Positive Swab

Second swab was positive. Strangles is still there. 14 weeks on.

Bits and Bobs!

Grace's baddy hoof is getting better! The Dermacrescin that Diane gave me worked wonders - just have to try and get some from an agent now as no one sells it - not even on the net!

Had Mel out tonight to trim Graces hooves. They were in a state, all chipped after the infamous 'cow' incident. She made them look lovely in about 20 minutes though!

AND, we learnt to ground tie tonight! Thats why I love Mel, she is so full of knowledge and I pick up little lessons from her every time she visits - should pay more really!

Awaiting our 2nd swab result, have to wait until Thursday to call them. Gulp!

Grace in the wars - again!

Got to to the field tonight to find Grace with a big wound to her near fore. She had somehow got wire wrapped around the coronet and pulled back - ouch.

She ok though, no swelling and no heat. Washed and cleaned it all up and covered it with would cream.

Poor girl - again!

Round 3 - Second Swab!

Fingers crossed.

Thrush >:-<

As if things could get any worse!!

Grace wouldn't let me pick out her feet for a week after the 'cow' incident as she needed them desperately to run away!

As a result, she now has mild Thrush in her front hooves!

I visited her tonight armed with gloves, new hoof brush & pick, Hibiscrub and Sudocream and gave her hooves a good scrubbing. She was good as gold - maybe due to the fact that I gave her a new lick to occupy her!

Good News All Round!!

Grace moved to her new field last night and loves it! There are horses in the opposite field that are seperated by a river but she can see them and talk to them!

AND - 1 free Strangles swab today!!!

HORRAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY! Things are looking up!

The last six weeks have been a nightmare.

Poor Grace has moved fields three times, once after leaping through barbed wire to escape from cows that a stupid farmer put in with her!

She also had a positive Strangles swab.

In the last week I have had to make a choice whether to;

a) put Grace through ten days of intensive treatment which involved putting permanent catheters up her nose to the back of her throat and stitching them to her nostrils, pumping water through the tubes a few times a day and also injecting her with high doses of penicillin

b) move her to West Wales to live with the lady who has done all her Kinesiology tests - at a cost of £85 per week

c) try desperately to find somewhere local that she can live where she can rid herself of the Strangles at her own pace whilst being isolated from other horses

It looks like someone is watching over me as I have now been offered a secluded field for Grace to live on her own for £5 per week! It is only five minutes from my house and is near the fabulous training stables where she will re-begin her training once she is better.

I feel so much happier now, hence the post as I have been too depressed to post on here about all the bad news!!

Yay!!!