tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post8245790115584575057..comments2023-05-12T05:04:48.231-07:00Comments on I is Roxie!: Herd up-dateRoxiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03288503095008121576noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-72084804863450426702014-11-30T04:42:36.780-08:002014-11-30T04:42:36.780-08:00This a sad end for the big ughly horse, but you di...This a sad end for the big ughly horse, but you did everything you could. I am glad to hear that Trixie has a new home. You hang in there, and go hug on Miz Roxy. kbryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18187720440354808348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-44340265480668574922014-11-20T19:47:14.435-08:002014-11-20T19:47:14.435-08:00For those aren't on my Facebook, who want to k...For those aren't on my Facebook, who want to know what happened:<br /><br />Raja was given to me in mid-September. All I knew going in was that he was a 13 year old thoroughbred, big, goofy, talented, supposedly sound but recovering from a wound to his right hind leg (possibly a bite from a snake or a spider) which had happened this spring. <br /><br />When I picked him up on Sept 16th, the wound was actually still open(!) and his whole leg was swollen. The previous owner had never called a vet to come look at it. <br /><br />Working with multiple local vets, I got the wound to close and scab over, but it was too late. The chronic inflammation had caused scarring inside his leg, which caused his suspensory ligament to fall apart. It had so many lesions that the scar tissue literally caused it to get stuck to his flexor tendons. He didn’t have full use of the leg any more, and never would, and his right hip was atrophied from compensating for the pain. The suspensory ligament was also collapsing and was full of holes and tears. It looked shredded on his first ultrasound, and it looked like swiss cheese on his second one. <br /><br />3 different vets told me he would never be sound enough to do more than walk around the pasture, and even that was a best-case scenario and a lifetime on pain meds. <br /><br />Poor poor big man. He deserved a chance at life but it was too late by the time he came to me.Serenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05050205666743076866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-22198713670205007702014-11-20T11:33:42.663-08:002014-11-20T11:33:42.663-08:00Doing some catch up reading on this blog. Hugs to ...Doing some catch up reading on this blog. Hugs to your human, Roxie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-38692388538575339072014-10-21T12:21:50.569-07:002014-10-21T12:21:50.569-07:00Oh no, be extra Roxie Sweet to your Mama. All my b...Oh no, be extra Roxie Sweet to your Mama. All my best to her.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08150861169852856527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-76613659648320590802014-10-21T09:33:39.094-07:002014-10-21T09:33:39.094-07:00So sorry :(So sorry :(Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-38376339252999848952014-10-20T14:45:42.157-07:002014-10-20T14:45:42.157-07:00Sad day.Sad day.SprinklerBandithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02948487857418394022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-64071411488235747762014-10-18T04:05:56.517-07:002014-10-18T04:05:56.517-07:00Hugs to your human, Roxie.Hugs to your human, Roxie.jenjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01737679332792618499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7355788438156921680.post-53570454734169765892014-10-17T14:40:06.792-07:002014-10-17T14:40:06.792-07:00Oh no Roxie :( poor new ugly horse.
I got the dra...Oh no Roxie :( poor new ugly horse.<br /><br />I got the draft princess that I train a new ugly horse friend that was skinny also and something like that happened to her, so you just be there for your mom ok?AnEnglishRiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09999878298171714712noreply@blogger.com