PolarSkye
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Well, that's our second full day of box rest done. I can honestly say I have never soaked, rinsed, dried and hung up so many haynets in one day . . . spent a total of over four hours at the yard today what with one thing another. Mucked him out twice - this morning and this evening - with a fresh top up of straw both times to keep his bed nice and deep - and skipped him out once in between. Went out and picked some more nettles, goose grass, thistle tops and hawthorn (hands are pretty raw/stingy because I thought I could get away without gloves . . . erm no). He doesn't like the mint, nor is he that impressed with either elder or cow parsley (which surprised me). If I chop the nettles, goose grass and hawthorn up quite small (I use scissors) and add to his Speedibeet then he'll scoff the lot. Still not sure on quantities, but he's at least getting some. It doesn't matter how small I make the mint, he finds it and turfs it onto the floor.
He isn't overly impressed by his soaked hay and keeps looking longingly at the grass outside his stable . . . no chance fella. The padding/taping up on his feet has held up well, but I suspect I'll need to change them by end of day tomorrow - just so they don't get too manky/cause thrush.
I went out today and bought three more haynets - just so I can always have two soaking, two hanging up to dry and two ready to eat.
His neat trick today was to wait until I had mucked him out, refreshed his water bucket and filled his treat ball to dunk said treatball in his water bucket - thus rendering both water and treats undrinkable/inedible respectively. Numpty.
He was more fidgety and restless today, but still wasn't box walking like I thought he would be - still very cuddly, though - which is nice. Pulses seem better (but that could just be wishful thinking). Roll on next Wednesday when the vet is back and we can see if we see some improvement.
I can't say I'm enjoying him being ill . . . or on box rest . . . too much worry and hard work . . . but I am enjoying spending so much time with him . . . there's such an ease between the two of us now after two and a half years and when I'm mucking him out he comes over to see what I'm doing, have a cuddle, nibble my pony tail. He is such a special boy - I so hope we have caught this in time and his pedal bones aren't a) sinking; or b) rotating and that he will come sound relatively quickly (for him, not for me).
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He isn't overly impressed by his soaked hay and keeps looking longingly at the grass outside his stable . . . no chance fella. The padding/taping up on his feet has held up well, but I suspect I'll need to change them by end of day tomorrow - just so they don't get too manky/cause thrush.
I went out today and bought three more haynets - just so I can always have two soaking, two hanging up to dry and two ready to eat.
His neat trick today was to wait until I had mucked him out, refreshed his water bucket and filled his treat ball to dunk said treatball in his water bucket - thus rendering both water and treats undrinkable/inedible respectively. Numpty.
He was more fidgety and restless today, but still wasn't box walking like I thought he would be - still very cuddly, though - which is nice. Pulses seem better (but that could just be wishful thinking). Roll on next Wednesday when the vet is back and we can see if we see some improvement.
I can't say I'm enjoying him being ill . . . or on box rest . . . too much worry and hard work . . . but I am enjoying spending so much time with him . . . there's such an ease between the two of us now after two and a half years and when I'm mucking him out he comes over to see what I'm doing, have a cuddle, nibble my pony tail. He is such a special boy - I so hope we have caught this in time and his pedal bones aren't a) sinking; or b) rotating and that he will come sound relatively quickly (for him, not for me).
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