First the win part.......
Dickie's ear has continued to look amazing. If the hair wasn't shaved you wouldn't know he had a big ugly growth removed and caustic medication squirted into it. The vet agreed that it looks on track, she took the stitched out, and gave him one more treatment. It probably won't come back but I will keep an eye on it just to make sure.
Now for the fail......
I brought the horses in and Dickie was a little annoyed that dinner wasn't waiting for him but was happy to be inside visiting with the people. Then the vet showed up and his happy day was ruined. The second she wanted to listen to his heart he started kicking out and pawing his legs. Not only did she have the nerve to listen to his heart but she went after his jugular. EFF THAT!!! Was all he had to say about that. He threw the biggest tantrum I have ever seen. Rearing, kicking, pulling back... He put his whole big mad self into fighting the vet injecting sedative.
I have to say I love my vet and her assistant. The assistant was a superstar. I couldn't help much because it was a small space with a needle flying around. The vet and I stood outside the stall and help his lead rope. We just kept at him. We held him when he threw himself into a fit then released when he released. The assistant was in the stall with him convincing him the needle wasn't going to kill him. He's a pretty smart horse so he eventually figured out that the tantrum wasn't getting him very far and gave up. He gave us all a huge appy stink eye then took a nap. I am so grateful that they didn't get into a huge power struggle with him and that they were understanding of his age. The quote of the day was "Somebody is showing his spots today"
Showing posts with label Sarcoid. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sarcoid. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Ear Update and Halter Practice
Dickie's ear looks AMAZING!! I thought for sure he would rub the stitches out or his wound would get looking crusty. You won't even be able to tell he stitches once all is said and done. The vet comes out in a week and I am hoping that the evil little bugger will stay gone with one more treatment. If you have a horse with sarcoids you should seriously consider going the cisplatin route. I know there are a few creams out there but the horse usually ends up with a big wound while you are killing off the sarcoid. This was easy on Dickie and has better long term results.
After inspecting his ear we went over to the arena. We haven't been in the big arena for a couple of weeks. I have been focusing on manners in the stall, clippers, holding his feet up, and all the good citizenship stuff. We made it to the round pen a few times but the arena was crowded so we didn't go in and disturb the peace. I will be going to a show in just shy of two months. We have a long way to go if I expect survive the experience.
At this point he walks quite well on the lead rope. He knows "Hoa" and does his best to stop when I stop. Sometimes the devil takes a hold though and he wants to grab the rope then leap with his front legs. This used to be a constant battle but during most walks he only needs one or two well timed "Ahhahahaha" and he will make a better decision. Trotting is a different story. Me running next to him apparently turns me into a horse. This results in him leaping and jumping next to me with the occasional front leg thrown my way.
I steered clear of trotting in hand until I felt he was more aware of my space and really understood the difference between people and and horses. There was no use asking him to do something I knew he would fail at and putting my head in the striking range. I am happy to say that today went much better!! He still got really excited and did some leapkicking the first time we trotted. He is out of my personal space now so I am not in striking range when the wild mustang in his soul takes over. Even better he doesn't take much reminding that I am a human and we don't jump on the heads of humans. After that first lap he was very polite. I could tell he wanted to grab his lead rope and take charge but he didn't. It seems the teenage boy is learning some self control!! Next step is to start taking him in the arena with other horses.
After inspecting his ear we went over to the arena. We haven't been in the big arena for a couple of weeks. I have been focusing on manners in the stall, clippers, holding his feet up, and all the good citizenship stuff. We made it to the round pen a few times but the arena was crowded so we didn't go in and disturb the peace. I will be going to a show in just shy of two months. We have a long way to go if I expect survive the experience.
At this point he walks quite well on the lead rope. He knows "Hoa" and does his best to stop when I stop. Sometimes the devil takes a hold though and he wants to grab the rope then leap with his front legs. This used to be a constant battle but during most walks he only needs one or two well timed "Ahhahahaha" and he will make a better decision. Trotting is a different story. Me running next to him apparently turns me into a horse. This results in him leaping and jumping next to me with the occasional front leg thrown my way.
I steered clear of trotting in hand until I felt he was more aware of my space and really understood the difference between people and and horses. There was no use asking him to do something I knew he would fail at and putting my head in the striking range. I am happy to say that today went much better!! He still got really excited and did some leapkicking the first time we trotted. He is out of my personal space now so I am not in striking range when the wild mustang in his soul takes over. Even better he doesn't take much reminding that I am a human and we don't jump on the heads of humans. After that first lap he was very polite. I could tell he wanted to grab his lead rope and take charge but he didn't. It seems the teenage boy is learning some self control!! Next step is to start taking him in the arena with other horses.
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