Saturday, July 31, 2010

Horse on a Wire

Our little girl Merit got her chin in some trouble!  Somehow she got a long, straight, thin wire in her chin (from base almost all the way to her soft palete).  Of course, we didn't know that, we only knew that it was swollen and pus-filled and painful.  Mary and I drove her up to the UofM Vet School for some x-rays.  They found the wire and used ultra-sound to get the wire out.  The Vet was pretty excited when they found the wire, as it made it a lot easier to treat.  Merit stayed overnight and Katie, Janet and Penguin brought her back the next day.  For the next two weeks, Janet, Katie and I treated her boo-boo with syringes of water, vaseline and Swat.  Her two weeks of fixing-up is over and she is healing great.  No more open sore and just a little swelling that we will keep an eye on.  Pictures (awkward taking pictures of a horse's jaw...they aren't as cooperative as one would like):

7/13/2010
7/13 - All wrapped up

Trying not to fall asleep
Ok, I'm sleeping.

They find me fascinating, of course.
Yikes, I'm swollen.

I'm glad I'm asleep for this part -- it is a metal rod being jammed into my booboo.
And wiggled around.

Discussing my awesomeness.
More awesomeness discussing.

7/15/2010
7/19/2010

7/22/2010
7/22/2010

7/24/2010
7/29/2010 - almost healed, just a little swollen

2 comments:

  1. OUCH! POOR MERIT! LOOKED LIKE IT REALLY HURT! Sure glad the vets surgeons took care of her! And glad that she is healing well also! great for Merit! GET WELL SOON SWEETIE!

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  2. The poor baby! I know she is getting good care there at Rideability.

    Peg Chidester

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