So... Baby girl is doing surprisingly well after her slide across the asphalt. She was pretty sore that first day until her bute kicked in, but after that, she's been great! I've bemered her a few times but basically am just doing some hosing/hydrotherapy and the honey silver spray. And after 2 or 3 days of bute twice a day, I've dropped her down to once a day. And I'll probably take her off that shortly. I know it'll take longer to heal if I leave her out, but I also really don't want it to scar down and create biomechanical restrictions. So.. fingers crossed it's the right choice. The swelling has gone down now that some of that dead tissue has been pulled off. And apparently it's a lot longer than I thought. It goes way medially into her elbow. Poor thing.
But.. she's been getting sassy! Which, is understandable. She's been fussy for the cold hosing and is NOT wanting me to touch anywhere near it. Although just today it got a little itchy and she was thrilled to have my scratch her chest, just right near it. She's also let me pick the dead skin and scabs some, but she's not thrilled about it. She's lifted a hind leg at me a few times. Never fired out but threatened. She got spanked and is learning that's not allowed. She's also been fussing and dancing and flailing about in the cross ties. But now we're getting better. I'm trying to bribe her to "STAND" with cookies. It might be working. But the other day she cracked me up. I went out in the pasture to spray the spray on her and she kept walking off. So I had to go back out with the halter. I got it on and as I went to spray she gave me the classic side eye look of death and then went up and back. We played that game for a few before I just picked that foot up and sprayed her. I win little girl! I win! Although, she did bring to my attention that we need some more ground manners lessons before she gets to be 17 hands! So we did a little session the other day after our little brawl in the wash rack and today she was SOOOO much better. She's smart at least!
So yeah.. still gnarly, but looking better!! I'm watching for proud flesh as it's starting to look a little bit like it wants to do that.
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