I found him wounded when I came home from work. There was blood from that hock all the way down to the hoof, all the way around the leg, blood all over his nose and mouth — it usually looks way worse than it is, and thank goodness, that was the case here. This photo was taken after I hosed it with water for several minutes and sprayed with Vetricyn. His appetite didn't suffer a bit; he was also eating.
I wrapped it with a maxi pad (also sprayed with Vetricyn) and vet wrap. Here you can see the other superficial wounds on the leg. You can also see the swelling (it's warm), and that he's not totally putting weight on that leg.
Thanks to Mr. Fry for holding him while I bandaged. Daltrey is moving slower, but I am confident he's fine. I'm grateful to have seen and helped care for injuries worse than this at Iron Ridge. I didn't panic!
There are a dozen scenarios upon which I could postulate, but I can never truly know how this happened. All I can say for sure is that I'm glad I worked on the lesson I did last weekend, which is what today's post was
supposed to be about. Next time ...
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Poor Baby! Love that you're using the Vetricyn too. I'm using it on my horse right now, same as yours, it looks worse than it is. It's healing up nice now, although not in a good place to bandage, unfortunately.
Must be something in the air...
Something in the air indeed! Due to all the bad horse mojo going around, I wore my helmet as I handled that tender back leg.
Poor Daltrey! Sure hope it heals soon, that looks like it hurts!
It always looks horrible before you hit it with the garden hose, doesn't it? I hope he heals up quickly AND I hope he learned how not to do that anymore!!!
Uh oh. I guess it's time to start wrapping Baby D in bubble wrap.
~Lisa
Ouch! I so hate when that happens. I always wonder how but most of the time there just are no answers. It's good you are confident about dealing with such things. I can remember the days when I would panic over them.
OUCH !!! Quick healing thoughts for him.
Aww poor Baby D! Hope he heals up quick for you Leah.
Oh my... that looks tender!
Hooray for maxi-pads! The first time I went down to the barn with one my hubby thought I had flipped out!!!
I love Lisa's comment about bubble wrap... don't you wish we could protect all of our loved ones from owwy's?
Poor little Daltry. Using a maxi pad is a great idea.
Blood on a light colored horse always makes things look worse. Hope he heals well, looks like he should
oh, scary nonetheless!! yes, hope it doesn't get too swollen and he is back to normal soon. as my friend says, "too far from the heart". thank you for the comments on my blog - i appreciate it.
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