Once again, I'm behind on keeping up with the blog. This has been like having a newborn again. There's always something to be done, or researched, or just time spent cuddling her!
However, on Friday, November 2nd, I felt something was wrong as soon as Isabel started eating her dinner. I quickly took her temperature (which was normal) and listened for gut noises (again, normal). Suddenly she looked like she was having problems swallowing and I knew immediately it was choke.
Luckily, unlike humans, horses can choke and yet still breathe.
I started massaging her throat and she would swallow hard. Finally around midnight the issue seemed to resolve. But still, it was a sleepless night.
I spoke to my wonderful vet and she recommended putting Isabel on 30 cc of Papaya puree three times a day. It will help sooth her throat and belly.
The next night I fed her dinner again and immediately she choked again. She quickly turned to me with a look that said "massage my neck please" and I did. A few hard 'gulps' later and she was fine.
So now all her feed is soaked until it's drinkable. And I'm a nervous wreck.
But so far it's done the trick. Thank goodness.
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