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Hope he comes around soon!
A side question... have you ever seen a moon blind horse? I only saw it once. A guy i knew showed up at my house with a nice horse. Said it had scratched an eye on something. He had some story... kid couldn't keep the horse or.. I decided to keep the horse a few days, could return it to him if there was a problem.
The eye didn't get better, couldn't get the guy on the phone. So I loaded up the horse, hauled him to the only big animal vet 50miles away (it was a very nice horse). Vet said it had moon blindness in one eye. Learned it usually spreads to the other eye and the horse will be completely blind.
The guy had been dodging my phone calls already... it continued. Dead give away he was just trying to stick me with a soon to be blind horse. He was a cop, i knew which shift he worked. So i waited few days til he was at work, hauled it over then turned it loose in his pasture. Never heard from him again...
A side question... have you ever seen a moon blind horse? I only saw it once. A guy i knew showed up at my house with a nice horse. Said it had scratched an eye on something. He had some story... kid couldn't keep the horse or.. I decided to keep the horse a few days, could return it to him if there was a problem.
The eye didn't get better, couldn't get the guy on the phone. So I loaded up the horse, hauled him to the only big animal vet 50miles away (it was a very nice horse). Vet said it had moon blindness in one eye. Learned it usually spreads to the other eye and the horse will be completely blind.
The guy had been dodging my phone calls already... it continued. Dead give away he was just trying to stick me with a soon to be blind horse. He was a cop, i knew which shift he worked. So i waited few days til he was at work, hauled it over then turned it loose in his pasture. Never heard from him again...
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Peanut, I've heard of moon blindness but never had to deal with it! This morning Buddy is doing ok! Yesterday afternoon he made it out to his bigger pasture. He's still not putting hardly any weight on it, which is to be expected on day 4 of this type of injury!
Buddy is making good improvement!! He's using the bad leg a little more. Still heat in his stifle area, but he's not touchy about it!! He got a good brushing yesterday, and will again today. He's really starting to shed!! The few days before he wasn't wanting to be brushed much so I know he's feeling better, he is back to wanting attention!!
Better day today! Buddy could pretty much walk where he wanted to today!! Still not fully using the bad leg!! But very good improvement!!
I could pick up and clean all four hooves today! 
Can't feel any heat in that stifle!!
Can't feel any heat in that stifle!!
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well now that buddy is feeling better you can take him shopping again. this being montana notice how the patrons of the store dont freak out they just move to give the horse some room...
I'll stick to taking the dog shopping, Buddy would probably bite someone?
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probably only if they deserved it....imagine trying to hold up a store and being stomped by a donkey....I'll stick to taking the dog shopping, Buddy would probably bite someone?
Bud was running around today!! First time I saw him running since the stifle injury!! He WILL NOT be in the Kentucky Derby!
Buddy was holding up his left front hoof. Went to examine the issue, he may have gotten snake bit again!! He and Baby Cakes the cat got bit last fall around the same time I did!! I made a paste out of horse aspirin and stuffed it into a half of a banana. He ate it but made faces! Hubby mowed his pasture today so he might have stirred up a snake! Updates later!! He is moving around on it, grazing!
Give Buddy a gun.
Hey, you never stuff me with Bananas and Ice cream. Whipped Cream, chocolate Syrup, chopped nuts,
HACKED, I have Cold,
I have no recollection of this event.
Hey, you never stuff me with Bananas and Ice cream. Whipped Cream, chocolate Syrup, chopped nuts,
HACKED, I have Cold,
I have no recollection of this event.
Come on down, I'll stuff some horse aspirin in some tater tots for you!!Give Buddy a gun.
Hey, you never stuff me with Bananas and Ice cream. Whipped Cream, chocolate Syrup, chopped nuts,
HACKED, I have Cold,
I have no recollection of this event.
I will catch him up in a bit, just been watching! Not much swelling, but he's not happy! 
He can have my tots, or my banana split.
Ok, got a good look!! One hole in his leg above the fetlock, it's hot to the touch. He is feverish! He's eating some more horse aspirin in grain right now! Also is having Trimeth/Sulpha tablets leftover from last year's snakebite!! Put hay close to his barn, he can have an easy night!! I can only think snakebite, one fang or the other fang Mark is not visible??!!
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Good thing you are so attentive to your babies. Hate to hear he got it again and wish there was more anyone could do. 
You mentioned that when I got bitten! Probably in the neighbor's pasture! If I find can I just feed it to him??
Donkey's are picky... i'd strip off the leaves and chop them up some, scissors are fine. Then mix it in his favorite sweet feed. I've seen cows and horses eat it many times. Heck, I like it! Not kidding, it tastes decent. Sida is 20% protein, depending on soil. It's antiviral and antibiotic, a very powerful antibiotic. Tested effective against staff, even Mrsa.
Another plant that'd help... do you have eastern red cedar? aka Juniperus virginiana? Break off some of the green fronds, lay them in a trough where he can nibble as he needs too. I put them in a water trough sometimes. Cedar is amazing, it's like a whole body tonic for people, most livestock, even chickens.
It's another plant i've seen livestock nibble, low hanging branches in a pasture etc. I drop the blue berries in water troughs, purposely built my chicken pen next to a cedar.
The blue berries appear white, the white powder is yeast. Can be used for baking bread but... might have to try several different trees to get a good strain of yeast. Someone i know tried 6 or 7 trees before getting a good one.
It's another plant i've seen livestock nibble, low hanging branches in a pasture etc. I drop the blue berries in water troughs, purposely built my chicken pen next to a cedar.
The blue berries appear white, the white powder is yeast. Can be used for baking bread but... might have to try several different trees to get a good strain of yeast. Someone i know tried 6 or 7 trees before getting a good one.
Think my update got lost earlier, soooo......Good update, most of the swelling down, barely heat in it! One hole with a scratch under it, 
fang mark? Maybe just caught one fang? Buddy is getting around, just slowly. Doesn't seem to be hurting!
fang mark? Maybe just caught one fang? Buddy is getting around, just slowly. Doesn't seem to be hurting!
Looking good this morning!! No swelling, no heat, still moving a little slow (me, not Buddy) Didn't give him any aspirin! He got brushed, fly sprayed, hooves picked, snacking on hay now!!
Didn't give him any aspirin! He got brushed, fly sprayed, hooves picked, snacking on hay now!!
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Grass!! Hubby calls it our five acre golf course, mow mow mow!!He had a quick recovery! You’re a great vet tech @Pearl
What is your property like? Is it covered by grass or do you have a lot of sparse areas? I wish you had king snakes!!
Buddy is so important he gets his own thread here.
YIKES!! Buddy has been hobbling around with a front leg snakebite and has aggravated his stifle injury from this spring!! I hauled water to his barn where he is holing up! Has plenty of hay and nice soft shavings in his barn! Either horse aspirin or the last of the Bute paste tonight!!
I hauled water to his barn where he is holing up! Has plenty of hay and nice soft shavings in his barn! Either horse aspirin or the last of the Bute paste tonight!!
He's up and around this morning, but taking it slow!
Buddy has been using all four legs the last two days! Getting around pretty good! Back to announcing everything that is going on!!
