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5/23 Update - from my FB:
I went to visit the baby and Xena tonight. They are adding everything they can to coat and settle the baby's tummy. The list is long and I don't remember everything, but she's getting biosponge, sucralfate, another buffer, lactaid, her electrolytes, and probiotics. Her electrolytes are back to normal, low normal, but steadily climbing. She is not energetic at all, but wants to nurse something terrible. They have a tiny muzzle on her so she doesn't eat her bedding. She was obviously happy to see me and I took the muzzle off for a few minutes so she could give me kisses and lick me. Xena is being awesome - they said they wished all the mares who came with foals were as good as her! They will be increasing the foals milk intake starting tonight and we will see from there. Most of the cultures went to UC Davis in CA for whatever reason and won't be back until tomorrow. The ones that have come back are all negative so far. I'm cautiously optimistic, as is her vet. I doubt she'll be able to be home before the weekend, but maybe Sunday. She has to successfully nurse without discomfort for at least 12 hours before coming home.
Edited by lonely va barrelxr 2018-05-23 5:48 PM
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| Is there anyone else about who has had a foal go through something like this?
Start at 7:00 pm: Dehydrated, watery poo, low electrolytes, low white count.
9:00 am: Electrolytes slowly readjusting. Barely dehydrated now. Concerned that there is still watery poo but restricting nursing. Low sodium still, white count improving slowly along with sodium.
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| streakysox - 2018-05-22 12:32 PM Biosponge?
I will ask specifically what they are doing to add any bulk to her system during this afternoon's update.
An example of hospitals (whether animal or human) not thinking things through:
One of my hubbs close friends just got out of the hospital for kidney stone removal. After surgery his blood pressure was spiking into the super dangerous zone. What did they find? Too much fluids! Lowered his rate and all was well. They may know the science well, but aren't always 'on' with the practical. |
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Location: Not Where I Want to Be | lonely va barrelxr - 2018-05-22 12:36 PM streakysox - 2018-05-22 12:32 PM Biosponge?
I will ask specifically what they are doing to add any bulk to her system during this afternoon's update.
An example of hospitals (whether animal or human) not thinking things through:
One of my hubbs close friends just got out of the hospital for kidney stone removal. After surgery his blood pressure was spiking into the super dangerous zone. What did they find? Too much fluids! Lowered his rate and all was well. They may know the science well, but aren't always 'on' with the practical.
How is that comparison the same?
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| 1DSoon - 2018-05-22 12:51 PM lonely va barrelxr - 2018-05-22 12:36 PM streakysox - 2018-05-22 12:32 PM Biosponge?
I will ask specifically what they are doing to add any bulk to her system during this afternoon's update.
An example of hospitals (whether animal or human) not thinking things through:
One of my hubbs close friends just got out of the hospital for kidney stone removal. After surgery his blood pressure was spiking into the super dangerous zone. What did they find? Too much fluids! Lowered his rate and all was well. They may know the science well, but aren't always 'on' with the practical.
Not sure I follow
Doctors of any kind are not always focused on the whole issue. If human doctors can overlook that too much fluids can hurt someone then thinking that these doctors are overlooking the filly needs some bulk to make poo is not a far stretch. I have history with this place overlooking the obvious to make a bigger bill. |
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| Chandler's Mom - 2018-05-22 8:48 PM How's your baby tonight
Guarded. Her levels are rising, but slowly, no bounce back. Had a little colicy episode late this morning when they let her nurse for a minute so now nothing but IV. Her cultures will come in overnight so I should know if it is bacterial tomorrow morning check. My experience is that if it's bacterial and healable the level of antibiotics they gave her last night and today should have made a difference. If it's viral then her only hope is to stay hooked up to support until her body responds to kick it. Her temp was never terribly high - 101.8 or so high - so no spiked fever. And that has come back to 100.8 or so today with fluids. I don't know, they don't know yet, but I sure am glad I got her and momma on the trailer and out of here when I did! |
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| jake16 - 2018-05-24 5:55 PM hoping for some good news;)
Sorry - I'm wiped out - from my FB today:
Cultures came back - this is one tough little filly! She got a triple whammy of bad stuff: clostridium, salmonella AND rotavirus! No wonder she went from fine to not in such a short time! Her update today is great despite all that. She has become energetic and is nursing without so much discomfort. They are increasing her time nursing to bring her back to normal. Her electrolytes are back into the completely normal range and she has finally turned a corner. I know she could backtrack, but the plan is to pick her up on Sunday. |
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Location: OH. IO | lonely va barrelxr - 2018-05-24 7:31 PM
jake16 - 2018-05-24 5:55 PM hoping for some good news;)
Sorry - I'm wiped out - from my FB today:
Cultures came back - this is one tough little filly! She got a triple whammy of bad stuff: clostridium, salmonella AND rotavirus! No wonder she went from fine to not in such a short time! Her update today is great despite all that. She has become energetic and is nursing without so much discomfort. They are increasing her time nursing to bring her back to normal. Her electrolytes are back into the completely normal range and she has finally turned a corner. I know she could backtrack, but the plan is to pick her up on Sunday.
WOW!!!!PRAYERS FOR A FULL AND FAST RECOVERY!!!!! |
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Another great update! Her vet is pretty positive now that Sunday will be fine for her to come home. They are weaning off her fluids and letting her nurse as much as she wants. Fluids will end by this afternoon and we will see how she holds. She will be on some meds when she comes home, and I'll have to be super observant for many many months for colic and ulcers. But it looks like she's made it though! |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | lonely va barrelxr - 2018-05-25 10:22 AM I'll update here before FB today:
Another great update! Her vet is pretty positive now that Sunday will be fine for her to come home. They are weaning off her fluids and letting her nurse as much as she wants. Fluids will end by this afternoon and we will see how she holds. She will be on some meds when she comes home, and I'll have to be super observant for many many months for colic and ulcers. But it looks like she's made it though!
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| The baby is home! She came home a day later because she started to develop a little infection at her catheter site. All good now and showing off her feisty self! |
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