This message is from: "Frederick J Pack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear Fjord lovers, Cherish your horses minute by minute..as "stuff happens". I have kept a running update on my mare, Spring Hills Kirste, on my list but have written nothing here yet. Kirste suffered a large sand impaction at the end of November even though she (and all my other horses are on a Psyllium regimen). She was taken to Pilchuck Veterinary Hospital for treatment. The Vets were unable to flush out the sand so an operation was undertaken. Two GALLONS of crap was taken from her belly. After mega-bucks of treatment, she was sent home on the 10th of December. Her incision was healing nicely, but normal bowl function was sporadic. Finally on Christmas, she started to pass manure normally. We thought we had beaten the odds..wrong. Yesterday morning, Saturday, she started to run a fever and began to tremble all over. The vet was called immediately and he filled her with just about every antibiotic made. They didn't work. Her upper respiratory infection caused her to fill up with fluid. She was never allowed to be where she could get a chill, or get wet. It has been determined by the Vet that she was not contagious, so my other horses are not at risk. The sudden lung problem can occur because of the anesthetic procedure involved in a major operation. Some make it..some don't. She crossed the Rainbow Bridge yesterday afternoon. It was that quick. I buried her up here on Pack's Peak today. Her last chance to compete would have been a Moses Lake or Libby, but we (mistakenly) were not allowed to go. My sweet Kirste will never run in unison beside her sister, Kise again. I do not write this in bitterness, but to prod everyone to value the unconditional love that your horses will give.It can be taken from you suddenly. I believe that all members, here, value their horses love as much as we do.. Take a moment to reflect on the gift that your horses give you.. Love. No one can put a value on that. Fred and Lois All Mail is scanned in AND out by Norton Anti-virus. Fred and Lois Pack Pack's Peak Stables Wilkeson, Washington 98396 The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
