MillbrookSong
Well-Known Member
Sorry i no this is really in the wrong place but hey!!
Most of you know song fell at Gatcombe cutting his Off fore knee quite badly!
Well he had the stitches out a few weeks ago and it was all looking great until the flap of skin had started to fall down! It was looking quite nasty a week later but was fine, I just came to the conclusion he will be left with a massive scar on his knee - not great for the few workers we do!
So anyway he was feeling very well last week with the dressings being changed every 3 day starting with a green cream as he had proud flesh forming, then last Thurs had Aloe Vera gel on it then on Sunday was on to his honey dressing. But when changing it Sunday before heading off to mount ballen it had bled quite a lot so cleaned it up and put the dressings on (hes got one on the front and one on the back as the tape holding the front on on rubbed!
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So to last night - went over to do the boys and dad noticed he wasn't sound - vet said if hes not sound worry and as hes been 100% sound up until now! waited for mum to get home and then called out the vet. So at 8.30 the vet came out and poked and prodded around and Songy was very sore so gave him some drugs and took his temp and wow it was 39* so very high poor pony
So this morning mum said he still wasn't himself but sounder on it, so after last night another vet came out at 5 today to give him some more drugs and check his knee and ughhhh he had had an abscess in it which has now burst so hes so much happier to have it prodded! she cleaned it all out and then we flushed it with Saline much to song amusement as i needed to hands to do the saline bag so has holding him with my knees!! Lol and did his temp again and it was normal!!
So all in all pony's better now but still a long way off being ridden and considering the original prognosis was 4/5 weeks!! and were on week 5 now, i think its going to be a few months as the little scab on the other knee is just about healed and that was only a scratch compared to the other one!!
So some pics from the start up until tonight
16.09.07
19.09.07
20.09.07
25.09.07
14.10.07
And finally tonight - note the hole!!
Sorry if ive put some of you off your supper!!
xx (_) (_)
Most of you know song fell at Gatcombe cutting his Off fore knee quite badly!
Well he had the stitches out a few weeks ago and it was all looking great until the flap of skin had started to fall down! It was looking quite nasty a week later but was fine, I just came to the conclusion he will be left with a massive scar on his knee - not great for the few workers we do!
So anyway he was feeling very well last week with the dressings being changed every 3 day starting with a green cream as he had proud flesh forming, then last Thurs had Aloe Vera gel on it then on Sunday was on to his honey dressing. But when changing it Sunday before heading off to mount ballen it had bled quite a lot so cleaned it up and put the dressings on (hes got one on the front and one on the back as the tape holding the front on on rubbed!
So to last night - went over to do the boys and dad noticed he wasn't sound - vet said if hes not sound worry and as hes been 100% sound up until now! waited for mum to get home and then called out the vet. So at 8.30 the vet came out and poked and prodded around and Songy was very sore so gave him some drugs and took his temp and wow it was 39* so very high poor pony
So this morning mum said he still wasn't himself but sounder on it, so after last night another vet came out at 5 today to give him some more drugs and check his knee and ughhhh he had had an abscess in it which has now burst so hes so much happier to have it prodded! she cleaned it all out and then we flushed it with Saline much to song amusement as i needed to hands to do the saline bag so has holding him with my knees!! Lol and did his temp again and it was normal!!
So all in all pony's better now but still a long way off being ridden and considering the original prognosis was 4/5 weeks!! and were on week 5 now, i think its going to be a few months as the little scab on the other knee is just about healed and that was only a scratch compared to the other one!!
So some pics from the start up until tonight
16.09.07
19.09.07
20.09.07
25.09.07
14.10.07
And finally tonight - note the hole!!
Sorry if ive put some of you off your supper!!
xx (_) (_)
