Luna

[beautiful_mess38]

My friends horse, Luna has a severe case of colic. She got it yesterday about 4pm. All for quads are not working and she is very impacted. She cannot pee, she pooped once today. We are pulling an all nighter again tonight. I've been at the barn starting at 8:45 this morning and came home at 9:30 tonight. She is now being given saline thru iv bags and pain meds. When she becomes ancy she needs to be walked.

Lets pray that she makes it thru this. We need a miracle.

[Mysteefied]

Oh my gosh, that sounds terrible! I hope all will be ok soon for her.
HUGS

[Ironhorse]

Hoping that she pulls through okay.

[Kahlua Kid]

Poor poor Luna - I hope and pray she will be ok - Its so serious for sand colic. I see YLP has sand in their stalls and I cringed... They really should just have dirt or bedding chips... no sand!!!

I hope she pulls through.

[Michelle]

praying for Luna.. How are things going with Luna today??? keep us informed...

keeping Luna in our prayers....

Michelle

[beautiful_mess38]

Thanks for your prayers however; Luna was euthinized at 3:15 this morning. We had a great crew of people. We tried to keep her alive for 2 days. Last night at 2:30am the decision was made to take her home (stacy's house) and Dr. Seimens put her down.

Everything we tried wasn't working. She was so impacted and full of gas that nothing was breaking it apart. She was in to much pain to keep going.

I know Lady Luna is in greener pastures now, but she left behind alot of very very sad people.

I know the Lord will give Stacy the strenght to get thru this. Luna was the love of her life.

I dread going to the barn to feed tonight being Luna was Banner's neighbor. I dread looking at the empty stall. But, I will go. I will clean her stall and empty her water, take her flymask. Them come home and cry some more.

[Newcomer]

So very sorry to hear this. I can imagine how hard it was to put her down. :(

[Ironhorse]

I am so sorry, for Luna, your friend and every one affected by this.

[Iris]

My sincerest condolences for the loss of a dear friend. I am thinking about you both. :(

[BGW]

When the hardest fought battles are still lost--well......grrrr! Knowing you did all there was to possibly do--just doesn't always bring the comfort you are seeking. I am proud of you for being such a great friend to Stacy and Luna.

[Michelle]

I am sorry for the loss of a good friend..Luna knows how much everyone loved her and still does... It makes me sad to hear of a friend/family member having to go... you will stay in my prayers ....:(

Michelle

[Iris]

Thanks for your prayers however; Luna was euthinized at 3:15 this morning. We had a great crew of people. We tried to keep her alive for 2 days. Last night at 2:30am the decision was made to take her home (stacy's house) and Dr. Seimens put her down.

Everything we tried wasn't working. She was so impacted and full of gas that nothing was breaking it apart. She was in to much pain to keep going.

I know Lady Luna is in greener pastures now, but she left behind alot of very very sad people.

I know the Lord will give Stacy the strenght to get thru this. Luna was the love of her life.

dread going to the barn to feed tonight being Luna was Banner's neighbor. I dread looking at the empty stall. But, I will go. I will clean her stall and empty her water, take her flymask. Them come home and cry some more.


For what it may be worth, this Emily Dickinson poem was a comfort to me after the loss of my baby daughter many years ago. If I remember it correctly, it went something like this:

The bustle in the house the morning after death,
Is the solemnest of activities enacted upon earth.
The sweeping up the heart, and putting love away,
You will not want to use again until eternity.

God Bless...

[beautiful_mess38]

Thanks Iris, that's beautiful. I'm going to write it down and give it to Stacy. We are having a memorial at sunset tonight for Luna. It will bring closure, especially for the kids.

[Summer]

Iris, I also love this poem. I believe our animals, just like our loved ones, go to a better place and we will all be together when they meet us. This poem captured just what we have to do when a loved one goes. "It is the most normal of days after death, yet it is the most solemn." How true that is. We who are left have to grieve and yet go on. Thank you.

[Kahlua Kid]

Luna was a beautiful and sweet horse and I am so very sorry for Stacy, you, your kids, and all who loved her.

[CatdaBrat]

Sorry to hear what happened. Sand is a big problem, all right, and this time of year, so are acorns. I have known of several horses that ate dropped acorns and then the splintery outer shells caused impaction and tearing. Some died from it, even though they had previously managed to get over the same problem for several years. It doesn't help matters that there is an area of equine intestine that forms a tight "S" curve.
Not saying that acorns were the cause this time, but anyone who has horses in a corral with acorns dropping, should give some thought to picking them up. Just thought I'd mention this in case anyone has acorn-gobbling horses. They seem to eat them like candy!

[Newcomer]

Sorry to hear what happened. Sand is a big problem, all right, and this time of year, so are acorns. I have known of several horses that ate dropped acorns and then the splintery outer shells caused impaction and tearing. Some died from it, even though they had previously managed to get over the same problem for several years. It doesn't help matters that there is an area of equine intestine that forms a tight "S" curve.
Not saying that acorns were the cause this time, but anyone who has horses in a corral with acorns dropping, should give some thought to picking them up. Just thought I'd mention this in case anyone has acorn-gobbling horses. They seem to eat them like candy!

I hear your warning but picking up the Acorns on a daily basis for a month or so from about 13 trees is not an option there is just too many and they keep falling. neither is keeping them locked up in a pen for 6-8 weeks. I have noticed that the horses seem to leave some types of acorns untouched but love others from certain trees. Maybe they know which can make them sick and stay away from them. I know that they can be dangerous but I just hope that the above never happens. Thanks for the info.

[beautiful_mess38]

Luna didnt' die from acorns or sand. There was a twist in her intestine that caused gas and impaction.
I do know of the acorn problem especially with pastured horses. However; like Newcomer said some know which ones to stay away from. Its easy to pick them out of a stall but not a pasture.
I just hope one day soon someone can find a cure for colic. Nowadays there are to many things that cause a horse to colic.
I know Dr. Mero says to stay away from giving your horse alot of grain because it can cause colic. I give my horses 1 1/2 cup of rice bran with corn oil twice a day.

[CatdaBrat]

Yeah, acorns dropping from a lot of trees and/or in a large area would be too hard to keep up with. I forgot to say "small" corral in my post. This seems to be one of those years that the black oaks are yielding a bumper crop. I used to pick sacks full and give them to the Sierra Mono Museum. Getting too lazy to do that now!

[Newcomer]

What does the museum do with the Acorns?

[Dodgergirl]

I know David has been collecting them..., they're making bread and stuff at school with them. Only the Black ones are good,,,or is it the White ones?? :rofl: I know he needs to gather one type or the other..

[Kahlua Kid]

David is more than welcome to come collect in our pasture - We just have too many and am so afraid for the horses.

They seek and destroy those acorns. They are like candy to them and I'm so concerned they will poison themselves. Acorns are toxic to horses - tannic acids.

I did the "Cowboy Easter Egg Hunt" as I called it our first Fall here - just so many Acorns, not enough time - and every day more would drop - I gave up.

The Blue Jays are out and about collecting - but not enough of the Blue Jays! Need some squirrels too!