As of yesterday Cole is now on 1 scoop of Bute powder 2 x a day and 30 tablets of Isoxsuprine 2 x a day. Yikes!
Because of some pretty obvious lameness I had the vet come out to give him a once over yesterday evening. He specializes in chiro work and acupuncture in horses. He was great. He almost immediately found the problem in Cole. Well, he did have to do a nerve block to pinpoint exactly where he is having issues. Both front feet are the problem. His tendons in his heels have been overstretched. The vet thinks that with corrective shoeing (yippy...more $$) and some drugs the pain should be more managable. I think that pretty much rules out him going to the trainer at the end of the month. So, if anyone wants to come by and visit him or give him a call he'll be the horse in the stall with the disgusted look on his face because his mom keeps giving him nasty pills in his food. I don't think the meds cure him from wanting to throw people into jeeps though.
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Poooor baby Cole all cooped up in his stall eating bute.... I'd have a disgusted look on my face too! Am I allowed to bring him lots of carrots and apples when I come visit?
If you bring him apples and carrots he'll get in your back pocket and go home with you. They're his favorite in the whole world.
I think I'll send him a bouquet of alfalfa.
Hannah, be glad is was horse.
Carroll- don't let john make you bring the $4 bales just to unload them on somebody.
I'm bringing some from Fred's secret stash. That's the $10 bales for those of you keeping track...
This is very interesting site...
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