Theresa_F
Well-Known Member
Few vibes or even better some carrots but Farra has an abscess.
Hopefully it won't get worse, but at least we have got the root of her lameness. She had an abscess in the bulb of her heel. It has burst but no sign of it on her feather, and she is now in a tiny roped off bit of the field with it dressed and having anti-bs. She was happily stuffing herself on half a bale of hay when I left.
Vet is back out next Wednesday to see how it is doing as it is fairly deep.
She was such a good girl whilst being nerve blocked in the foot and it was only when we clipped out the bottom of her leg we found it. She never flinched when she had the area pressed, hence I had no idea she had one and I feel rather bad at not finding it as no sign of heat or swelling or localised pain and she bore weight on the foot.
Bought some sad memories back seeing the vet injecting her - it was only a year ago we lost Cairo and these big horses seem so vunerable when not right.
Stinky is staying beside her little area, had to put his hay right next to the rope so he thinks he is sharing the same pile of hay before he would eat - he really does love his big sister.
Hopefully it won't get worse, but at least we have got the root of her lameness. She had an abscess in the bulb of her heel. It has burst but no sign of it on her feather, and she is now in a tiny roped off bit of the field with it dressed and having anti-bs. She was happily stuffing herself on half a bale of hay when I left.
Vet is back out next Wednesday to see how it is doing as it is fairly deep.
She was such a good girl whilst being nerve blocked in the foot and it was only when we clipped out the bottom of her leg we found it. She never flinched when she had the area pressed, hence I had no idea she had one and I feel rather bad at not finding it as no sign of heat or swelling or localised pain and she bore weight on the foot.
Bought some sad memories back seeing the vet injecting her - it was only a year ago we lost Cairo and these big horses seem so vunerable when not right.
Stinky is staying beside her little area, had to put his hay right next to the rope so he thinks he is sharing the same pile of hay before he would eat - he really does love his big sister.
