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**Geplaatst**: 09-04-11 23:39

Geplaatst: 09-04-11 23:39

UPDATE van Heather (Mulligans Run Farm).

Very sad day here, but a good day as well. Will touched many lives in his short time here and he educated us as well. We went into this fight with the knowledge that the outcome may not be what we wanted, but we had to give it our all.

I think it's time to start at the beginning and explain all that happened with his birth. His birth was normal. Presentation was normal, delivery was normal but from the moment he arrived I knew that he was in trouble because of his head bobbing. My initial thought was oxygen deprivation and I grabbed the oxygen and started administering while I got Dr. K on the phone. We also told her about an issue we found with the umbilical cord. There was a 6" long and about 1" in diameter blood clot in the cord at the navel. We had never seen anything like this before and we knew it was a problem.

Apparently a blood vessel/artery broke in the umbilical cord during labor and the life saving cord that supplied blood to the foal actually worked backwards and he bled into the cord and his oxygen levels were compromised as well.

These are photos of the umbilical cord and the placenta.

Foto's hierte vinden:
http://s2.photobucket.com/albums/y35/Dragonwiz/2010%202011%20Mares%20and%20foals/

Dr K said we would give him time to see if he came around and how much damage was done, but we would not allow him to suffer. We agreed.

We literally moved into the barn and slept there. We were on hand to tend to his every need and we did see marked improvement in his strength. However, his coordination was not there. He tried to stand, he worked very hard at it and so did we...trying to strengthen his legs and his neck, and each time he tried and got a little stronger, I got a little more hopeful. He recognized the sound of our voices, especially mine because I talked to him all the time, and he loved his bottle. He was a great eater....and pee'er and pooper LOL We did our best to keep him clean as well and that was getting harder to do.

He would look at us and you could see comprehension, and then he would just fuzz out and fall asleep. He would also stop breathing. Our vet felt that the portion of his brain that reminded him to breathe was damaged with the oxygen deprivation.

Last evening while we were awake watching and tending to Will, our vet was scouring articles and sites to try to find more information on his condition. And that, along with his physical assessment today led us all to believe that his condition was not going to improve to the point that he would have the quality of life we wanted him to have.

This morning we let Blessed Be out with the mares. She ran and bucked and kicked and then came back to the gate to look for her colt. She soon realized he was not coming and she joined Breeze and her colt in nuzzling and grazing.

Will went peacefully and I believe he is finally whole and comfortable. And now I believe God's Will Be Done.

Thank you all for your support, your prayers and your encouragment.
Regardless of what we did you stood behind us and that's very much appreciated.

**Geplaatst**: 10-04-11 00:18

Geplaatst: 10-04-11 00:18

agossie mamma leek er toch niet heel veel moeite mee te hebben denk dat ze het toch al wist

**Geplaatst**: 10-04-11 00:26

Re: [HK][Barncam] - Foalcamobsessus Eyespoppingoutus 2011 #1

Geplaatst: 10-04-11 00:26

Heb die foto's van de navelstreng eens goed bekeken, maat zoiets ontstaat toch niet van het ene moment op het andere?
Heb hier geen verstand van hoor, maar lijkt mij dat dit al veel langer zat (onzichtbaar uiteraart).

**Geplaatst**: 10-04-11 00:32

Geplaatst: 10-04-11 00:32

Sharon_Jims schreef:
Net is er een update geplaatst op Marestare Messageboard...

Re: Ace(4/10);BlessedBe*COLT 4/6*Chanel(4/14),Lady Bug*FILLY4/8*@MulligansRun
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It is with very sad heart I have to post today. I spoke with Heather a few mins ago. Dr K checked on our little Will this morning and determined it was best to let him go. Heather will update further after while.

Heather and Shannon, I know you did all you could possibly do and more for this little guy. He was loved so very much in his short life. You are both so special. May the Lord wrap his arms around you both and give you comfort at this time.

RIP little Will. Now you can run through the pasture with nice sturdy legs as you had wanted to do here. You will be missed little darling.

Kleine Will is ingeslapen! Heel veel sterkte voor Shannon en Heather gewenst!

Nooooooo..
Helaas. Heel veel sterkte voor Shannon en heather.

Arme mannetje .. :(:)

**Geplaatst**: 10-04-11 00:34

Geplaatst: 10-04-11 00:34

Stagediver schreef:
Triest, heb ook wel een brok in mijn keel.
Maar ik ben blij dat ze hebben gedaan wat goed was voor de kleine, voor zulke mensen heb ik echt megaveel respect, en veel mensen kunnen er nog van leren.

Wel een beetje vreemd dat je eerst liep te praten dat je geen respect meer voor zulke mensen had, omdat ze te lang door gingen.
En nu heb je in ene weer meer respect.

Het neemt niet weg dat het evengoed nog erg is voor Little will.