Ive actually been here since 8am, but I thought Id just send a quick emailthe houseboat vacation was okay. No hot waterwhich made showers not very fun. Other than that, it was pretty relaxing with very little drama. Which was nice.
However, the drama occurred prior to me leaving, on Friday evening I noticed (my DH) Zachs horse was away from the herd. It was near dark, so I waited until the next morning and went over to check him out.
Having taken equine veterinary classesI knew what I was looking at when I saw his ripped up leg.
Apparently, Bart had gotten in a fight with some neighboring horses through a fence & was caught at some point, panicked and ripped up his leg. This horse was born out on the range & has lived all of his past 12 summers in that pasture, just fine.
It was swollen to almost three times its normal size, packed with dirt and laid open. We had to lead him back homewhere I called the vet. It was really bad.
http://www.thehorse.com/images/content/0906/leg-anatomy.jpg
I managed to get it cleaned out & saw bone and tendons. He had opened up from the inside of his left knee down the back of his left leg to the hoofin almost a spiral pattern. He had also clipped his superficial digital flexor tendonso the tendon sheath was swollen. I knew we had to keep it clean & moist until the vet got there at 3:30pm so the meat wouldnt die. We started at 9amso it was a long day. The vet was able to get it stretched & stitched back together. He did an awesome job. Then, Bart was given a tetanus booster and penicillin (which he has to have a shot once per day) and hes also on Bute (which is like horse aspirin).
Needless to say, I have to leave work by 3:30pm on Friday to meet the vet at our house for Barts bandage change & check up. Judging by the smell & swelling, there will probably be draining involved.
So I've been really busy--my last chick of the season hatched out on Sunday--another "Lemon Blue" cochin. This one is very blue with yellow legs & a reddish colored face/head. Appears to be a pullet.
On another note--if you haven't PM'd me about any swaps I owe, please do so. I know I need to send out Brokedown's rose bushes--and I have another few bushes I need to dig up & send as well.
Oh & I'm looking for a SF cockerel. I ended up with three pullets out of my hatch & my one roo I lost to the heat a couple of weeks ago...so I'm looking for one in Washington/Oregon or Idaho.
Hope all is well with everyone.
~Heather
However, the drama occurred prior to me leaving, on Friday evening I noticed (my DH) Zachs horse was away from the herd. It was near dark, so I waited until the next morning and went over to check him out.
Having taken equine veterinary classesI knew what I was looking at when I saw his ripped up leg.
Apparently, Bart had gotten in a fight with some neighboring horses through a fence & was caught at some point, panicked and ripped up his leg. This horse was born out on the range & has lived all of his past 12 summers in that pasture, just fine.
It was swollen to almost three times its normal size, packed with dirt and laid open. We had to lead him back homewhere I called the vet. It was really bad.
http://www.thehorse.com/images/content/0906/leg-anatomy.jpg
I managed to get it cleaned out & saw bone and tendons. He had opened up from the inside of his left knee down the back of his left leg to the hoofin almost a spiral pattern. He had also clipped his superficial digital flexor tendonso the tendon sheath was swollen. I knew we had to keep it clean & moist until the vet got there at 3:30pm so the meat wouldnt die. We started at 9amso it was a long day. The vet was able to get it stretched & stitched back together. He did an awesome job. Then, Bart was given a tetanus booster and penicillin (which he has to have a shot once per day) and hes also on Bute (which is like horse aspirin).
Needless to say, I have to leave work by 3:30pm on Friday to meet the vet at our house for Barts bandage change & check up. Judging by the smell & swelling, there will probably be draining involved.
So I've been really busy--my last chick of the season hatched out on Sunday--another "Lemon Blue" cochin. This one is very blue with yellow legs & a reddish colored face/head. Appears to be a pullet.
On another note--if you haven't PM'd me about any swaps I owe, please do so. I know I need to send out Brokedown's rose bushes--and I have another few bushes I need to dig up & send as well.
Oh & I'm looking for a SF cockerel. I ended up with three pullets out of my hatch & my one roo I lost to the heat a couple of weeks ago...so I'm looking for one in Washington/Oregon or Idaho.
Hope all is well with everyone.
~Heather
