Tufty's Poorly...Day 2

Tufty was very perky this morning and displaying her normal characteristics...but there was a problem - there was fresh manure in the stable at 11pm last night, but no more was produced overnight and she'd eaten very little.   Now and then she might lie down and sometimes she'd have moments where she looked uncomfortable.  We called the vet who said she could come out to us after sorting out a difficult calving.  In the meantime, we thought we'd try and see if Tufty would eat some longer grass.  We picked her some cow parsley which she devoured in great handfuls and then we went into an area by the pond where the grass is lush.  Tufty tucked into the long grass.

We know her teeth are pretty bad at the moment and that is stopping her from eating properly...but if no manure is being produced, is that because there is a blockage in her intestines and no manure can be passed...or is it because Tufty isn't eating because her teeth are sore??  She still has good gut sounds, a normal temperature and a good "life-force" but we all need to hope that it's not a blockage.  We made an enclosure of electric fencing for her in the long grass - that way we know she can eat without the risk of falling in the pond!  The vet took bloods and all Tufty's results were pretty normal - liver results were good.  Only her red blood cell count was slightly low but nothing major and is to be expected with her feeling under the weather.

I've just been out to check Tufty and we do have fresh manure in the stable.  I'm just about to go and pick her some more cow parsley and grass.  Tomorrow the vet will come again...the plan is to give Tufty some sedation so they can take a good look at her teeth.


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