We had a scare last night with one of our prized herdsires, Nibblewise. Just before 7pm, Ron noticed Nibbles was cushed and groaning and salivating. He was obviously in pain. Our first thoughts, of course, were “worst case”: intestinal torsion or impaction or something like that. Our wonderful vet was out within the hour, checked him over and administered banamine and bute. All his vitals were good and pressing on his belly didn’t seem to cause pain. All good signs.
We got up twice during the night to give injections and he seemed better each time. So far this morning Nibbles seems fine. It appears this might have been some sort of GI upset that corrected itself. We’ll keep a close eye on him today as any lingering effects of the medications wear off.
Over the years, we’ve been very lucky to have experienced few events of this nature. But you never know when something might happen and it reminds me why I like to stick close to home. And how much we value having a good vet nearby!
Doug
Let hope and pray that thats all it was and that it will work itself out. Good Luck!