Kaylee went to Tufts Veterinarian School/Hospital
today. It was time to do some testing on the belly.
All the Doctors and students were great with Kaylee
and kept us fully informed throughout all of
the days procedures.
Linda and Ron get Kaylee loaded for the trip.
Kaylee walked right on without a fuss.
Kaylee arrives at the isolation barn.
First thing is to step on the scale.
560 Pounds
Time to draw blood.
Then an endoscopy. Everything looked good.
One small gastric ulcer that was already healing.
Next came the ultrasound. A mild thickening
of the duodenum (the segment of small intestine
leading from the stomach) and some excess fluid
in a portion of her large colon (this could be the result
of mild stress from trailing and the days procedures).
There was also a rectal exam performed with no abnormalities found.
Two rectal Biopsies were collected for further testing.
Relaxing after all the testing. The light brown
coloration is from Kaylee being
shaved for the ultrasound.
All in All it was a good day with no initial major
issues found. The results of the blood work, salmonella testing
and biopsies will be in next week and the doctors
can make the final analysis of what direction to
take to make Kaylee a happy healthy little filly.
of the duodenum (the segment of small intestine
leading from the stomach) and some excess fluid
in a portion of her large colon (this could be the result
of mild stress from trailing and the days procedures).
There was also a rectal exam performed with no abnormalities found.
Two rectal Biopsies were collected for further testing.
coloration is from Kaylee being
shaved for the ultrasound.
All in All it was a good day with no initial major
issues found. The results of the blood work, salmonella testing
and biopsies will be in next week and the doctors
can make the final analysis of what direction to
take to make Kaylee a happy healthy little filly.
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