MERS Responds to call in Cattawissa, Mo. on February 06, 2010

Updated at February 07, 2010 09:55

MERS received a call @ 2:50pm from a veterinarian who was on the scene of a downed horse in Cattawissa, Mo. Upon our arrival, the horse was down in a very narrow , confined stall. Although the horse was blanketed, the horse was cold, shivering, and appeared to be very weak. The veterinarian had already administered some medictions to the horse, and was still on the scene evaluating the situation. We immediately placed our MERS head protector on the incumbent horse, then managed to get two short webbings under the horse. With that, we got the horse into a sternal position, and lifted the horse up. The horse did not want to stand on it’s own intially. After a few short moments, the horse began to stand on it’s own, although very unstable. After a few more minutes, we then walked the horse out of the barn, and continued walking the horse for approximately 20 minutes. We then placed our MERS heated blanket on the horse. This immediately began to speed up the horses recovery. After having the heated blanket on the horse for approximately 30 minutes, and with the veterinarian continuing to evaluate the horse, we then released the heater, and our equipment from the horse. We were released by the veterinarian, while we debriefed, the veterinarian continued to care for the horse, which was quickly on the road to recovery.

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