my friend has a horse who is like 36 or something. he is so old he was no teeth left they have all been warn away!they can either put him down or soak his feed every day!he use to be a great show jumping horse!but cant be riddin anymore because of his age(it hurts his back)so what should she do?she is VERY attached to him!
2006-07-26 03:44:05 · 7 answers · asked by Alex w 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
oh one more thing she is in and out of state collage so she has a busy life and only rides about once or twice a year!he has already lost alot of wieght it is a sad sight
2006-07-26 03:52:05 · update #1
oh ya he share a padock with 5 other horses and a donkey and a mule!this one horse is very mean when other horses get more attention then her she bucked a farmhand and sent he off to the ER!so feeding just him might also cause some problem
2006-07-26 03:55:20 · update #2
He should be laid down. A horse his age will only continue to have problems, some which are very pain full. Which would you have happen him be put down and have no pain, or him die in the middle of the night because of some system failure. It is a hard choose to put an animal to sleep, but would you rather know it was quick and painless, or that his last moments were hard and pain full. You friend will have to say goodbye sometime, but at least she would no that he had a quick,painless death.
2006-07-26 03:52:29 · answer #1 · answered by kay 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how your friend feels, putting down a horse is hard but if the horse it 36 and can only eat watered down food i think it should be put down. Most horses love to be ridden and you said that this one can't be so there's a joy lost. Also how would you take life if you had to eat sloppy food all the time would you be about ready to give up? It's not my position to tell you what to do but i gave you my suggestion.
2006-07-26 15:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as he's eating the soaked food OK and isn't losing excessive amounts of weight I'd say he's fine, but he's probably not going to be around for too much longer, so she should get used to the idea.
2006-07-26 10:47:57 · answer #3 · answered by JadeDragonMage 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think soaking his food is a good thing, she obviously loves him, and if he is happy and not in pain then why should she feel the guilt of putting him down. Been there done that , not a nice feeling.
2006-07-26 10:51:07 · answer #4 · answered by lyndell v 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is the horse content? When he is ready to leave this earth, she will know by his manner. He may just lie down and stop eating altogether. The horse earned his retirement when he was working, just as we do.
2006-07-26 10:50:41 · answer #5 · answered by XT rider 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak his food
2006-07-26 10:48:05 · answer #6 · answered by gtbooty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if he's not really suffering, keep going like this...if he's suffering put him down:(
2006-07-26 10:49:44 · answer #7 · answered by horselover 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋