Beautiful horse (those knees and bascule!!) and a lovely rider!! Thanks for sharing.
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Jingling hard that Seven’s upward trajectory continues! And extra jingles from my big red OTTB to yours, too. 
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He’s doing well! He called to me when he saw me come down the aisle. He is starting re-feeding today and had a handful of grass which he ate w gusto. It’s so hard to leave him (we live together 
) but I am optimistic he will be home soon’. Thank you everyone for your continued support.
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Praying for your pony!
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WAHOO!!! I love those nickers. Thank you for the update. I’ll keep jingling for you and Seven. 
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That’s a terrific update! So glad for a happy update about a strangulated lipoma. I’ve had several in my circle lose that fight just this year 
Maybe those guys were watching out for yours. More jingles from here!
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Great update NH.
When you get a minute and are able- can you educate us on how Seven’s problems started, what you first noticed and finally,
How was it diagnosed?
Some of us have never been through this.
I googled and still have questions.
Thanks for any information.
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I’m thinking of you and Seven this morning and hope his recovery is continuing to go well and you are able to get some much-needed rest and a bit of a break from worrying
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Yes…as soon as I can.
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I went through this a few years ago with a much loved horse.
I am sending you all of my best wishes!
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The older pony I knew that had surgery for strangling lipoma - the colic came out of the blue. 25 year old pony with no issues and one day coliced which could not be resolved medically. Was driven to Auburn as fast as the owner could drive the truck. and surgery revealed the lipoma. Removed and pony lived for a few more years as far as I could tell.
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That is amazing at that age! I was actually surprised when I read that part. One tough pony!
Not the OP, but all the SLs I have seen have been fairly quickly onset of serious colic out of nowhere. I think ultrasounds spotted some of them, depending on location, but maybe not all. Others were found with exploratory surgery or (unfortunately) necropsy. Only one of the ones I’ve been close to survived, only to succumb to another round of it a few months later. Hence why I was so glad to see Seven and SusanO’s survival stories; maybe I’ve just been unlucky with my experiences’ (un)success rate. 
I didn’t mean to be a downer, honest!
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I couldn’t figure out how to add the article so here is a screen shot. It has good information in it.
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Here is a link to the article that NaturallyHappy posted above.
https://equimanagement.com/research-medical/disease/strangulating-lipomas/
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What a spectacular photo of the two of you, I love everything about him.
So happy to hear that he is doing well, and continuing to think of you and jingle loudly for a continued improvement.
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Thank you for the information.
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I saw him tohight-again he called out to me. He gave me a scare though…,I cleaned the wet spot and fluffed his bed (straw). He then started pawing and appeared to want to lay down. Then he did and I panicked. I ran to get medical help…his heart rate was normal and his GI sounds were fine. I hand walked him about 15 minutes and put him back in his stall. He snuffled through the stall in his muzzle before giving up. I think he just wanted to roll in a freshly bedded stall. I stayed another hour - he was fine and ate his next snack w gusto! Thank you, everyone, for your good wishes. He’s in great hands and I don’t think I’ll take his wet spot out again:smile:. His stall is very clean in the hospital…I just try to help. I think it backfired.
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You’re stressed and exhausted ~ anyone would have panicked given the last medical month ~
Please recognize you’ve done a “Blue Ribbon” job with Seven ~ getting him to the vet when he needed to be there ~ how lucky Seven is to have you as his owner ! Be Proud !
Jingles for a weekend of rest & recovery for you & Seven ~ AO ~
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Thank you for this…I felt like Chicken Little and the Sky is Falling!!!
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You are just being a diligent mama!
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