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Wednesday March 3 2010

Gary Sanderson's horse Amigo, who was <a href="http://theequestrianvagabond.blogspot.com/2010/02/amigo-one-amazing-horse.html">impaled by a tree branch</a> on January 17 and who has been fighting courageously for his life since at the University of Tennessee Large Animal Clinic had another serious setback yesterday.

After pulling through several crises over the weeks, Amigo was strong enough to be scheduled for one more surgery to remove one abscess that hasn't gone away with antibiotics.

He collapsed during surgery. "Both lungs collapsed," Gary reported. "they lost him. They were able to get him back and then put him to sleep via IV drugs. He is having an extremely rough time getting through being out cold!" Gary's girlfriend Kara reported Amigo looked the worst he'd looked throughout the whole ordeal.

Gary and Kara seriously discussed euthanizing Amigo, but once again, Amigo pulled through; by evening his bloodwork looked good, he was stabilized, and he was standing on his own.

You can follow Gary and Kara's daily updates on Amigo on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?v=feed&story_fbid=377719199621&id=1279847831&n_m=merri%40endurance.net#!/pages/Amigo-One-Amazing-Horse/276481943449?ref=nf">Amigo - One Amazing Horse!</a>

 

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