Attended A Late Night Case Outside The Farm! Was I Right?

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Last night at about 02.30 am I had to attend a horse suffering from severe Colic. Though normally I don’t pay visits to local horses, the owner was very apprehensive and desperate to take me to attend the horse. The horse ‘Zues’ was in severe pain, when I entered his stable he was continuously, pawing, rolling down, restless and sweating severely; if left like that he would have lost his life within few hours. It took no time to understand the horse was suffering from Colic and I have given him a shot of sedative along with a painkiller to calm him down. After about 45 minutes he got calmed down and having examined him I found that he was over eaten the feed and it got fermented instead of getting digested. Upon my enquiry the owner admitted that he has over fed the horse as he was late to feed him. I have given all the required treatment and returned back to my place at about 04.00 am after giving him, a list of the things – What to do and what not to do! I was happy to know by the phone from the owner that the horse was well by 10 am and started grazing by 12.00 noon and is perfectly normal now! I normally don’t like to pay visit to local horses as they can be the source of infection to our Thoroughbred horses which are delicate horses in Indian conditions. But somehow I felt bad for the suffering horse and about the person who was too desperate to do something for the suffering horse, so I attended the horse to make him comfortable without any second thought! When I told this to my sister on telephone with whom I am almost in touch, instead of appreciating my gesture she scolded me to believe a stranger and accompanying him to an unknown place in his car that too during late hours of night, for helping a horse. She also reminded me that I was all alone as my wife is at Calcutta right now, what would have I done if something went wrong with me? Afterwards when I thought for a while I felt, was that OK for me to go with a stranger during the late night? What was the guarantee that he was telling the fact and had no bad intensions? Though I am convinced that I have done right thing, may I know what would you have done if you were in my place? Please respond! Your response will be highly appreciated. Picture: ‘Zues’ after giving the sedation and Pain Killer , picture is not clear due to lack of light.