Comet "smacked" her face on something. :-(
JJ
ever so slightly swollen and tender if I push on it (I know, I know,
don't *do* that then!)...
Yesterday, I brought her in and noticed a little puffiness under her
left eye and a little patch of skin, where the hair had been rubbed
off. I mean very small...smaller than a pencil eraser in size. She's
done that sort of thing before over the years...I'm sure on the only
one. She'll get her head underneath the water bucket or corner feeder
and then lift her head and <bonk>, she catches her "eyebrow" area...
But this is the first time it was *under* her eye. But the eye itself
was fine...she showed no problems. We even had a very lovely ride.
No sign that her bridle was uncomfortable, so I didn't think anything
of it. She also had a tiny bit of blood in her left nostril, but
inspection with a flashlight seemed to show a little boo-boo right on
the edge of her nostril...not coming from up inside her sinus...looked
like she poked herself with something right on the edge?
Well, today, as I was putting on her halter to bring her in...I wasn't
sure, but her face looked "odd" to me...but I couldn't really stare at
her, since Addy and Liza where being silly in the pasture and running
around us.
Brought Comet in and really looked at her face and sure enough...it's
very slightly swollen. The same little "pooch" under the eye looks
the same, no worse...but the cheek bone and cheek were a little
swollen. I mean, you really have to look at her if you didn't know
her face like I do. It was slightly tender in one area...
I called the BO and asked if Comet was eating OK because at her age, I
thought it was *possible* it was a bad tooth (though the boo-boo under
the eye made me doubt that). Comet's eating fine...even "stealing"
some tid-bits from the other girl's stalls that they left behind. ;-)
Her breath was also fine...smelled like sweet hay breath. :-) No
blood in the nose or any sign of dried blood.
BO suggested I give her a gram of bute because her face was tender...I
don't normally bute for itty bitty boo-boos like this, but went ahead
this time. Her face was tender and so...one gram should be OK. I
also gave her a bit of probiotics and Comet was completely ticked off
at me. :-)
She takes the meds like a champ, but she will refuse to eat *anything*
afterwards...so no lunch, not even sugar cubes or grass! She will eat
again eventually, but will "sulk" like that for like 10-30 minutes
usually. She's not a dramatic mare by any means...very stoic, but she
will walk around sniffing the ground, acting like everything is just
gross! Ugh! Then she gets over it.
I'm guessing that she smacked her face on something. Perhaps while
rolling in her stall, or maybe she even fell asleep and fell down.
She has done that before...going down on her knees a couple of times.
There is no indication that she was kicked.
<sigh> I need to mount a camera on her head! So I know what is going
on! :-) I'd LOVE an Internet camera...but then, I'd never get any
work done.
Just sharing another horsey boo-boo mystery. We've all experienced
them. Happy Turkey Day to everyone! It's coming up fast. JJ and
Comet...(who was still Ugh! when JJ left today)
Susan
> She takes the meds like a champ, but she will refuse to eat *anything*
> afterwards...so no lunch, not even sugar cubes or grass! She will eat
> again eventually, but will "sulk" like that for like 10-30 minutes
> usually. She's not a dramatic mare by any means...very stoic, but she
> will walk around sniffing the ground, acting like everything is just
> gross! Ugh! Then she gets over it.
>
Hahahahahaha! You just described Dusty when I worm him. Total drama
queen for 15 minutes to a half hour: "I'd love to eat that grass, I'm
really hungry... but you totally spoiled EVERYTHING for me! No, don't
even BOTHER offering me carrots... Ptui!"
Tico on the other hand... "Yuck, that was horrible. Got any carrots?"
Oh - I got the results for Dusty's blood test. He's got Cushings. He
started on Pergolide on Sunday. I hope it makes a difference for him.
Susan
LandShark
> <sigh> She's OK. It's not serious...but the left side of her face is
> ever so slightly swollen and tender if I push on it (I know, I know,
> don't *do* that then!)...
> I'm guessing that she smacked her face on something. Perhaps while
> rolling in her stall, or maybe she even fell asleep and fell down.
> She has done that before...going down on her knees a couple of times.
> There is no indication that she was kicked.
>
<snipped>
>
> Just sharing another horsey boo-boo mystery. We've all experienced
> them. Happy Turkey Day to everyone! It's coming up fast. JJ and
> Comet...(who was still Ugh! when JJ left today)
So sorry about Comet, JJ. Good grief! Never a dull moment, eh?
Do you use the paste probiotics or the powdered? I got some powdered
probiotics for Sonny. That seems to work well (for him). IIRC, you
use the paste. Yes?
All of mine, after they are wormed, do the sniff-sniff, "Eeeuuuuwwww!
Everything tastes funny, now. You ruined it!" "It" of course, is any
horsey food item. But, after a few minutes, they're going, "Got
treats?!"
Major cut his neck, yesterday (about 3" long) on who-knows-what. That
area had swollen up to large, chicken egg size. We got him cleaned up
and did our doctoring on him. I considered bute, but by the time we
were finished cleaning the barn and feeding, the swelling had dropped
down, dramatically.
How is she, today? Is she eating? Is she still swollen? Poor girl.
At least she has YOU! I still want to come back in my next life, as
one of *your* pets. Heh!
Ruth W.
Cricket
"Susan" <sca...@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Hahahahahaha! You just described Dusty when I worm him. Total drama queen
> for 15 minutes to a half hour: "I'd love to eat that grass, I'm really
> hungry... but you totally spoiled EVERYTHING for me! No, don't even BOTHER
> offering me carrots... Ptui!"
> Susan
I've had remarkable luck with offering some other horse carrots...tends to
cure what ails them, sulk-wise... ;>D
Cricket
'
Nancy DeMarco
> I've had remarkable luck with offering some other horse carrots...tends to
> cure what ails them, sulk-wise... ;>D
Lucy and I have a deal. I let her know something yucky is coming, and
I also let her know it will be immediately followed by something
good. She makes a face, opens her mouth, and lets me squirt in the
yucky stuff. Then she dives into the good stuff. She's a smart
mare. :)
Louise and I also have a deal. As long as I don't back her into a
corner, she agrees to stay on all fours. She will back the length of
the ring and up the other side before giving in and taking her
medicine. She too expects immediate atonement in the form of
something yummy.
They never turn down a treat, perhaps in part because the other is
always willing to take up the slack.
Nancy
Tara
> for 15 minutes to a half hour: "I'd love to eat that grass, I'm really
> hungry... but you totally spoiled EVERYTHING for me! No, don't even BOTHER
> offering me carrots... Ptui!"
>
> Tico on the other hand... "Yuck, that was horrible. Got any carrots?"
This is my two. Rebel is ruined for a good half-hour anytime someone forces
something other than a treat into his mouth. If he sees me worming other
horses and then I come to him he stretches his neck and points his mouth
skyward. Due to this I only give medicines by powder or injection. Cash will
take anything orally, whether it tastes good or not, he might peel his lips
back in distaste afterwards but he'll immediately take treats or feed.
> Oh - I got the results for Dusty's blood test. He's got Cushings. He
> started on Pergolide on Sunday. I hope it makes a difference for him.
Sorry to hear about the Cushings but glad you got a firm diagnosis to work
with.
Tara