Erehwemos
Well-Known Member
Ellie's leg became infected this week
She was doing really well - the vet came out the day after she hurt herself and agreed with us that it was best to try to save the flap of skin, rather than cut it away. He put five staples in, and because it was nice and clean he felt there was no need for her to go onto anti biotics. She seemed to do well for the first 4 or 5 days, so under guidance from the vet we took the dressing off to let the wound dry up and begin to heal.
Within a day, there was a build up of pus beginning to seep from the wound. We persevered for another day but the pus seemed to get worse, so the vet gave us some anti biotics for her. She was really beginning to bother about the leg at this point, and would try to lick it whenever she could. We decided another vet visit was necessary as things had not gone as we had hoped they would. On Friday night, the vet removed her dressing (we'd begun to cover it again after Ellie started trying to pull the staples out) and there was an absolute stream of pus - it really was horrible
The vet decided that the staples needed to come out, but as soon as she pulled on them the entire flap of skin came away. Poor, poor girlie - no wonder it hurt and itched her so much, with all that infection building behind the skin
The wound is now totally open so we're back to square one now - we just need to wait for the skin to heal over. She's already a lot happier about it now the skin has been removed - I guess it was worth a try to save it, but in the long run all it has done is set us back nearly two weeks in the healing process
She's been so amazingly brave - everyone at the yard has commented on what a star she is, being stabled 24/7 and still seeming cheerful. Through all this she's not needed any sedative - as much as I'm sure it has hurt her, she's been a star for us to deal with it all. I just cant believe that through two completely unrelated incidents, she's now been out of work for the best part of three months
I just want to ride my girlie again, and get back to normal!
Sorry for the whingey post
I know there are a lot of people out there with horses a whole lot poorlier and who have needed much more time off, but still, I love my girlie so much and I hate seeing her hurt
Within a day, there was a build up of pus beginning to seep from the wound. We persevered for another day but the pus seemed to get worse, so the vet gave us some anti biotics for her. She was really beginning to bother about the leg at this point, and would try to lick it whenever she could. We decided another vet visit was necessary as things had not gone as we had hoped they would. On Friday night, the vet removed her dressing (we'd begun to cover it again after Ellie started trying to pull the staples out) and there was an absolute stream of pus - it really was horrible
The wound is now totally open so we're back to square one now - we just need to wait for the skin to heal over. She's already a lot happier about it now the skin has been removed - I guess it was worth a try to save it, but in the long run all it has done is set us back nearly two weeks in the healing process
She's been so amazingly brave - everyone at the yard has commented on what a star she is, being stabled 24/7 and still seeming cheerful. Through all this she's not needed any sedative - as much as I'm sure it has hurt her, she's been a star for us to deal with it all. I just cant believe that through two completely unrelated incidents, she's now been out of work for the best part of three months
Sorry for the whingey post
