Vet Day

 

Pony kindergarten didn't happen last week because I somehow caught pneumonia a couple of weeks ago and have been basically sleeping and feeling sorry for myself. I also missed the clinic I signed up for last weekend, which stinks, I feel like I've been on a roll for a year or two with signing up for clinics only to be unable to attend.

This week pony kindergarten also didn't happen because they got gelded that day instead. Fun times! I've had colts before but it's been a while. I didn't remember it being an overly big deal and wasn't worried about the appointment (I paid for college by being a vet assistant so you'd think I'd be OK) but the experience felt really hard this time around...definitely emotions involved because they're my horses, but also the actual procedure didn't go super smoothly for Tradey. Before you worry, it all turned out fine. But turns out he's just kind of impossible to sedate, so even with draft horse quantities of sedatives he was still randomly waking up and flailing and groaning and it all felt dramatic and gory and took way longer than I would have liked. Then of course he was on his feet way sooner than he needed to be despite everyone's best efforts to keep him quiet, and was quite upset to see his buddy Buck down for the count. 

Grazing quietly last night.

I'm probably making it sound like a nightmare and logically it was fine, the vet team is great and calm and professional - just as the owner it was tough to see him struggling so hard and I think if there is a next time I will opt to take them to the clinic and not be present. Husband G was there to assist with holding recovering ponies (Sophie got her annual teeth and vaccines too so we had three sleepy ponies to keep an eye on) and he was visibly upset which just added to the feelings. You know how you're barely holding it together and then if one person cracks you're done for? I was feeling it. Poor guy didn't sign up for this sh!t. So, current feelings are 0/10 would not recommend, but glad it's done and over with. We're two days out and both boys are doing well, just a little quieter than normal.  Hopefully by this weekend they'll be back to their normal activity levels and pony kindergarten attendance will resume.

Buck practicing for kindergarten last week

Sophie got her check up too, and after the dramatics and worry over the last visit, it was decided she probably strained a muscle in her right hindquarter a few weeks ago. A huge relief. She is barely reactive to it now, and was declared sound, so has the green light to get back to work. I've got a lot of thoughts incoming, but I'll save that for the next post.

Sleeping off the sedatives with her head propped on the hay bag