> bear it! I had to get down and close his eye so it would not get > dried out and pet on him. I kept watching his stomach to make sure he > was breathing! I felt the vet knocked him out too hard, but he gave > him some sort of shot to make him wake up and he was up in about > fifteen minutes.
Janice: Are you sure your vet knows what he is doing? To begin with, he apparently was not able to properly palpate the testicles. Then, he apparently left his eye unprotected. My vet always has me put a towel over the colt's heat once he is down and make sure the eye is closed. Then, an uncomplicated gelding takes only a few minutes and the colt is usually back up in less than five. In Nasi's case things were a little more complicated because he had to close the inguinal ring, so he may have given him an additional injection to keep him still a little longer. Do you know what he gave him to get him to come out of the anesthesia? Epinephrine? Then, when the horse struggles to get up, my vet walks with him and then hands him over to me once she knows that all is well. Anneliese, always curious abot such things.
