A Little Holiday Weekend Murphy's
They say this weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer. Well, you sure couldn't tell it here. It is so cool for this time of year. Ten degrees cooler than normal they say. The weather finally cooperated this afternoon with the rain stopping and I did feel some sun although I sure didn't see it.
Even though it was late in the day, I put a few horses outside so they could play. You'd think doing it late like that the horses wouldn't have enough time to get into any trouble BUT when Dave went to bring Gypcy in she had gotten herself into some kind of mess. The front of her neck and down her chest was scraped open with three very long scratches through the skin and into the muscle. Nothing that could be stitched up but definitely ugly and full of junk.
I cold hosed it and got it all cleaned up before treating it with Manuka honey. It also looks like she is accumulating some fluid between her front legs. I don't know what I'll be doing with that. I sure hope it doesn't develop into something that must be drained.
We have no idea how she did this although Dave went looking around to see if he could find something that made sense. He couldn't find anything that looked like it could have done this. No hair on the fence anywhere either. Who knows. How come it always seems to be holiday weekends when the vet's away that stuff like this happens??
Because they can. I swear horse hcan hurt themselves on thin air, and the next time ,when you think it is a gawdawful wreck... not a scratch!
ReplyDeleteSounds like she ran into something - maybe she slid into a fence? Dawn has had several hematomas, including a really big one between her front legs that took a long time to go away - as long as the hematoma isn't hot or sore it's probably fine no matter how ugly it looks.
ReplyDeleteHorses have a gift for these things. I hope it remains a relatively minor injury.
ReplyDeleteMurphy's law. Hope nothing comes of the fluid and her scratches heal with the honey. Otherwise, have a nice weekend.
ReplyDeleteThey always find something. I planned to go to the vet a couple weeks ago to get health papers & he called & was in the neighborhood & said he could just stop by instead of haul. Cool. Later, we went to move the horses to a pasture up by the yard and my husband noticed a huge gash on one of the other mare's foot. Definitely something the vet could have looked at when he was hear, but on the fence about hauling her out. Too late to stitch... It's been a couple weeks & looking better. Who knows what she got hung up on? Probably will never know...
ReplyDeleteThat sounds bad. Sorry about the extra worry. I hope you are able to get Gypcy in one piece soon.
ReplyDeleteBecause it IS the holiday weekend AND the vet is away. Never fails!
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