Today's pictures are of the little Grey Filly who was born on Tue. She's contracted in all 4 legs, knuckling over in both hinds. You can see that her whole body appears to be tense & tight with contraction. It was such a shocking & sad sight for CMK to see such a beautiful filly bent with contraction.
There was a bit of a bright spot when CMK got home from work today & saw that Grey Filly's contraction has improved. Just 48 hours after her VE/Se shot, the positive effects can be seen. While all of her legs are very tight & ramrod straight, today she isn't knuckling over on any leg. When she went out while her stall was being cleaned, she did a little running & trotting for the first time. Wow she's going to be a gorgeous mover. Mommy Dearest has calmed down some. At morning stall cleaning she would eat her breakfast as long as CMK didn't cross to that 1/2 of the stall. This evening she allowed CMK to pet her, but CMK didn't even attempt to get close to Grey Filly. It's too soon to push the mare's nerves. Grey Filly is curious though & kept trying to peek around from behind her mother. Her bent ear (either bitten or stepped on by Mommy Dearest) is starting to straighten & is looking quite pretty. She has nice, tippy ears. We hope she continues to improve so her mother isn't over stressed with all the handling it takes to splint & a wrap a foal. We know she won't be tolerant & sensible like Mama.
By this evening Filly had lost both of her cuffs. Tomorrow they will go back on with an adjustment in the procedure. Her hoof wall will be lightly sanded & a fingernail primer will be used. This great idea came from Caulderon & we thank you so much for your suggestions. We also look forward to a visit tomorrow by the awesome Trimmer, who will be bringing a new glue to try. This really is a team effort on behalf of a wonderful, loving filly who deserves all that can be done for her. She brings such joy even though there are dark times. There's a possibility that her right/good leg will be splinted with the long, immobilizing splint tomorrow. Her right fetlock wants to knuckle a little & her knee is beginning to go over. This leg has taken all the stress & strain of compensating for the bad/left leg & it appears to need some help. It's hoped that only a day or 2 will be needed as everyone would really like to be able to slowly decrease the splinting until Filly's legs are only in wraps. It sure is a long, slow process but Filly is more than worth it. She brightens the day, even on a bad day, with her cute, loving personality.
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