[Bionic]

Ellied,
I am so sorry for your loss 

I didn't realise leylandii were such a problem.  Is it the same for all animals or just horses?

Sally

[Blinkers]

Awwww, so so sorry ellied - they leave such a gap at times like this but you sure did all you could for her. 

{{{hugs}}}

[Sandy]

Sorry to hear of the sad news, a day of mixed emotions for you then?  When we keep animals there are always going to be the inevitable sad times but the happy times outwiegh them!!!!!!! Lovely photo, 

[robert waddell]

that is why we cracked up at the council when they pushed the leylandii into our field after the last hurricane

[princesspiggy]

i didnt know they were that poisonous either. is that to cattle aswell? we have them lining 2 of our fields???
so sorry ellied. u must be devatated.
i know everyone is devastated when they lose livestock but horses are different , they so elite, so noble and pure. they are on the same level of heart break as losing your dog.
so sorry ellied  big hug 

[Fowgill Farm]

Just tos say one of the foals i mentioned had been nibbling our leylandii before it was fenced off has the vet with her now, awful coff seems to think grass sickness, i told him about the hedg nibbling, hope they've caught her in time, she only came fron Ireland recently and is only about six  months old, poor girl not well at all, it just shows if i hadn't read the post on here...................
Mandy

[Dougal]

Whit a scunner about the one. Well done on the 'other

[RaisinHall Tamworths]

So sorry again, read everyday on HPT and know how hard you tried, you did all you could xxx

Mandy I hope the foal is ok, any news?

[feldar]

Gosh so sorry to read about your pony. I was very lucky with my old boy a few years ago he ate some Leylandii and had the most awful colic with it we manage to get him through, but it is very distressing to see. My thoughts are with you

[sabrina]

How very sad to lose such a lovely pony, 

[Herdygirl]

Ellied

what an awful thing you and your pony went through, having just nursed my own pony through a bad bout of colic...... it can be frightening.  my very best wishes to you.

Gill

[ellied]

Mandy I hope your foal is ok, if my experience with Run has helped diagnose another case then I'm glad to hear it had some benefit somewhere. Fingers crossed for you whichever it is..

It's been very quiet here with 2 less ponies, I keep counting the fields and feeling uncertain if I've got the right numbers in each..  Hoping to sell a few more before anything else goes wrong too - feeling a bit incompetent for not knowing how toxic leylandii were

RaisinHall Tamworths I just realised who you are - nice to meet you on here too

[SallyintNorth]

Hoping to sell a few more before anything else goes wrong too - feeling a bit incompetent for not knowing how toxic leylandii were

{{{hugs}}} ellied, it's clear from the responses on here, many of us didn't know how toxic they are, either.  Don't beat yourself up 

[Fowgill Farm]

Waited for the vet with the young girl last night and the news is that Rose the foal has pneumonia, the vet thinks its unlikely she ate that much of the leylandii to make her ill maybe the upset tummy she's had accounts for it, anyway they've taken her off home. I know pnuemonia is serious in young horses as i believe it affects their lung capacity in later life? i'm not very knowledgable on horses just keep a weather eye on the ones near us and report any coffs sneezes wheezes and odd behaviour to the owners, my main occupation is normally untangling their rugs from the fence or the hedge.
But as ever always learning and thank goodness for TAS and all the things we post that might just help or save somebody human or animal!.
Thanks for all your concerns
Mandy 
 

[RaisinHall Tamworths]

Hope foalie ok.  We lost a filly foal a few years ago to bacterial pneumonia