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Pets & Working Animals => Horses, ponies, donkeys & mules => Topic started by: lazybee on September 18, 2010, 07:59:12 am

Title: Another loss
Post by: lazybee on September 18, 2010, 07:59:12 am

Just had to have our little Icelandic mare PTS she never improved from the pedal bone rotation. She had been boxed for the best part of 2 months. She could only walk in the deep bedding in the stable and was in great pain whenever she was taken out to be mucked out. We got her with this problem and managed to give her 3 good years, with leather pads under her shoes and special trimming. She also popped out a surprise foal soon after we got her. She was in such a sorry state when we got her, so emaciated that the vet said she may not pull through. We thought she was bloated with worm burden. She had put everything into the foal. Not had the best of luck lately, that's two lost this year and one last year.

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: faith0504 on September 18, 2010, 08:08:43 am

im so so so so sorry, its an awful thing to go through, my thoughts are with you  :horse: rip

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: knightquest on September 18, 2010, 08:25:44 am

So sorry to hear this sad news. Well done you for what you did for her  :bouquet:

Ian

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: daddymatty82 on September 18, 2010, 09:18:59 am

having an iclandic pony in the field i rent that the owners say was in a sorry state and came a long way across the country to swindon i know how you must feel its very hard and its such a shame after the hardwork you put in the mare in our field should be woeking but is just over fat and is just left out in the field all year round  she is the only friend for my filly and i do feel sorry for her knowing how rare they are i would love to take her on and get her fit and into shape. i hope you dont have no more badluck  as they say it comes in 3's hope its the end to it all now

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: sabrina on September 18, 2010, 09:22:29 am

Poor mare, what a sad loss and my thoughts are with you  :(

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: Pony-n-trap on September 30, 2010, 07:19:58 pm

HOw awful, I would be devastated, am so sorry.  There are a lot of icelandics near me, 2 in a field have suffered from switch itch this year, no one has tended to them, makes your heart bleed, its people like us that need to look after them all, oh if only that were possible!!

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: TheGirlsMum on September 30, 2010, 09:54:41 pm

My thoughts are with you

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: little blue on September 30, 2010, 09:58:46 pm

sorry for your loss   :(

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: amanda on October 01, 2010, 12:35:22 am

 :'( :'( another heart breaking story, thank goodness she found u for the latter part of her life!

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: Sandy on October 01, 2010, 07:43:44 am

So sorry, poor mare had a bad start in life but a caring end.  :'(

Title: Re: Another loss
Post by: Rosemary on October 01, 2010, 08:08:33 am

Sorry to hear about your mare - she had a the best caring home at the end.