Unfortunately our little fighter did not make it through the night last night. He had been making huge progress but this morning he was laying in his stall and he was gone.
Okay!
The vet was pleased with everything I've been doing so far. Sammy does have some ulcers but he's confident they'll heal with continued treatment with UlcerGard. He was slightly dehydrated and received fluids. I'm going to continue with Red Cell.
As for the cocci, he is getting...
I'm going to go ahead and have the farm vet out. He's a little over 2 hours away and it'll cost a pretty penny but I want this poor baby to have a fighting chance. I'll update with what happens.
Good news: he hasn't gone down at all since I've made this post. He's been getting UlcerGard for 3 days now which seems to be helping. He's continuing to get Red Cell and Probiotics. My local feed store has ordered Thrive feed for me.
Bad news: His fecal test came up with a large load of...
He made it through all of the evening yesterday and last night without falling down. He's been great all of today too. I called a farm vet and they suggested UlcerGard once a day for 30 days and to call back once I received the results for his fecal test. They want me to continue with Red Cell...
About a week ago, I brought home a young miniature horse. He's around one year old. He has not been castrated.
The previous owner said she found him listed as "Free to good home" on Craigslist and decided to take him in so he wouldn't wind up going somewhere horrible. She didn't know much about...