He's back at home and we are both shattered. Neither of us has slept properly for a week, I think there may be some heavy snoring tonight! I didn't ride today, I just wanted to get things back to normal.
I am putting a muzzle on Ace tonight. I have been suspicious of his feet for a couple of days. He is perfectly sound but he has lost the bounce he normally has out on a hack, and his feet aren't smacking the road with the same sound as normal. Last night I tried keeping him and Buttie in the barn, and this morning Ace's legs were tighter than they have been since the winter and he had no pulses, which is unusual. So I think he needs to be getting even less grass than the others. It fits completely with my guess about his bull-nose hind feet. I'm sure he isn't going to be exactly ecstatic, but he'll be in good company with Buttie. It just remains to be seen if he lets the others take it off him! Jazz was impossible to keep in a muzzle, he just came in each time with another piece broken.
Tomorrow will tell.
C
Hi C, I did post the other day re Allan's progress, but it didn't show. I have been thinking of you both.
ReplyDeleteRe Ace's feet, does he have any vertical tiny fissures in his hooves appearing? I'm convinced when this happens (always at this time of year) its due to mild corium inflammation due to rich grass issues. I'd be interested to know.
Had my 2nd ODE today, and came 2nd, but just 1 time fault! Brilliant, 27 for dressage says it all. At 16 years old my mare feels like she's right in her prime.
Have a great sleep. xx T
Home aleady! thats fab news :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm not surprised you need sleep. When I was in the hospital, I slept really badly, and of course, they kept coming into my room to wake me up for blood pressure, etc. Get some rest and don't feel guilty about it.
ReplyDeleteThree cheers for Allan, and tell him to get some rest too. Surgery really does take a lot out of you.
Buttie and Ace in muzzles...I do wonder how long that will last. *G*
Really pleased he is home safe and sound. Hopefully his appetite will improve soon, I think it can take about six weeks to get anaesthetic out of your system a friend of my mum's has a similar reaction and really doesn't want to eat for ages.
ReplyDeleteI solved the problem of other ponies taking the others grazing muzzles off, I muzzled the lot of them :)
Great to have Alan home, hope you both slept well x
ReplyDeleteBTW I hope you kept the tradition of a pink muzzle for Ace so they match :0)
NO vertival fissures on Ace's feet Tracey, but Jazz gets them every year at this time, along with a slight spreading of his feet I think you are bang on with your theory. It a very large number of tiny thread-like lines on the very outermost surface of his feet. Ace has tiny feet, and his don't spread. Radar's ar big but dark - I must look and see if he has them too.
ReplyDeleteWell done with the ODE, there's no stopping you is there :-) ?
Not only home Mandeigh but he brought me tea in bed!!!!! It totally knackered him though and I had to go down and fetch his for him from the kitchen as he recovered his strength.
Oh Jean, the number of interruptions in the hospital was truly dreadful. There was never even half an hour of peace. Injections, pills, dinner, clear away dinner, cleaner to hoover, blood pressure, pain check, catering to order next meal, etc etc etc I was shocked to be honest, surely someone in hospital needs some quiet time????
Muzzle was still on today, and both Ace and Button are very wary of letting the others get anywhere near their faces, so it might work. Failing that, yes, muzzle them all !!
I already had a powder blue one in Ace's size, but his bling browband is here and it is SPEC-tac-ULAR !!!!!! The judge will be blinded by flashing crystal!
C
No vertical is what I mean of course.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes thanks Anne, we both slept better than we have in a month.