Wally Tamale, TB, gelding, had a colic attack on Thursday. We had the vet come and we did the usual colic treatment. Wally was better throughout the day on Friday, but on Friday night he seemed to colic again. So once again we called the vet and we now have this Wally update:
Both vets believe that Wally is considerably older than we were led to believe by his former owners. We thought he was in his early 20s, but it seems that he is at least in his late 20s or early 30s.
Colic has been ruled out. Dr. Hadland believes he is experiencing possible kidney failure, which does put a stress on the digestive system. His intestines are moving very slow.
We must feed him very small amounts every two hours. We will be going to get him the electrolytes first thing in the AM as well as Sr. Equine to entice him to eat as prescribed by Dr. Hadland. I just came in from checking on him (approx 1am) and he is still standing. He has also prescribed banamine for any discomfort. I will call Dr. Hadland in the morning and give an update to him and he will return right away if need be. However, he will be here tomorrow evening (Saturday) to check on him.
We have no further information to provide but will update when we have any news.
Stephanie
