Departures 2009

Anyone who has me as a friend on facebook will know i have had a sleepless night. Stargazy suffered a serious bout of Colic last night and was rushed to the vets. Luckily we got there within 4 hours of it all starting and they performed an emergency operation on a tear in his Caecum and a twist in the gut. Another hour or so and he probably wouldn't have made it. However after a 4 hour operation, Star is in recovery but the reality is that we have been lucky to save him from it. Whilst the vet feels he should make a full recovery and there is no reason he will colic again in the future, he can't guarantee that. Giving the fact it will take around 8 months for him to recover I will be retiring him with immediate effect. I am just so thankful to Al & the vets that their quick response has meant we could save him this time as he means an awful lot to me.
 
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Anyone who has me as a friend on facebook will know i have had a sleepless night. Stargazy suffered a serious bout of Colic last night and was rushed to the vets. Luckily we got there within 4 hours of it all starting and they performed an emergency operation on a tear in his Caecum and a twist in the gut. Another hour or so and he probably wouldn't have made it. However after a 4 hour operation, Star is in recovery but the reality is that we have been lucky to save him from it. Whilst the vet feels he should make a full recovery and there is no reason he will colic again in the future, he can't guarantee that. Giving the fact it will take around 8 months for him to recover I will be retiring him with immediate effect. I am just so thankful to Al & the vets that their quick response has meant we could save him this time as he means an awful lot to me.
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Horrible news Flame but glad to hear he's made it through the op. Please keep us posted how he's doing and send him a big hug from me (when he's well enough to accept it :))
 
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Anyone who has me as a friend on facebook will know i have had a sleepless night. Stargazy suffered a serious bout of Colic last night and was rushed to the vets. .
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Sorry to hear this mate,hope he continues on the road to recovery through the next days/weeks.
 
Twisted gut killed the horse I'd bought for my Dad to ride - I'd sold him after Dadda died and the horse was showing good promise for his new owner as a showjumper. It's a condition which used to always be fatal, but if there's a quick enough intervention, nowadays the prognosis is more optimistic as there are better treatments. I'm glad you've been able to save him, Chris.
 
Without recoursing to the RP for a quick history, wasn't he a nice new horse? I saw him run - looked to be all right. What a great shame.
 
Glad it was spotted so quickly and he's OK so far, Chris - horrible thing to happen to any horse but particularly a fine old warrier like Star. However, he's by a wonderful tough old sire, isn't he, so that will help!!
 
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