So I just thought I would pop on here to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas - hope you have all had a wonderful day. I had quite a quiet Christmas this year as it was a bit of a strange one for us for various reasons, but onwards and upwards - hoping for a happy and successful 2016! I mostly asked for money this year so that I could get my own DSLR instead of stealing my Mum's all the time, so that's been ordered and I'm very excited for it to arrive!
In my last update I mentioned that I was getting the vet out for Emmie. I did, and the conclusion was that she needed further tests to determine the cause for her aggressiveness. We took her over to the vets on the 22nd, where she had to be starved for the night to prepare her for a gastroscope. She had her ovaries scanned first, which didn't reveal anything (aside from that they are very active!) so they then moved onto the scope.
So my poor girl has ulcers! She has mild squamous ulceration and a significant glandular ulcer. All I can say is that I am so thankful I know her well enough that such a small change in behaviour was cause enough for concern. If I had brushed it off I would probably have ended up with a very aggressive horse suffering recurrent colic from high grade ulcers. So she has been put on medication, supplements and I've also moved her onto TopSpec UlsaKind feed as while she was already on a high-fibre feed, the UlsaKind has some ingredients that should help her out.
I think she was very glad to come home on the 23rd, although she has to be back and be scoped again in around a month to check all is well.
See you in 2016! x
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