Adventures with my favorite horses
When we left off, I was waiting for culture results on some punch biopsies done on Stampede’s right hind leg. While the results weren’t super helpful, they did change our treatment direction. The only bacteria that showed up was staph,…
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Back on May 20th I came out in the morning to find Stampede starting a cellulitis flare up in his right hind. He usually has at least one a year, and we had one right around Christmas previously. So I…
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You know sometimes when life just seems to be going along nicely and you are taking care of your nice old men horses at home daily and riding your handsome #notachestnut a few times a week and working the minimum…
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Stampede really knows how to celebrate the holidays! I happened to have the day after Christmas off which is the only reason I was in the barn in the middle of the day. I came out and threw some alfalfa…
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You would think I would know better by now. I have been taught the lesson of following my instincts so many times from my horses, but sometimes I just fail to do it. In this case, the lameness vet had…
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Well Stampede is a master of disguise. Thursday I walked him in from the pasture before his vet appointment and he looked pretty much sound, except for his leg was abnormally large with edema. That’s right, our furry friend decided…
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Let’s start with the trouble maker with the big leg. Stampede of course was on vacation while we were gone, besides getting his leg cared for. He went out for regular turnout with a naked leg each day, got the…
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First let me show you a week with Stampede’s leg in pictures, then I’ll tell you more about our adventures with cellulitis. So my week consisted of many trips to the barn, lots of meds (antibiotics and a diuretic) mixed…
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