Need To Attend Surgery Of My Foal After Five Hours!
By AKRao24
@AKRao24 (27422)
India
February 27, 2018 1:27pm CST
A four days old foal (baby horse) was diagnosed today afternoon with Persistent Urachus, which in simple language is ruptured Urinary bladder!
With the distended abdomen when this foal was subjected to Ultra Sonography, the abdomen was found filled up with fluid.
On tapping the fluid and examining it , it was confirmed that that was urine accumulated in her abdomen.
Having removed the urine from the abdomen by aspiration, I have taken appointment from our regular visiting surgeon would come today at 06.00 am, that is 5 hours away from now.
Now having prepared the foal for the surgery, I will be going to bed after a while after having a light dinner,to get up to attend the surgery!
Luckily the foal is fine with all her clinical signs in place! Will come back to you in the afternoon after the surgery to let you know about her well being!
Please wish me and my foal best of luck so that surgery goes uneventful! Thanks! God bless!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
27 Feb 18
sounds there is hope for the foal, fingers crossed
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
27 Feb 18
Yes, there is definitely hope of her survival dear friend @arthurchappell , as she is not distressed at all so far! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
27 Feb 18
The foal is active and actually ready for the surgery as I just visited her and came back dear friend @arthurchappell ! Hopefully things will be fine for her!
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@arthurchappell (44941)
• Preston, England
27 Feb 18
@AKRao24 good news that she is doing so well
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
27 Feb 18
I hope everything goes smoothly
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
27 Feb 18
With so many best wishes she received I am sure she is going to be fine soon and will gallops in the in the paddocks once again! Thanks for your kind positivity dear @infatuatedbby ! God bless!
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
28 Feb 18
Yes, by the grace of God everything went on well and the foal is doing very well now dear friend @infatuatedbby ! Thanks!
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
28 Feb 18
@AKRao24 Heheh after her recovery she will be able to gallop around and be happy!! 
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@DaddyEvil (174707)
• United States
2 Sep 18
So now you are claiming to be a horse, too? I thought it was just @TheHorse who was a horse as well as a human? AND I though you were a male??? Now I'm really confused!
Confusion aside, I hope the surgery went well for your filly. 1 person likes this
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
4 Sep 18
@DaddyEvil , No problem dear friend! The life is bland without such teasings and funs in our daily lives! I am feeling proud to be a mysterious man because of your confusion!
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@DaddyEvil (174707)
• United States
2 Sep 18
@AKRao24 How should I feel about you?
Confusion never hurts anyone. I am still on your discussions and teasing you.
I am glad the surgery went well! You have a beautiful young foal!
How should I feel about you?
Confusion never hurts anyone. I am still on your discussions and teasing you.
I am glad the surgery went well! You have a beautiful young foal!1 person likes this
@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
1 Mar 18
I got it now dear @Hannihar ! Normally in conditions like the pains like in stomach and intestine which we call as colic foals they roll violently on the ground, paw they legs and they sweat a lot.
But in ruptured bladder they don't show such symptoms, but they stop suckling the mare, on careful observation for few hours we can note that the foal is not passing urine and the abdomen gets distended and the respiration pattern gets fast.
Some times the foal develops fever also. Then we need to check the abdomen with Ultra sound scanner for the presence of liquid and also by tapping the abdomen with a needle to get the urine out!
Hope now you must have got your doubt cleared! Thanks!
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
27 Feb 18
Thanks a lot dear friend @nitirrbb7 for the good wishes ! Hopefully the foal will be alright as he is looking bright and having normal clinical signs! Thanks!
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
28 Feb 18
ahh so sorry , poor baby was in pain ? hope operation is done by now..i just want to know how the urinary bladder got ruptured?
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
28 Feb 18
In ruptured bladder they won't feel any pain, the abdomen gets distended and the baby finds it difficult to breath. During the time of delivery some times the umbilical cord gets over extended and since urinary bladder is attached to it while the baby is in Uterus it gets ruptured. here in this case we had a pucture of about 2cms. The surgery was done as per the schedule and the foal is doing absolutely fine dear @prashu228 !
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@Letranknight2015 (52665)
• Philippines
28 Feb 18
That's just terrible, I hope that your operation would go well. Everytime I read surgery you know it serious. I hope you make a good recovery.
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@AKRao24 (27422)
• India
28 Feb 18
Luckily everything went very well and the fol is doing very well as of now and she will require another 5 days intensive care dear @Letranknight2015! Thanks!
