White Gold (cremello TB mare) colicing AGAIN!!! Surgery??

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:45 am

White Gold was having issues with colic on July 28th and was sent to the hospital. She went to surgery later that afternoon and is now on a long road to recovery. It was twisted and displaced. She is in foal to Cloud Ten and has been put on Regumate 2x a day so we pray she pulls through with no complications and that the foal in-utero makes it too. I still cannot believe this has happened to my precious and beloved broodmare.

She has left an orphaned 2 month old colt at home who has been adopted by Auntie Vera. Vera also has a colt by her side so now she is caring for and *thank my lucky stars* is also letting both nurse. They share a 12x 35 stall with a 2x10 making a 12x12 area only accessible by the foals. The foal (Lukas) is still a bit quiet and upset by this but looks like he will be okay. He still calls for her a bit. Poor guy.

Been a long couple days here and the road to full recovery for White Gold is going to be long too. Hope to hear from the hospital this morning for an update on White Gold...

Here is a link to little Lukas and his new family... scoll down for photos.
http://www.blazingcoloursfarm.com/lukas.html and some photos below...

White Gold at the hospital a couple hours before surgery.

Lukas with foster momms Vera (my imported Dutch WB mare by Samber).

Lukas nursing.

Lukas with the blaze.

KBEquine · Postby **KBEquine** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:53 am

That foster mom is worth her weight in gold!

Best of luck for a boringly routine recovery.

This kind of excitement we can all do without!

Lisann · Postby **Lisann** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:16 am

Jingles for her recovery & staying in foal!
God bless Auntie Vera!

TrueColours · Postby **TrueColours** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:26 am

Hope all goes well for White Gold as well as Lukas. He'll be fine - he seems like he has adapted pretty well already ...

Desert Oasis Sporthorses · Postby **Desert Oasis Sporthorses** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:40 am

Prayers for White Gold for a speedy recovery. Hugs to Lukas and Auntie Vera. Hugs and kisses for White Gold.

Nessa · Postby **Nessa** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:44 am

I hope that everyone makes it through this tough time, you'll all be in my prayers.

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:17 pm

Thank you guys and/or ladies...

White Gold is doing well and has been taken off fluids. She is being started back on feed slowly. No word about the foal she is carrying. Over on COTH there seem to be a lot of good stories about mares carrying foals to term after colic surgery. One mare had surgery 3 weeks prior to foaling and went onto have a healthy delivery :shock:

So it gives me *hope*

Lukas is doing well. His aunt is being so nice to him, which is more than I can say for the other mare who bit him at the water trough today

GRRRR Bad mare!@!

Evenheaven · Postby **Evenheaven** » Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:35 pm

Sending good wishes your way.

Truly · Postby **Truly** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 6:15 am

What a sweetheart Aunt Vera is

Best wishes for White Golds speedy recovery x

summerhorse · Postby **summerhorse** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:24 pm

I sure hope White Gold recovers well. I had a couple friends who had to send mares to colic surgery and still had healthy foals.

soft hearted · Postby **soft hearted** » Fri Jul 31, 2009 8:01 pm

Best wishes for all and let me PLEASE repeat 2 comments from above:
may WG have a very boringly normal recovery, and Vera is worth her weight in platinum! Foster mares like that are just.. priceless.

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 9:43 am

Thanks so much for all the kind wishes...

I got a call yesterday from the vet hospital saying that White Gold would be ready to come home Sunday. I arranged for a trailer ride home (thanks so much PennyLane) as my truck is back at the dealership for a 3rd time in a week and the Ford Focas I have as a loaner is useless!

And then this morning I got a call from the vet saying that she was not ready to come home anymore. White Gold had a bit of a fever and then a few hours later they checked again and the fever went down. So the vet wants to keep her there for another 24 hours to make sure it does not go back up. And also to keep a close eye on the incision to make sure it stays clean and dry. I am told from day 5-7 after surgery, is when one would see an infection start if it was going to. And the spike in her temperature is just enough for the vet to want to take another 24 hours to monitor her. So I am praying that it stays down and she might be able to come home tomorrow or perhaps Tuesday. If the temperature goes back up then her incision may start to ooze at which point it may need to be opened and drained.

Little Lukas is doing well at home. He is allowed to nurse most of the time now. He really looks up to his older brother (though not related). He follows him when is it play time with the other foals. When the older brother thinks it is time for a nap, Lukas goes down right beside him for some zzz's. Vera drinks a lot of water so every time she make a trip to the water trough in the field both foals go along with her for a drink too. He eats his pellets too. So that is still going well. Love auntie Vera.

Need some positive thoughts for White Gold...

soft hearted · Postby **soft hearted** » Sun Aug 02, 2009 10:35 am

Great to hear about the foals and Auntie Vera!
Jingles for White Gold. Hang in there hunny!

HeadlessHorseman · Postby **HeadlessHorseman** » Mon Aug 03, 2009 5:52 am

OH NO....I Just got home and read this...

I SURE Hope all is well today.....

VERA IS AWESOME!!! NONE of mine would have done that....SHE'S A GOOD GIRL!!!

HH

BlazingColours · Postby **BlazingColours** » Tue Aug 04, 2009 6:59 pm

And she is home!!!!! Doing quite well and now on 4 weeks stall rest with 15 min hand walking a couple times a day. Good thing she is a sweet mare and happy to be in or out or where ever we put her. I love her easy-goingness. Will be doing a preg check in a week so see where we stand. Thanks so much for all the good wishes. This mare is truely one of a kind and I could not stand it if I would have lost her this past week.