Wednesday, November 16, 2005

Orphan Update

from Andi at Last Chance Ranch:

I got Sweetheart some Vitamin B complex with Thiamine shots. She was laying down next to her feed trough when I went out yesterday morning, with her head in the trough eating. She hadn’t drank much water and if I had known she was down like that, I would have brought some milk for her to drink because she was thirsty! But all I had was the Resorb electrolyte water and poured some in a bucket and took to her where she was laying down and she drank about ½ gallon right off the bat! But she still wouldn’t/couldn’t get up. I finished with my chores and went to the clinic and got the “Super B” shots. I gave her one while she was laying down and in about 15 minutes, she was interested in getting up. Even when she was laying down, she was alert, perky, ears up, eyes bright, whinnied at me, etc. After about 3 tries, she got up and started eating her Foal Lac pellets. She was a little wobbly but the longer she ate, the better she got. I stayed out with her most of the morning and she was doing better for sure. This girl has the strongest will to live of any orphan I have ever seen!

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Posted by Terri Farley @ 7:17 AM

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Comments: Hi Teri;

I see you have seen the new pics of Sweetie; I was just re-reading this paragraph...I want to thank you very much for printing this paragraph about how Sweetie was sick and wouldn't eat; and then how The Vitamin B-Complex with Thiamine Vit. B1 shot was given to Sweetie; and how these Vitamins revived her and helped her to eat.

Thiamine Vit. B1 is well known for getting Horses to eat and be well;

So I am glad you printed the info;

thanks ever so much...Anne in Conn.
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