Paynter back in clinic; Colitis diagnosed..

[Merlinsky]

Doesn't sound good. Laminitis has set in. 3 of 4 legs.

A.ZAYAT‏@jazz3162: @JustinZayat Paynter update: Paynter situation continues to get worse. He had a bad night and not such a good morning. I have spent...significant time speaking to his angel Dr. Laura as well as Dr. Mark Cheney and other renowned vets all over the country..Unfortunately we have a very sick horse. who has developed serious complications in the last 24 hours. Other than fighting ...bravely his colitis, he continues to have Diarrhea as well as his protein blood level is very low. we continue to give him ...plasma to help him out. His blood work continues to be good as well as his temp so on a stand alone basis he is fighting ...bravely and hard the colitis and we he continues to make some progress fighting that disease on the other hand as I have ...explained in my tweets yesterday that he is developing a new issue about his veins being swollen. a disease that is called ...DIC which stands for disseminated intravascular coagulopathy the most concerning news is as of last night he started becoming...sore on his left foot and was scared to turn around and walk on it.. unfortunately we only thought it was some swelling and a ...eczema but it has worsened because today he has been diagnosed with our nightmare scenario of laminitis it seems it is rapidly...progressing after taking additoinal xrays of the foot and discussing with some foot experts. Dr. Laura have found out that he ...has developed it in 3 of his 4 legs, which is heartbreaking. Poor Paynter, i dont know how long he can fight this out so bravely...without having pain and suffering. so far laura is very conscious of that and having his pain under control. But we need to look ...at all these problems. My deep concern is that he if he is a healthy horse he can fight laminitis since it is the beginning ...but to be a sick horse and fight all these issues all at once, it is asking for too much. We need to be compassionate and ...merciful and treat our star with the respect and love that he deserves while giving him the best chance in fighting for his life ...please pray. those are very detailed tweets. as i am at loss in whats the right thing to do here but i will leave it up to his ...caring and loving vet to decide what are the right courses of action. please pray for pain free paynter.