Jingles!
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Thank you for all the jingles and prayers. I was afraid it was end stage of Cushings, but no, so that’s good. The vet thinks it’s an infection. Cushings makes horses more vulnerable to infection. Maggie’s isolated because we don’t know what it is exactly. We moved the corral panels and washed them. Maggie is where Matilda was. Bitsey, Tony, and Matilda are in fresh paddocks. The vet drew blood and gave Maggie IV antibiotics. She has loose poop and a very mild temp. We’re also using DMSO for laminitis symptoms.
The other three are fine.
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Does she have digital pulses ? Sending much 
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Very mild, but she had pulses and heat. caught it this morning when picking her feet out.
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Jingling hard for your Maggie.
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Adding my Jingles for Maggie. Hug to you and your son.
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Sending all the jingles for Maggie!
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Maggie’s feet are cool this morning. Still doing the DMSO. Her appetite for feed is low, but she’s nibbling hay with her few teeth.
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Great news! How are you administering the DMSO? I had a pony with a collapsed trachea years ago in the horsepital. He needed steroids and to combat the threat of laminitis they jugged him with DMSO. 
. I could smell him as soon as I walked into the barn aisle. Like an Italian restaurant drowned in garlic.
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Wow! I use a glove and smear gel on her coronet bands.
Maggie still has the runs. Laminitis seems under control. We should get some more information tomorrow when the blood tests come back.
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Jingling to the Poopfairy for Maggie!
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Maggie ate with more enthusiasm tonight. Not a lot, but more than she has the last few days.
Matilda, meanwhile, is continuing to improve. We’re going to look for BL solution first to see if it reduces swelling and she feels better. She’s improved so much on her own and her hooves are growing out nicely. The farrier will do trims with on Bute so he can get more done.
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More jingles for sweet Maggie. And hugs for you and her kiddo. 
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Jingles for Maggie!! I hope she continues to improve.
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Vet thinks it might be anaplasmosis. Maggie would’ve gotten it from ticks, not Matilda. Matilda’s infection was advanced and she tested positive the day after she came to our farm. The vet has seen a ton of cases this year in vulnerable horses. Matilda was vulnerable because of her condition and Maggie would be vulnerable because of Cushings, which weakens the immune system.
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Maggie is still fighting laminitis. It might be PHF. There have been cases here because the midges are around longer. We’re doing DMSO and Bute twice a day to control laminitis discomfort. When we see her standing parked out, she gets ice hoof baths. No diarrhea today, yet. She doesn’t seem dehydrated. Eating some, but not enough. I called the vet to ask if we should try increasing her Prescend.
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We’re at a crossroads right now. Maggie is 26 years old, but she’s a beloved family pony. We’ll need to make a decision between either putting her down because we can’t control the metabolic processes/laminitis/infection and keep her comfortable or hauling her to the university hospital. Everything is so much more complicated with Cushings in the mix. Our vet should call back soon. I need good decision prayers.
Meanwhile, Matilda is doing great. We started her on Bute-less pellets. The irony of losing a childhood pony and gaining a horse is not lost on me. I just wasn’t ready for this.
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hugs to you. I don’t envy your position. Hopefully the right decision becomes clear.
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((((hugs))))
I’m sorry you’re facing this decision and I know you’ll make the right one for Maggie.
I’m glad Matilda is doing well.
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