ErinGoBarn wrote:
walkinlove, glad things sound like they'll be okay. I've got to say this though, especially if you're the morning feed person, you need to learn the basics of emergency medical care. That you weren't familiar with the warning signs of laminitis and knowledgeable enough to know that's a far more likely result of overeating grain, means you aren't really familiar enough with those basics yet. Do you know what to do if you walk into the barn one morning and a horse has cut his leg and blood is pulsing out? Of if there is yellow discharge coming out of their nose? What if one is struggling breathing, do you know what that likely means? That's all basic stuff you should know, along with all the signs for colic. You being the morning feeder means you're eyes are the first on them for the day. It need to be made clear with the BO who has the ability to call in a vet for an emergency (and BTW, if my horse were loose and got into the kind of quantity of grain, I'd be pissed if the vet WASN'T called!). Small facility or large one, clear rules regarding situations like this one, which happens all the time, need to be established for everyone's safety.
Walkinlove, these need to be addressed. Obviously the owner got your message and I find it rude they could post on FB about it and not even bother to call you back and let you know if they wanted the Vet out or not. If they don't really care for the horse, then why the upset over what you did? Considering they couldn't even bother to call you back or to call a Vet their self?
Erin, I think in this situation, maybe the best thing is to address what is going on now. Not what walkin needs to know as a horse owner. It could make for an interesting thread and I have actually considered something similar after a conversation in a different thread.


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