My horse was dead when we pulled up in the morning, she was just lying there with a small trickle of blood from her nose. she seemed perfectly healthy every second until we discovered her dead...there is a possibility that she could have been poisoned. any suggestions would be greatly apprecaited, i am very upset over this and need some closure.
2006-10-23 06:56:23 · 12 answers · asked by kaitlyn_hope 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
i am SOOOOOOOO SORRY to hear that. i agree with the others; it does sound like a stroke or heart attack. the blood from her nose does'nt realy suggest any thing, but get your local equine vet to have a look and maybe get an autopsy done, (if you can bear have that done to your horse.) if there were no sings before then she would not have been in pain. was she old? was she near a fence, tree, rock, ect... if so then she may have just fallen. maybe she had gone lame lately? that would explain the blood and the sudden death.
again that is so sad to hear, and i hope you can see that she would not have been in pain. she will be in a better place now, even if you gave her all you could.
so sorry, hope you get through it. dont spend to much time grieving, you have to move on although it is hard.
2006-10-23 09:03:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Unfortunately the blood running out of her nose isn't really any indication of what killed her.
If she was poisoned it would most likely have been a longer more suffering death so I wouldn't even think it was that.
Was there any indication that she struggled before she died? Things such as kick marks on the wall, bedding displaced, etc.?
Most likely what she died from was a heart attack or a stroke. A horse can have a bad heart and there can be no predisposed signs.
Actually you need to be grateful for the way that your horse died. Be grateful that she wasn't stricken with something where she suffered for a long time.
I had to put my 23 year old Morgan gelding that I had for 12 years to sleep in April of 2005. He had some sort of intestinal blockage. He stopped eating suddenly and he was dehydrating quickly so I took him to an equine clinic. They did a belly tap on him and his stomach fluid was brownish red (it should have been yellowish green). I could tell from his eyes that he needed to go to greener pastures so I trailered him home and the vet came to do his job. I couldn't even stay for the procedure. It was the WORST day of my life.
So, I know that you are grieving but take comfort in the fact that she went quickly and didn't suffer and that YOU didn't have to make the decision to end her life. A higher power did.
I suggest that you take a piece of mane hair and a piece of tail hair to always remember her by.
You will go through all the stages of grieving like we all do when we lose an animal so close to us. It is natural. It will get better. I still miss my gelding terribly and wish every day that I could have him back.
Hang in there!
2006-10-23 07:13:55 · answer #2 · answered by msnite1969 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am with Rabbit on that one. Call a vet and see what happened. I have heard of horses just dropping dead. I had two friends who lost their horses from colic and the horses had no pre-existing signs. The only way to know for sure is through a vet.
Sorry to hear about your horse.
Good Luck and Take Care
2006-10-23 07:26:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am VERY sorry to hear about your horse! Since there is the possibility of poisoning or other foul play you may want to contact your local law enforcement immediately.
Beyond that you might want to go to www.equichat.com You might find more people with a deeper knowledge base.
I hope that it was natural causes. More importantly, I hope you are able to get past your pain. If you are not already familiar with it, you might want to look up "The Rainbow Bridge" It has made a lot of people feel better at times like these...
2006-10-23 07:02:08 · answer #4 · answered by danl747 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i am so sorry to hear that. i would have a autopsy done on her. i'm sure there is a reason that she pasted away. was it cold were she stayed at last night? it was very cold here. was she older? some older horse just can't stand the cold. she could have had a heart attack or stroke. it doesn't sound like poison. but you never know. call the vet.
2006-10-23 07:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More than likely she was not poisoned. Ruptured vessels in her gutural pouch or something going wrong in resp tract. Call your local equine vet, they can post her for you for a charge (meaning do an necropsy (like an autopsy)), and give you a better idea of why she died.
-a veterinarian that does not do horses
2006-10-23 07:01:59 · answer #6 · answered by rabbitwhisperer 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 21:05:33 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you know i can see how you feel, but you didn't say how old she was.. and well her noise could be bleeding if she fell or if she had a cut on her nose.. i know it is hard but there is no way to really tell how a horse dies. unless he is old or colics.. or you put them down.. it's natrul.. i'm sorry about your loss i couldn't see one of my horses dying.. but life is life and life hurts some and well good luck..
2006-10-23 10:10:56 · answer #8 · answered by i love my son wyatt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heart attack or maybe a stroke. Colic could also be a posibility. Talk to your vet, she/he would know better since she/he can examin your horse.
2006-10-23 06:59:46 · answer #9 · answered by gitana_diosa 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm so sorry! It was most likely a heart attack or stroke. Again I'm very sorry.
2006-10-23 07:23:19 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋