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When my friend and I bought our beautiful mare in 2016 she had a growth on her neck - the owner told us she had it checked and it was just a fat deposit. We weren't all that convince and had it biopsied. The vets found it to be Thyroid Carcinoma (cancer). Due to the location of the tumor and it already being so large the only option was to operate to remove it. We had a full body sonar done to check that the cancer had not spread (luckily it hadn't and was a well encapsulated tumor). The operation was extremely risky, possibility of severing a major artery or neck paralysis was very very high due to the tumor being wrapped around her nerves and arteries running down her neck. She's also 19 years old and they were concerned that due to her age she would not be able to cope with the operation. As she was still A-symptomatic the decision was made to leave the cancer until it starts affecting her quality of life.
Fast forward to December last year and she very suddenly started choke episodes. Anything can trigger it, even small pieces of carrots or hay. So the operation was set. This was a very traumatizing time, not knowing whether Sunbird (AKA Birdy) would survive the operation, and if she did the likelihood of her needing physio therapy for her neck for the rest of her life was very high.. So my boyfriend booked me a photoshoot with the most amazing equine photographer in SA - and she made the time in her very full schedule to do the shoot before the operation! I was so stoked, no matter how things turned out I would at least always have these photo's of my beautiful Birdy girl.
Fast forward to now, Birdy made it through her operation! With NO complications, everyone was so happy (and surprised). She's recovering very, very well - in spite of living with only one thyroid (horses have two, one on each side of the neck, they had to remove Birdy's right one to remove the tumor). Birdy is now enjoying some much deserved down time. And I got the photo's from my shoot, I can't possibly be happier with how they came out!
Here's the link to the deviant gallery with some of our photo's: https://shazza-7.deviantart.com/gallery/66138768/Sunbird |
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Aww I'm glad she's ok!!! <3 |
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I'm glad to hear everything went well, and she's recovering smoothly <3
Edit: Didn't realize I had to login to DA to see the pictures -- you are both stunning and obviously perfect for one another. |
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Aww I'm soglad she's alright A very beautiful mare |
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Awww she is such a pretty girl <3 so glad she's on the mend! |
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