Loki is doing better...

We finally got a vet here wednesday. The vet we HAD called put us off for another day so we called a different office a little further away.

Wednesday morning Shane went out to feed her and she looked ok, came over to eat. Then a shor time later he came out and she was falt out on her side. He came righ tin to get me. We coudlnt figure out if she fell or layed down. I think that since shed been standing for 3 or more days that she was exhusted and collapsed. The pain in her leg was so bad that she was unable to get down on the ground to sleep deeply. Horses can nap standing, their legs can 'lock' so they dont fall. But to get deep sleep, they need to lay down, just like us. But even the standing naps were too painful fo rher. She couldnt lock her knees because it hurt too much to put an weight on her leg.

So I come out and there she is, on her side, looking very sick. I didnt try to get her to get up because I knew she needed a rest. My mother called the other vet (Battenkill, very helpful people!!) and they said I should get her up. Well, I didnt. One minute she was looking at me, all awake and seconds later, she was asleep, REM and twitching and everything. Ive never seen her sleep before! Poor girl was so tired. I soothed her and let her sleep. I also trimmed her feet a bit since I had easy access. After an hour or so, we got her up. She was very wobbly and not happy to be up. But she seemed ok so I took a break and came inside to cool off. And down she went again! So I let her sleep a bit more and then we tried to get her up. Yea right!! She was impossible for a bit, but with some shoving and pushing and pulling, she got up. Her legs were so tired, she almost fell back down, right on me!

Shane and I stayed out in the barn all day with her to make sure she didnt go down again. Shane brought out the game cube and tv and I read my book. Loki stood as close to me as she could and begged for my coffe, my sandwich and even my soda! Shes a bum! This month I got her a big 25 pound bag of treats and she LOVES them! Ive been keeping them in my pockets so she knows to look for them now, heehee!

In the early afternoon my Ma went to the Battenkill vet office and chatted with the vets there about Loki. They sent her back with a tube of bute paste and some antibiotic/anti inflamatory pills. I set about crushing up the dose of 10 and mixing them with molasses and water. I brought the mix out and used a syringe to shoot it in to her mouth and gave her some paste. EW!! SHe hated it!

Later int he afternoon the vet was able to come over. They werent sure if shed be able to come, but she was! Dr Hill was so nice and good with Loki. She felt her leg and examined her hoof. SHe said she thoguht it might be cellulitis. Thats an infection of the tissue under the skin (we ladies know all about cellulite!). So she said keep her ont he meds, twice a day and wet her leg with rubbing alchohol and wrap it with saran wrap and then a bandage for the night. Remove that in the morning and rewrap at night till the swelling goes down.

Yesterday an abscess broke out of her foot, right on the coronary band. Its was really oogey. So I called the office and eventually got Dr Hill on the phone. She said soak her foot in water and epsom salts a few times a day. Keep up with the wrapping and meds. So I am.

On thrusday morning we go out and poor Loki has two scrapes on her face and her other front leg is swollen, below the knee, AND on her elbow! Seems she fell and struggled or something. Poor lady :( But the pain her her left leg seemed much better. Im wrapping both legs now.

The infection seems alot better. Not much draining from it now. Her pain is ALOT better. SHe can fight me now when I try to give her the medecine!! She is walking a bit too. But the swelling isnt gone, at all. I shall call the vet again on monday!

Ah, shes a good lady. I loves me Loki.

My poor Loki is lame!

In her 15 years, this is the very first time Loki, my mare, has ever been lame. Its not horrible, I guess, but shes in pain and I hate it! We noticed her limping on thrusday (its now tuesday) and its not any better. Though the swelling has gone down alot and seemed to move lower on her leg. Shes not walking around at all, though she is shut in her stall with a little yard so she cant really walk anywhere anyway. Shes having a terrible time just putting weight on it and its SO hot and muggy shes sweating like crazy.

Today when I went out she was wet all over and heaving/panting she was so hot. I doused her with epsomsalted water and stole the fan thats in our kitchen. THinking that since no one is ever in there to use it anyway, Id give it to Loki for a while to cool her off. Well, she LOVED it! She even tried to shove me out of the way when I stood in front of it! Though now, barely 30 minutes later, my ma comes to my door and tells me that Bruce (my stepfather) was mad that I took the fan and that she brought it back in. Bitch!! Shes like his fucking peon robot slave. Shell do what ever he wants. Its sickening. No one matters but Him. Fucking losers. Oh yea, we need a fan running in an EMPTY room! Loki is 'a horse, she dont matter'! Yea horses werent made for jungle weather, desert maybe, but not swealtery jungle!! This is upstate NY and OMG its so fucking hot and muggy, sweat doesnt help! There is no breeze to help her where shes at and I cant move her to where there IS one. Shes got a gimpy leg and she cant move to where it might be cooler. Shes stuck, in pain and HOT!! Stupid fucking selfish bastards. I really need to get out of here. Im fucking almost 30 and here they treat me like im 16. If I say boo at them its WW3.

So here I am, helpless to aide Loki. I iced her leg for about 30 minutes and that seemed to soothe her a bit, but shes still hot. I was so hot and wet out there I almost oculdnt stand it. Its like I jumped in a pool, got out and now I cant dry off. They sit all cool with an AC, but poor Loki is suffering out there because Bruce wants a fan going in an empty room.

And the friggin vet wont be here till MAYBE tomorrow. He said he might make it yesterday, but course he didnt. Today is the fourth and we all know that fireworks and bbqs are more important than animal health, so their office is closed. So he MIGHT show up tomorrow. I mean come on! Shes been lame since thursday! And the office is TWO MILES from our house! Probably not even that!! "Fuck people pets! I wanna stuff my fat face with dead animals and watch dem perdy sparklers! Herherher!!"

Im so angry right now I could punch someone. I can think of the perfect person too!!!!