Our beloved Figaro developed a very bad colic on 17/07/2017.
We had our own vets attend him twice to examine and give pain relief but it got worse and we were given a few options:
1. To leave him and hope he recovered on his own.
2. Have him put to sleep as it was highly likely that once total pain relief wore off he would be in excruciating agony and die painfully or
3. Get him to the equine hospital asap and into surgery to discover the problem and hopefully save him.

Due to his age (22), he wasn't insured for this procedure so it was a big financial decision to make, as we were told this would cost in the region of £5-£7k.

We rushed him to Bell equine hospital in Maidstone that night, where he was immediately operated on, he had a very severe twist in his Colon, however, the vet managed to untwist and he was optimistic for a full recovery.

We left the hospital around 10 pm and came home. At 12.30am the vet called to tell me he came round from the operation but then collapsed again in recovery and sadly we lost him.

He doesn't know why other than the whole process may just have been too much for him in the end,

We knew the risk but couldn't just have him put to sleep without trying. We are all numb in shock due to the suddenness of it all.

Any fundraising ideas/donations to cover these fees would be so very gratefully received and I would like to thank everyone for their help and support during this very difficult time.