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but where you put it !!
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Or make them into dog food. Might need a pack of dogs and a big freezer for something that size, tho.
I'm not being "sick". I think.
I have taken several loved dogs out in the woods instead of buring them. I know they are still out there somewhere.
I had one shallow-buried dog (frost) dug up and eaten by a bear. And that's OK with me.
Best of luck with that filly, Jim.
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The problem with stock is it’s always trying to die on you. Good luck on the colt.
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I've always thought horses were pretty self contradictory. So strong, but so fragile at the same time. I think the list of things that can go wrong with a horse is longer than the list of things you can do with a horse.
Don't be the darkness.
America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.
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Every horse I ever disliked lived forever......
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Can't think of much better news the vet could have hope the trend continues! Best of luck Jim
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I hope colt comes out ok!
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Every horse I ever disliked lived forever...... You may be onto something there!
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That’s great news Jim! No good husband or father wants to see his family sad and dogs, cats, horses, etc can break our hearts. Best of luck to you all.
�Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.� �General George S. Patton, Jr.
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Glad it turned out for the good, Jim!
I know your kids sure wanted that filly.
Had horses break my heart several times. Colic, impaled, cut, or just die.
I just won't have them anymore. I miss having horses at the Ranch. I don’t however miss all the trouble they are. Glad to here it’s good news, Jim !
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!"
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Good luck Jim. My stifle (knee) was infected after a surgery nearly 4 years ago. It’s certainly survivable.
I also had a horse that I had to put down because of stifle complications.
Keep us posted.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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As a horseman, I feel your pain Jim. Hope she continues healing and is out on pasture asap.
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Yeah, sure as hell it is always the good ones that end up sick, injured or dead.
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Or make them into dog food. Might need a pack of dogs and a big freezer for something that size, tho.
I'm not being "sick". I think. Nope, not sick. I know of several competitive and recreational teams that cut their feed bill with horse meat. Every one of them needed to be put down for a variety of reasons.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Glad it turned out for the good, Jim!
I know your kids sure wanted that filly.
Had horses break my heart several times. Colic, impaled, cut, or just die.
I just won't have them anymore. plus you need a backhoe to bury them. ...and there's no graceful way to do it. I miss my horses but I'll probably be a borrower for the rest of the journey.
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