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| Horse living in pain.....when do you say enough?; Need advice....things not looking great | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: May 2 2007, 09:45 AM (840 Views) | |
| AstonMartin | May 21 2007, 06:00 PM Post #16 |
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Off visiting Candy Cave, be right back.
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My most sincere condolences and prayers during this hard time! |
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| DairyQueen2049 | May 22 2007, 04:17 AM Post #17 |
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DRAGON BREATH. DRAGGIN' BUTT
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Kikki that was beautiful!!!!
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| Trialbyfire | May 22 2007, 04:36 AM Post #18 |
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You're BANNED!
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Thanks everyone for all your kind words. Kikki, your post was beautiful and really has helped me put this in perspective. You may have seen my next post that we're going to try hock injections and see what happens. But after an entire day of crying and eventually coming to terms with having her euthanized I'm almost let down - I was so exhausted and so drained by 9pm I went to bed. Didn't even clean my stalls last night. She seems much better (sure it's the bute working), and have the hock treatment scheduled for later this week. Tough decisions on how much to do. With everything we can do, and at what cost (I have no idea yet), she will still be no more than a pasture ornament that is always going to be a day away from foundering. (Because of the stifle injury she is unrideable, despite any improvements in her hocks.) I woke up this morning actually feeling worse than I did yesterday. Now it feels it will be be up to ME to decide when her time is up, and based on my patience and pocketbook, not necessarily her health. (Of course, if the hock injections don't help her pain, then that's another thing.) My husband is happy that we have the time to make this a planned decision, unlike yesterday's seeming emergency, but he's not all that willing to spend $300/month on supplements, injections and topical creams for a horse that we can't ride. And I can't blame him, I feel the same way...... Aaargh. For now, we're just going to let her enjoy the sun and her pals and it will work out, I'm sure. I walked her out last night for grazing (while the other two thundered ahead) and she was anxious about being left behind, but didn't run past me. So that helped her pain, I'm sure. Thanks for being so helpful! You guys are great!
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| MissBri | May 22 2007, 05:57 AM Post #19 |
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But, I don't care - it's 5:00 somewhere
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TBF remember that a month too early is better than an hour too late. EUTHANASIA COMES FROM two Greek words meaning "good death." English scholar and statesman Sir Francis Bacon coined the term in the early seventeenth century to mean the sort of "fair and easy passage from life" that people hoped to have. A good death can mean different things to different people, just as a good life can. Most people will probably say that it means dying peacefully and without pain, at home or in other pleasant surroundings, surrounded by loving family and friends. It IS the greatest and most selfless gift we can offer our pets, whether a dog, cat, bird, hamster, or horse. I am looking at this 'gift' for my good old dog Tara, most likely in the next few weeks. It is breaking my heart, but I want to do this for her before her quality of life goes down to where she eats, sleeps, and does her 'duty'. She's an active dog who's hip is now so sore she tries hard not to use that leg for weight bearing. She's riddled with tumors to the point where we call her 'lumpy swamp dawg'. Right now she still can go for a nice romp in the woods, a splash in the pond, and a muck-a-bout in the swamp. So I'll schedule a day where we do all her favorite things, then go for a visit to the vet - a happy but tired out girl. |
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| Norsire | May 22 2007, 02:16 PM Post #20 |
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Thomas H. Cruise!
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Very, very well said!!! I know you've been there on a very hard choice and whatever you feel in your heart is the right answer for you and your animal.
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| justmagic | May 22 2007, 03:13 PM Post #21 |
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Is the meadow on fire?
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Trialbyfire I'm working through the same decision right now myself. The vet today said that we should continue treatment because there was slight improvement yesterday. I have made my decision though that if she has to live in pain I'm not going to make her do that for me because I'll hurt just as much everytime I'll see her in pain. My mare has given me everything she could give every time I asked and I owe that to her. That said I'm like you too in that I'm doing everything right now to help her and I understand your pain and cry with you. Best of luck.
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| onthebit | May 22 2007, 06:39 PM Post #22 |
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Off visiting Candy Cave, be right back.
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Trialbyfire I have no doubt you will do what is right for your horse. Kikki, that was a great post. |
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