Another Update on Ponio (Getting Back at It After Penile Amputation)

[QueenOfCadence]

Hey guys

Some of you may remember my ponio who had to have a full penile amputation in January... Wellll... He's back in full work again! He still has a lot of pent up energy (I wont be the one taking him for a gallop to get ride of it, I quite like living) but it's less than when we first started. We're now back to doing walk, trot, extended trot, collected trot, canter, extended canter, collected canter, shoulder ins, leg yields, canter-halt; everything we were doing before the op !

He is still very unfit and is panting heavily after 30 minutes BUT he's back to his old self

We'll start competing again in April starting with Easter Fest here in SA and then a week or so later Riders Fest (hoping to be one of the top Juniors in ranking - It's extremely ambitious and unlikely looking at the lovely imports that we have to compete against, but it's worth a try)

Here are some photies (sorry for the horrible quality, my 12 year old brother took them and doesn't know how to focus a camera):

(below: a bit behind the vertical, protesting the fact that we have to remain in an orderly trot)

and just because...

 

[mle22]

Fantastic - what a great recovery. Good luck with the competitions

 

[stencilface]

Great news hope he still knows he's a boy horse, and that the others haven't been teasing him

Is that fencing just single rail? Our horses would just crawl under that the little blighters

 

[QueenOfCadence]

Great news hope he still knows he's a boy horse, and that the others haven't been teasing him

Is that fencing just single rail? Our horses would just crawl under that the little blighters

Yes yes it is xD, none of the horse's escape from it - except my boy, he's supervised while rolling

 

[smiffyimp]

All I can say is OUCH!!! And Well Done

 

[Emilieu]

Great stuff, love seeing an update on your boy after all he's been through. Looking gorgeous. Good luck with the comps x

 

[Boxers]

Great to hear he is doing well. he looks fab.

Has he learnt to pee ok now?

 

[QueenOfCadence]

Great to hear he is doing well. he looks fab.

Has he learnt to pee ok now?

He has! Was so proud of him the first time I saw him take a wizz (only in the horsie world do things like that occur). He squats and squirts just like a mare . No scolding, nothing!

 

[Suziq77]

He is lovely, I really like him - such a lovely colour too

 

[QueenOfCadence]

He is lovely, I really like him - such a lovely colour too

Thanx Suziq! Had all our days trying to figure out WHAT colour he is - we ended up on agreeing on a sooty palomino

 

[Mare Stare]

I must have missed the posts about him needing an amputation. Why did he need one?

 

[QueenOfCadence]

I must have missed the posts about him needing an amputation. Why did he need one?

We were originally only going to do a semi amputation because he had sarcoids on his penis which we were not able to treat (we we were able to but they weren't responsive and kept coming back), Ponio managed to scratch one off and the wound became infected (despite the vet seeing him weekly and me cleaning it twice daily religiously). Once he was under anaesthesia the vet discovered Squamous cells very high up on his penis, so the whole thing had to be amputated and his urethra redirected to under his tail. Was really quite awful

 

[Booboos]

That's a super quick recovery, great news!

 

[Mare Stare]

We were originally only going to do a semi amputation because he had sarcoids on his penis which we were not able to treat (we we were able to but they weren't responsive and kept coming back), Ponio managed to scratch one off and the wound became infected (despite the vet seeing him weekly and me cleaning it twice daily religiously). Once he was under anaesthesia the vet discovered Squamous cells very high up on his penis, so the whole thing had to be amputated and his urethra redirected to under his tail. Was really quite awful

Poor boy.

Still, it's fantastic he is on the mend now.

 

[Marydoll]

Wow hes looking good, glad that hes back to himself

 

[tallyho!]

Wow, just look at hi now! He's a fighter and a gorgeous one at that. Glad he came through and you both look fab. Good luck with your ambitions.

SA looks amazing!

 

[QueenOfCadence]

Wow, just look at hi now! He's a fighter and a gorgeous one at that. Glad he came through and you both look fab. Good luck with your ambitions.

SA looks amazing!

Thank you Tallyho! SA is lovely at this time of year - just a bit rainy, yesterday was the first time I could ride in a week because the arenas were wet

Thanx Scrunchie, Booboos and Marydoll

 

[LauraWheeler]

Bless him he looks fab despite all he's been through. A real credit to you Well done for all your care of him and good luck with the shows this year. I hope you do well you both deserve it

 

[indie999]

Yes I remember the awful op. But glad its turned out ok. He looks fine and seems to have made a speedy recovery. Good luck...the pics are good by the way!!