Jodie update
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♥Feb. 12th, 2018 // 10:18 am♥
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We started Jo on the steroids on Thursday evening, and she improved dramatically on Friday and Saturday: we've even all been sleeping upstairs for the last three nights, which is a relief.
By Saturday morning, the lump was much, much smaller, and slightly spongy (rather than hard from being stuffed full of fluid). On Sunday, I thought it was maybe a bit bigger again, and it had gone hard. Today, I'm sure that it's bigger, although still nothing like it was pre-steroids. I also think she's maybe looking a bit skinny, even though she's eating well since the steroids started, so I might see if I can get her up to the vet and pop her on the scales, although I'm not sure when that will be possible (or if there's anything to do about it if she is). She does get a bit restless about an hour before her painkillers are due, so also on my list of things to mention to the vet is the possibility of taking her up to four times per day rather than three.
Still, she's getting around well, and is bright and happy, so we'll just keep playing it by ear and crossing our fingers.
The saddler came and checked Benny's saddle, and reports that all is well there. When I rode him for her to see, he was slightly better again than he has been, but still doing his thing; whether that means it's a temporary thing that's getting properly better or a long-term thing that's bothering him less because he's not working is up in the air. I've got the Only Honest Horse Dealer In Kent coming to ride him on Wednesday, so we'll see if a) Benny still does it and b) he has any ideas.
Slightly concerned because the boys are both off their hay. This probably just means it's a bad bale, but actually they went off it half way through a bale, then refused the next one, then started off eating the one after that but changed their minds this morning. Not sure what's going on there.... |
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