The decision has been made to take Nellie to the Desert Pine Equine Hospital in Las Vegas tonight. The on-call vet there said they would want to give her IV fluids to super hydrate her, a belly tap to try to get a better idea of what's in there, possibly an ultrasound, re-tubing her and repeating some of what's already been done. Since we are going on 5 days now time is of the essence, she stressed hydration is very very important for this type of colic. A 24 hr watch and treatments would be $1500-2000, with half down at admission, $1000.
We are going to try to load her. We're not sure what her attitude will be.
Stephanie
edited to add that Nellie loaded onto the trailer without problem. The ride will take approximately one hour.
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