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Post by dickel on Oct 16, 2016 19:18:49 GMT
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Post by horselady on Oct 16, 2016 19:29:23 GMT
Poor little thing i use alu spray for those wide open cuts .. it is an alumium colored spray in a can.. tractor supply has it... and that ear..?? wow i would slather triple antibiotic cream on it .. that colt meant business.. the only time i have seen a stud go after a baby was when that baby was not his and he wanted to eliminate foreign babies..blood in the herd. just like wild mustangs.. .
and yes that colt needs to be gelded... and he might loose those tendencies to fight.. if he does not.. sell him.. just my opinion.. not worth the trouble they cause when they get all worked up...
i had 4 stallions on the farm and two i got rid of after one winter.. both of them had no respect for the mare and i was always medicating bites and bruises...
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Post by dickel on Oct 16, 2016 19:59:54 GMT
Poor little thing i use alu spray for those wide open cuts .. it is an alumium colored spray in a can.. tractor supply has it... and that ear..?? wow i would slather triple antibiotic cream on it .. that colt meant business.. the only time i have seen a stud go after a baby was when that baby was not his and he wanted to eliminate foreign babies..blood in the herd. just like wild mustangs.. . and yes that colt needs to be gelded... and he might loose those tendencies to fight.. if he does not.. sell him.. just my opinion.. not worth the trouble they cause when they get all worked up... i had 4 stallions on the farm and two i got rid of after one winter.. both of them had no respect for the mare and i was always medicating bites and bruises... Doc wants the open area to stay open. The tip of the ear remains warm and it does have a cream on it. The cream is to keep it soft. He gave me a spray for the side and the ear. The spray I am suppose to apply three or four times a day and the cream twice a day. He also gave me meds to give by mouth that is an anti-itch to keep her from rubbing on things. We had a two hour rain here mid day. I brought her in the house garage. She laid down on a rug in front of the door and just laid there with me pushing on her to squeeze thru the door in and out of the house. |
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Post by horselady on Oct 16, 2016 23:46:52 GMT
I agree to keep that wound open... the alu spray is a great topical ointment,, that helps the healing process. keeps dirt and debris out and allows the skin to close over the would without infection..
as for the ear. yes keep moist..
poor little thing.. wants to come inside and sit by the tv and watch mr. ed
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mingiz
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Los Lunas, NM
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Post by mingiz on Oct 17, 2016 13:50:07 GMT
Poor baby! Hope she heals up nicely. keep it clean as possible. I'm sure DR. Dickel will do a fine job!!  |
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Post by carshon on Oct 17, 2016 16:28:25 GMT
Aww- poor thing. I bet she was so scared when she was attacked. Hope the Mr meets a vet with some snippers soon
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mistersmom
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Abita Springs, LA
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Post by mistersmom on Oct 18, 2016 1:18:21 GMT
Poor baby. She's lucky to have you looking after her.
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Post by dickel on Oct 18, 2016 19:48:33 GMT
Trixie is back in the clinic. Last night she took to shaking her head hard. I sprayed her ear several times to deaden the feeling and it would seem to work for a while. She seemed not be shaking her head when I was where I could see her but at around 10 last night the open area was about twice as wide as it was in the morning. This morning around 6 it was just hanging by a few threads. I took her back to the clinic this forenoon around 10 and Doc said he would evaluate what his options were. He said the easy way out would be to remove the ear and patch up the area. He said he was wondering if a transplant would work. I took it he was thinking out loud. When this Vet had just set up his practice he came out and did a C section on one of my Father in laws sows. He saved the pigs and the sow. While we were talking about what would be best he said, You know I am a gambler! Trixie is in his hands now.
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Post by horselover4life on Oct 18, 2016 21:03:14 GMT
dickel, your vet may also be re-evaluating how much damage that attack may have done. Besides how to go about repairing it.
My boss had a show horse I cared for crash a 4' fence.
Rider, her daughter, had facial fractures and a broke collar-bone. The horse had skull fractures and a broken eye socket. Was a horrible crash...
Shaking of the head was my department to watch for, and prevent with IV pain medication administered directly to the jugular if needed...
In our case we watched for blood-clots traveling as it was a serious head injury...
Thankfully it was not ever needed as I was really nervous doing mainline injections like that...
The thing though was in the case of this horse...head shaking is a indicator of intense pain.
Hope the vet figures a way for pain relief and good healing for that beautiful baby.
That stud, no matter how much you love him would be castrated and or sold...
I know you love the ponies, but an animal that attacks, to me can never be trusted again...
What if it was you....hormones do some wicked things to mentality in all species.
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Post by dickel on Oct 18, 2016 22:01:32 GMT
Horselover-- My thoughts as well as far as gelding the stallions that will never be used for service.
I just received a call from the clinic! The ear is back on and Doc said he was much happier with it now than he was before. He said there was one good blood vessel still intact and he didn't have to work with the swelling and trauma he had to deal with before. Doc said he would keep her a lot longer and not let her come home until he was sure it had grown back good. When Trixie started shaking her head like a dog just out of water all I had was the spray he gave me. At the clinic they would have stronger meds to counteract the bite she was feeling. He said visitation was welcome. I will take Bella with me one day this week.
Bella spent the afternoon with me at the factory this afternoon. She did great. She had to deal with the factory noised. After hearing an air cylinder fire several time she could get up close and not seem to be bothered. When the air compressor started the first time she wanted to run away. The second time she just jerked a little and looked at it. The third time she didn't seem to notice it. When going from one end of the factory to the other in my wheelchair I gave her about a foot of lead and she never made it tight. She kept her head by my hand as I worked the hand rim. The hand movement back and fourth didn't bother her on bit. A truck driver picked up a shipment and petted her forehead and she was not bothered. Robin led her around some when she was on break and she let the lead loose.
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