Boggle- USA bound!

[Michen]

You are all completely right I know! I don’t know why I didn’t expect it. In a few days I’ll be sad about the loss of a very affectionate Bog and he will be back to bossing me around I am sure.

6.42am I was going to be good and sit on my hands all day to wait for the vet to tell me when he can leave but as soon as it hits 8 I’m finding out when he can leave

 

[Michen]

I think they're comparing him with other horses they see with the same pathologies, so are thinking - he's looking so bright and doing so well.

Whereas you're comparing him with normal Bog and thinking - he seems so poor and sad and depressed.

Yes and I think that’s it and it’s confused them all along because he perked up way before he technically should have. And I guess when I last saw him it was the difference between him being very sick to perky whereas now it’s been a while since he’s been truly down.

 

[Michen]

I don't suppose we would be looking at our sparkling best after being horribly ill and confined to barracks for a couple of weeks. He's probably looking at you and thinking you don't look that great with your cold and all the worry.

Time for some home time and a convalescence of fresh air and tlc.

He’d be right there too

 

[tristar]

You are all completely right I know! I don’t know why I didn’t expect it. In a few days I’ll be sad about the loss of a very affectionate Bog and he will be back to bossing me around I am sure.

6.42am I was going to be good and sit on my hands all day to wait for the vet to tell me when he can leave but as soon as it hits 8 I’m finding out when he can leave

oh god that is so exciting!

well looking back ya know what i mean!

 

[Michen]

oh god that is so exciting!

well looking back ya know what i mean!

It is but kind of nerve wracking? I feel like I don’t know him anymore or what he needs it’s so weird!! Like I’m taking a really sick patient out of hospital that needs specialist care. Weird.

Think I’ll be sleeping in his stable tonight

 

[tristar]

after what you both have gone through it must seem daunting.

one day at a time x

 

[Michen]

He says about bloody time! Photos to follow when I get him back. The cultures returned no anerobic bacteria but very bad other bacteria, she said it was incredibly severe and resistant.

We aren’t changing the antibiotics yet because he’s doing well on them but we can if needed.

They led him out to the car park and laying eyes on him was just the best thing I’ve ever fricking seen, his quivery little nostrils.

I think he is lucky to be alive.

I am lucky he’s alive. Now to cry all the way back to the barn!

 

[TPO]

So pleased that you're taking him home xx

 

[OldNag]

Aw Bog, you are the best

 

[southerncomfort]

Well done Boggle! Time to go home and recuperate.

Hope you're feeling better too M.

 

[Kunoichi73]

So glad Boggle is on his way home.

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Excellent news!

 

[Michen]

I didn’t get to bring Basil home from hospital 7 years ago so I don’t take this for granted. I am sat in Boggles stable with a glass of champagne courtesy of my amazing barn friends. Boggles demeanor changed instantly the moment he stepped off the trailer. He’s had a roll or ten, he’s tucking into his hay and he’s drunk water. And he looks relieved.

I have never I don’t think taken Boggle for granted so I don’t know how I can possibly love him more but I do, he is one in a million.

I am so unbelievably grateful to you all on here. It has been the ultimate comfort to be able to post every fear, worry, sadness and stress and you’ve all been so quick to comfort and share knowledge, support and just generally be amazing human beings. This whole thing would have been infinitely worse without you.

I will keep posting with his progress and photos but just wanted to share these and express my huge gratitude to you.

Gen and Boggle xx

 

[Honey08]

Oh brilliant news!

He’s beaten my husband in the race to discharge!

 

[Bernster]

And now to get on with his recovery. So relieved for you. So it was some nasty bacterial lung infection? I assume it’ll be impossible to work out where he picked it up and it’s just one of those things?! So glad he’s on the mend

 

[Kunoichi73]

Lovely photos. So glad he's home.

 

[J&S]

Great news that you are all back together. That top photo should have a speech bubble........ what do you think he is saying????

 

[CanteringCarrot]

Yay! So happy for you and him! I'm slightly jealous of your barnmates too! They seem great and quite supportive.

Best wishes for a smooth recovery from here.

 

[Michen]

Only Bog could have a vet visit within 2 hours of returning home. Luckily the vet was here anyway! He started doing this weird head craning/twitch thing that he did when he coliced.

Anyway his vitals are all good and he’s tucking into his hay and the consensus was… he was annoyed about the flies.

Has now been fly sprayed.

BOGGLE PLEASE STOP

 

[Squeak]

So glad to hear he’s home and I hope he’s not giving you anymore frights!

 

[Michen]

So glad to hear he’s home and I hope he’s not giving you anymore frights!

I am tucked up with two sleeping bags in his stable with pepper because he hasn’t yet pooed! Unless it’s a tiny bit buried in bed. But he seems really all good. Long night ahead!

 

[Michen]

Great news that you are all back together. That top photo should have a speech bubble........ what do you think he is saying????

“Hey bitches, I’m back”.

 

[Michen]

Precious

 

[Red-1]

He looks much more Bog-like already.

But, I need to know... are we all now on poo watch???

 

[Jeni the dragon]

Hope you haven't had too disturbed a night! And fingers crossed for poo!

 

[Jenko109]

It actually made me a bit emotional seeing his welcome home sign and his happy little face over the door.

I am so incredibly thrilled for you.

 

[SEL]

I have no idea what time it is with you but very much hoping you got poo!!

 

[LeneHorse]

Welcome home Boggle

 

[ycbm]

He's looking grand already. Now waiting for a poo report, but I hope you are sound asleep.
.

 

[Michen]

He pooed it smells so gross it woke me up! Luckily the vets had given me a heads up on this, grim antibiotic side effects.

Phew. Might allow myself a few hours in my own bed rather than his because he’s pretty annoying to share with!