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Location: OH. IO | Im so happy for you and Emma!!!!! So..what meds and what suppliments are in this part of your journey? You have done an AMAZING JOB!!! |
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Location: At the race track with Ah Dee Ohs | Yay Emma! And YAY for you for sticking with her and not giving up! Big hugs and continued prayers for complete healing. |
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| Right now she is still on Marquis, 11,000 IU Vitamin E daily, farrier's formula, rice bran pellets with a 10:10 grain, regu-mate and free choice loose minerals. She was tripping ALOT this morning but I am not going to panic. |
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| Thank you so much!! The best decision I ever made was to not put her down. My gut told me she was in there! It's amazing how many people were upset with me but I just couldn't do it. |
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Location: Florida.. | Just to clarify on your Original thread you had clearly said she was Brain damaged on your GOFUNDME.. so of course we all said that maybe putting her down was your best option.. . We really only went by what you posted which to us seemed hopeless.. Her suffering , pain, could not handle her, brain damaged , etc so id not judge the ones that said that ..we here on a forum dont know the real condition . I am sure the regumate helped her alot siince she was on it prior and you took her off it.. so Id make sure you keep her on it..Im glad she s recovering.. the nuero part will take months .. but she doesnt appear brain damaged and doesnt seem to "off" anymore.... and Im glad.. prayers for her to make a nice recovery. |
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Location: Under The Big Sky Of Texas | You said she was brain damage and was a danger to handle and was a danger to herself and other horses, was in horrible pain and you could not afford the bills and that was why you gave her away to someone that knew how to handle all this, no one on here said to put her down just suggest it would be kinder to do right by her.. Glad to hear Emma is up and running again, theres alot of people on here that have been in your place and we do what is best with what we have to work with, theres people on here that is very experience horsewomen and men and we know when its time, never saw your horse in person so just going off with what you were saying.
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| Thank you for that post. When I posted I was not referring to anyone on this forum. I had a lot of negative feedback from local horse people. Daisycake was the only one who supported my decision (she lives near me). The Vets did in fact say she was too brain damaged to recover which is what sparked negative comments. The point of my post here was not to attack anyone but rather to express how truly grateful I am for making the decision to spare her life and give her a chance. I could not have made it through this horrible experience without each and every one of you. Your knowledge, support and advice have been wonderful and I will always be grateful. Soon after starting the gofundme page I removed it so as to not upset anyone. The expenses to save her have been astronomical and I decided the right thing to is to sell my show horse rather than ask for help. She has not yet sold but I am confident everything will work out the way it is meant to. I want to apologize if anyone on this forum thought I was referring to any comments made here. |
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| I just want to add, even the posts on this forum about putting her down were very kind and done so in a way of being supportive. You have no idea how much I appreciate ALL of the comments and feedback. |
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Location: OH. IO | I have never thoght that for one minute.you have been nothing but greatful and thankful for the help you recieved here. I do remember you saying the vets said to let her go and im SO GLAD YOU DIDNT because she is a huge part of your heart and soul.Bless you for taking such good care of her.You have been through masterblast of emotions on a daily basis. I UNDERSTAND HOW MENTALLY DRAINING AND EMOTIONAL DRAINING this has been.Lord only knows I would have lost my mind and I would have become so very weak going through all of this.Not to mention im not real sure my hubbywouldnt have me committed somewhere lol.YOURE THE BOMB..YOU SHOULD BE PROUD! |
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Location: Florida.. | we are just glad shes doing better.. :)  |
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Location: Arkansas | jake16 - 2016-02-06 6:58 PM
I have never thoght that for one minute.you have been nothing but greatful and thankful for the help you recieved here. I do remember you saying the vets said to let her go and im SO GLAD YOU DIDNT because she is a huge part of your heart and soul.Bless you for taking such good care of her.You have been through masterblast of emotions on a daily basis. I UNDERSTAND HOW MENTALLY DRAINING AND EMOTIONAL DRAINING this has been.Lord only knows I would have lost my mind and I would have become so very weak going through all of this.Not to mention im not real sure my hubbywouldnt have me committed somewhere lol.YOURE THE BOMB..YOU SHOULD BE PROUD!
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| Emotionally draining is an understatement in trying to describe this horrific journey. I questioned myself so many times wondering if I was doing right by Emma by giving her more time. When she went to a friend's house because she was dangerous, I continued to pay for her treatment. She only stayed there a couple of weeks before returning home to me. I believe she was meant to be with me through her illness. I was concerned for Mischief (my show horse) and sent her to my trainer's property to keep her safe and so she could be worked without upsetting Emma (another huge expense). I have been borrowing a Shetland pony to keep Emma company in hopes of not stressing her due to changes. Thankfully she and the pony get along great. Because Emma is still recovering I will pay to keep Mischief at the trainer's another month or until she is sold. My decision to give Emma more time was based on my gut and what I was able to see in Emma's eyes and I felt it wasn't her time to go. The recovery she has made thus far is nothing short of remarkable. Regumate has certainly helped her attitude and kept the stress of cycling out of the equation but it is one part of a much larger picture. We are 4+ months into treatments and recovery and in the past 2 weeks I am just starting to see the real Emma. We still have a very long way to go but Emma looks amazing, is gaining weight and is proof that brain lesions can in fact heal. As for the gofundme page, everything stated there was true and when I created the page I was feeling desperate because the expenses are overwhelming. My husband and I fought constantly because of it and he wanted to "stop the bleeding". During the fights he was one of the people insisting I make the decision to put Emma down due to costs, well, I simply couldn't put a price on her precious life and as long as she showed some kind of improvement then I refused to give up on her. I probably could have cut corners and saved some money but considering what was at stake I chose to have more than one veterinarian involved and to cover every possible scenario for Emma's sake. Hopefully this clears up any questions and I am happy to answer any questions if it doesn't. |
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Location: Florida.. | we all have been through what you are and understand.. we seem to keep on fighting for the horses and with the expenses and emotionally get wiped out..some on journeys a year long.. but its worth it in the end.... its just what we do.. glad all turned out ok..she seems to be feeling alot better to...per the video.... shes on the mend and thats a good thing.. |
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| Yes, exactly. I'm so happy with her progress. I have prayed over her, had complete breakdowns crying and everything in between. It has been an emotional roller coaster and I thank God for seeing us through. |
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| Emma not only greeted me at the gate this morning, she ran the length of the fence to me!! |
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| Mischief will be coming home from the trainer's this weekend. I was hoping to afford one more month to give Emma more time but it's just not possible. I am praying she sells soon so I can focus 100% on Emma. Emma continues to improve and is more playful and energetic each day. She still gets winded easily but that is to be expected. |
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Location: OH. IO | GO EMMA!!!!!!  |
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| LAST TREATMENT WAS THIS MORNING!!! I am so happy to say I more optimistic each day that Emma will make a full recovery! I'm going to give her about a week before bringing the Vet out for her recheck. She looks amazing, is gaining weight and playful. She isn't 100% herself yet as far as loving but she is sooo close!! |
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Location: OH. IO | kathyward01 - 2016-02-10 7:06 PM LAST TREATMENT WAS THIS MORNING!!! I am so happy to say I more optimistic each day that Emma will make a full recovery! I'm going to give her about a week before bringing the Vet out for her recheck. She looks amazing, is gaining weight and playful. She isn't 100% herself yet as far as loving but she is sooo close!!
Glad she can finally take a break from meds!!!! Now you can rest for a few days too. |
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