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Hello,
So my darling little Elsie is horribly sick. Noticed this morning she was puking (the entire stall was covered in her vomit) and she wasn't eating or drinking. Really lethargic and dragging feet. Vet came out and gave her a laxative, tubed her, and gave her some really strong antibiotics. That was at 8am this morning. Now she still doesn't want to eat or drink anything. Oh, and vet gave her thiamine which I just gave her another shot of at 7pm. Her eyes are still dull and she is still dragging her feet. No signs of the laxative working, just a small amount of berries not very often. The vet said if she didn't get better by earlier this afternoon to bring her in and they would give her IVs and take scans, but it's not really worth it for us to do this. Earlier today she was obviously in pain because she was gritting her teeth,arching her back, and stretching out her neck. No puking since last night/this morning. Vet said either poisonous plant or obstruction, but she isn't bloated at all. Got her to eat some green leaves around 5pm, and after that she nibbled on hay. Not sure what else I can do but wait and see if she makes it through the night. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
So my darling little Elsie is horribly sick. Noticed this morning she was puking (the entire stall was covered in her vomit) and she wasn't eating or drinking. Really lethargic and dragging feet. Vet came out and gave her a laxative, tubed her, and gave her some really strong antibiotics. That was at 8am this morning. Now she still doesn't want to eat or drink anything. Oh, and vet gave her thiamine which I just gave her another shot of at 7pm. Her eyes are still dull and she is still dragging her feet. No signs of the laxative working, just a small amount of berries not very often. The vet said if she didn't get better by earlier this afternoon to bring her in and they would give her IVs and take scans, but it's not really worth it for us to do this. Earlier today she was obviously in pain because she was gritting her teeth,arching her back, and stretching out her neck. No puking since last night/this morning. Vet said either poisonous plant or obstruction, but she isn't bloated at all. Got her to eat some green leaves around 5pm, and after that she nibbled on hay. Not sure what else I can do but wait and see if she makes it through the night. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.