Guest bexar_county89 Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Guys, I'm so sad, i took my 2 year old horse colt to the vet cuz he was getting sick and he does a check on him and sends off blood and what not then we took him back today to talk to the vet about the blood work and everything and he tells me he's got a serious bacteria problem and that he has a 25% chance of making it. The vet said to save him it's gonna cost us a couple of thousand and we don't have that kinda money to pump minerals and vitamins in him. He's been losing weight and acting depressed and the vet said that he's going through some serious pain. He told me that I could let him die at home or he could put him down there. I chose euthenasia, because its the humaine way to go. I can't believe that this lil 2 year old, my baby is going to be put to sleep. It's not fair!!!!! The vet said there was nothing I could do...... but that dosn't help. I'm sorry guys I just needed to kinda get this off my shoulders, thanks for being here for me. I know its not as major as the hurricane victims, but this is as tragic as it gets for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! Sorry to hear this, that oughta be hard. You made the right choice though, it's a lot better than letting him live a painful life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preacherman Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! Man, sorry to hear about your loss. Everyone has tragadies, just remember that even in the midst of these tragadies, that God is still good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowtechTurkeyHunter Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! Sorry to hear about your loss what a terrible ordeal to have to go through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spyderpancake Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! I'm so sorry, girl! That has to be terrible to raise a horse up like that and then lose him so soon. I know how bad it hurt when we had to put down a stallion at the ranch, and he wasn't even mine. You did the right thing though, and you will pull thru this. Hang in there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevebeilgard Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! sorry about your colt. rough luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuntingInMaine Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! I'm so sorry to hear this, but you made the right choice to have him put down. You're doing the only thing you can when faced with such a tough decision. Many prayers that you get through this ok..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! Very sorry to hear about your horse. That's very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popgun Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! I am very sorry to hear about your 2 yr. old. I think you probably have a good Vet, but let me relate a little problem that came up here in our little rural community. We had 3 Vets in two clinics here. One was operated by an old Dr. and his son and had been here for many years. A new Vet moved into town and a family with an expensive horse ran into the same scenario as you have, with the the new Vet's clinic. About 3 months after the family was given the bad news, they were called by an alert employee at the local auction barn. Their registered tattoo was discovered on a horse that was being put up for sale by the new Vet. It was indeed their horse, and the horse had not been put down after all, but had been nursed back to health by the new Vet. We are back to only one Vet clinic with the old Vet and his son. The new Vet was prosecuted, moved out of town and no one seems to know where he went. These are the types of professionals that give dogdoc and other fine veterinarians a bad name. I am reasonably sure this is not the case in your situation but I thought I would give a "heads up" to everyone. ....popgun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too_pointer Posted September 2, 2005 Report Share Posted September 2, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! I'm sorry, God bless ! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! I am sorry to hear that. You are making the right decision and I hope time will heal your heartache. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest outdoorgirl Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! my heart goes out for your loss....sorry to hear about your colt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted September 3, 2005 Report Share Posted September 3, 2005 Re: It\'s not fair!!!!! bexar--sorry to hear about your loss. Hard to explain why a young horse would get so sick but I see that all the time with young dogs and cats. Heck--pediatricians even see this with healthy young children. I believe you made the right decision--no need for your colt to suffer with so little chance of making it. popgun--what an unfortunate situation. That vet should have been prosecuted and also should have lost his license. We do have unethical people in our profession--and that type of behavior is totally unacceptable. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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