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Please pray for Indie.*update* Poor baby didn't make it. sad , sad day.

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I was supposed to have a lesson tonight.. on my way there, my mom pulled the car over and was crying. She said Laura texted her this afternoon.. a car was driving by the pasture and noticed a horse was laying down. I bursted out crying, knowing it was Indie but thinking the worst.

Indie's nose was bleeding when Laura got out there so a vet was called. She's been on an IV since he got there.. he hasn't left since. Her nose hasn't stopped bleeding and he says there is no point in taking her to Dr. Murch because there is too much blood for a scope. We are going to once, and if, her nose clots. He has tried everything he can to stop it, with no avail.

He said something about a fungus growing on a group of vessels that could be a cause but it'd need a scope. If that was the case, the prognosis is not good. As of right now, it's hour by hour. He said she has been a star patient.

When I arrived, my instructor was tending to her nose and the vet was monitoring the IVs. Indie had zero enthusiasm and just looked miserable. I am staying at the barn tonight with Laura and we'll be taking care of her.

My emotions are a mixture of despair and shock. Please keep Indie in your prayers tonight. I wished on a star and prayed. She can't be taken away from me.. not yet. :'(
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Wow Jore! My heart is with you, stay strong we may not physically be with you but we're all here praying. Don't worry about keeping us too updated Indie needs you now more than we do. Really praying for you tonight and Indie alike, take care and keep your head up.
 
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Thank you.. we're heading back up once we give Cali some time to get some energy burnt off since she was crated all day. It was the longest five minutes of my life once my mom told me. I'm probably going to sleep in the barn in my sleeping bag, if I do sleep. Laura offered to let us sleep in her house if need be.
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I emailed Indie's previous owner to let her know what happened, because I know she loved Indie as much as I have come to love her.

The time is going by so slowly.. I'm hoping my mom hurries up so we can get going. She was almost as upset as me. I think my instructor was upset for me aswell, she didn't say a word except she said she'd take good care of her while I went home to grab stuff. The vet was great so I know she is in good hands.
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Thanks everyone, I'm hoping you're right, tinyliny. The vet just said that if it's what he suspects, the prognosis is slim. Hopefully the bleeding will stop so that we can trailer her to Dr. Murch for a scope. She's also impacted and the vet said she was colicky.
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Indie passed away. I am completely heartbroken and I cannot believe it, I'm in shock.

She seemed to be doing okay.. I was wiping the blood from her nose for a couple hours. She had a small bowel movement. She started shivering.. I went to get a blanket.. but just laid it in the corner because she wouldn't budge. I feel like it was meant to happen, because when she reared up and fell over.. her head landed on the blanket. I screamed as Laura ran in and handled it. She got Indie laying down.

Indie had a few spasms. I thought my mom told me to run and get Dale.. so I started running down the road. I was more scared than words could describe.

My mom came and got me and I kept rubbing Indie's face. I thought she would pull through it. She would kick out and go stiff. Just like Hickstead did, that's when I realized that she wasn't going to be okay. My instructor and her dad rubbed my back as I cried and rubbed Indie's face.

When the vet arrived (he had been called as soon as she had fell over, although he was supposed to come before too long anyways).. he pronounced her dead. I sat there for half an hour, just petting her. It was the hardest thing I've had to do was walk away. My mom took a picture of my bloody hand on her shoulder. I told Indie that I loved her so much and that she can crib all she wants up in heaven.

Some day, we'll meet again but until that day, I'm going to miss her dearly. I feel like I'm going to wake up tomorrow and she'll be eager to see me at the barn.
 
#23 ·
Jore, I am so sorry for your loss..
I'm sure that Indie knows exactly how much you loved her and how hard you tried. I' sure she really appreciates that.
 
#24 ·
Oh so sad and sudden......my thoughts are with you:cry:
 
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Thank you so much, it means a lot. I am just in such disbelief.

The vet said there wasn't anything we could've done, he felt like it was caused by something she's had for awhile. My instructor said that I was Indie's shining star and gave her the best last three months possible.. she said we were just meant to be. I think we really were.
 
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Oh my I am so sorry. You have me crying too. You two had been through so much since you got her and you seemed like such a good fit for eachother.

This is just terrible news I really don't even know what to say. Did the vet have any idea what happened? It wasn't related to her leg injury was it?
 
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