11/01/2025
It's been a very busy last 2 weeks....horse appointments, dog appointments ,local and distant, aaand my 3 at home. All 3 were lame at the same time for different reasons. Obi thankfully shed another " shallow " abscess on LH with soaking and some pain meds.
Ziggy was more of a mystery; it turned out to be thrush plus an abscess in LF weeks after I had pulled his front shoes. They all got trimmed today and the 2 geldings are on the mends TG.
Ellie was diagnosed with DSLD last week which is the most devastating news. For non- horse people- basically her ligaments are breaking down on all 4; the
" ankle" joints are sinking lower.
It is very painful and there is no coming back from that. Her cushings, age, possibly genetics, conformation all play a role.
After my initial despair I am trying to see the silver lining: at least I can take care of her here at home and have the resources to make her as comfortable as possible until there is no quality of life for her. Everybody including myself was so happy to have her back and I have a newfound love for her. She's such a good horse- so tough. Today she visibly appreciated her treatments.