BIGUN Has A BOOBOO
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shrimpy brains
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I can't beleive how long this is going on!
Still hanging in with you! Thoughts and prayers! (and tears)
meowzer
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Originally Posted by TeresaQ
http:///forum/post/3068877
keep us posted. Hugs to you
T
Thanks T...this is sooooo sad....he can't even hold himself up.
IDK how I am going to go to work tomorrow,,,BUT I HAVE TO
http:///forum/post/3068877
keep us posted. Hugs to you
T
Thanks T...this is sooooo sad....he can't even hold himself up.
IDK how I am going to go to work tomorrow,,,BUT I HAVE TO
spanko
Active Member
I am going to sound cold here. I wonder if any of the experts here that have been helping with the meds and such can give tell you what kind of chance you have at succeeding at this point. Seems to me the stress that has been put on this poor critter just from the infection, then couple that with the meds, the handling, the shots, the tube feedings............
IDK all seems like a valiant effort but to go on this long I just wonder what the survival chances really are at this point.
Not to mention the stress on you Lois. I would not have gone this far with trying to save it, but I do understand you trying.
IDK all seems like a valiant effort but to go on this long I just wonder what the survival chances really are at this point.
Not to mention the stress on you Lois. I would not have gone this far with trying to save it, but I do understand you trying.
meowzer
Moderator
Henry, you do not sound cold at all...I myself have thought the same thing over and over. Am I causing him pain, am I prolonging the inevitable....AND everyday that he continues hanging on...is it giving me false hope that I am helping him and he has a chance.
IDK what to do anymore....AND YES...I also am extremely stressed.
How can I give up on him though...
IDK what to do anymore....AND YES...I also am extremely stressed.
How can I give up on him though...
sueandherzoo
Active Member
oh my word, I am sick to my stomach and fighting back sobs (can't give in - I'm at the office) because I can feel the torment and struggle that you're both (you and Bigun) are going through. I honestly don't know WHAT I would do if I were you. You have fought so hard -so has he, but like you said - how long should this go on?
Part of me says that the poor thing (and you, too) has struggled long enough and deserves to spend the rest of his time as pain-free and stress-free as possible - if he's already feeling badly he should not be subjected to tubes and shots and medications. On the other hand, the fact that he's hung on this long makes me think the poor guy is fighting like hell to live and your efforts are exactly what's keeping him going. Damn - I would be so torn!
Whatever you do, be good to yourself. You have given this MORE than the average person would have and I'm sure as much as Bigun hates the treatments, he has got to know you are only trying to help.
Please keep us posted, even though I am always afraid to come back to this post to check the updates. Part of me is cheering like crazy that he gets better and another part is hoping he soon gets to "rest".
Ugh. The joy and the pain of this love of ours.
Sue
Part of me says that the poor thing (and you, too) has struggled long enough and deserves to spend the rest of his time as pain-free and stress-free as possible - if he's already feeling badly he should not be subjected to tubes and shots and medications. On the other hand, the fact that he's hung on this long makes me think the poor guy is fighting like hell to live and your efforts are exactly what's keeping him going. Damn - I would be so torn!
Whatever you do, be good to yourself. You have given this MORE than the average person would have and I'm sure as much as Bigun hates the treatments, he has got to know you are only trying to help.
Please keep us posted, even though I am always afraid to come back to this post to check the updates. Part of me is cheering like crazy that he gets better and another part is hoping he soon gets to "rest".
Ugh. The joy and the pain of this love of ours.
Sue
ann83
Member
Lois, to be honest, every time that I see you've posted, I would not be surprised to open the thread to find he passed. I tend to be one of those who rarely advises euthanasia. However, if he doesn't respond to the Baytril and the chloroquine, that is where you are headed. My favorite option would be to find an aquatic vet that you can either take him to, or send a biopsy to, so that it can be cultured for things like nocardia and mycobacteria; and, if possible protozoa. That way we would know for sure. Of course, that is difficult and usually expensive. Without knowing for sure, if he doesn't respond to Baytril or chloroquine, on top of not having responded to Furan-2 and Neomycin, it swings us even farther towards the possibility that you're dealing with something that lends itself to euthanasia and sterilization. You have another seahorse, which poses problems with the "euthanize and sterilize" path, so I have my fingers crossed that this is going to work.
And, whatever you do, please, please, please don't expose him to your girl. Time and time again I see someone decide that the seahorse deserves the peace and comfort of its "friends" in its final days, and all that you are really doing is exposing the healthy seahorse to the illness that is killing the sick one.
And, whatever you do, please, please, please don't expose him to your girl. Time and time again I see someone decide that the seahorse deserves the peace and comfort of its "friends" in its final days, and all that you are really doing is exposing the healthy seahorse to the illness that is killing the sick one.
meowzer
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He has been seperated from the other horse since I first found the wound. I would not put them back together...I would never take the chance.
I do not know what I will find when I get home today.....If he is still hanging on...how long should I wait to see if this final treatment is going to work or not??
I do not know what I will find when I get home today.....If he is still hanging on...how long should I wait to see if this final treatment is going to work or not??
meowzer
Moderator
I can not give up yet...when I got home it seemed as though he tried to lift his head.
I went ahead and did the w/c...added the next dose of med, and tube fed him....He seems disoriented, but he is still here....How can I give up if he is not willing to...
Am I making the right choices????/
I went ahead and did the w/c...added the next dose of med, and tube fed him....He seems disoriented, but he is still here....How can I give up if he is not willing to...
Am I making the right choices????/
deejeff442
Active Member
if you give up you will always wonder what if?
i say keep up with the treatment and see if it was meant to be.
i say keep up with the treatment and see if it was meant to be.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by deejeff442
http:///forum/post/3069555
if you give up you will always wonder what if?
i say keep up with the treatment and see if it was meant to be.
I know
http:///forum/post/3069555
if you give up you will always wonder what if?
i say keep up with the treatment and see if it was meant to be.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/3069567
christine is very passionate about horses, she actually found out that one horse she treated had the very first case of salmonella (however you spell it) on horses recorded.
hopefully she helps you
Thanks Ren, Even if it is too late for BIGUN, it may help me to know what it is
http:///forum/post/3069567
christine is very passionate about horses, she actually found out that one horse she treated had the very first case of salmonella (however you spell it) on horses recorded.
hopefully she helps you
Thanks Ren, Even if it is too late for BIGUN, it may help me to know what it is