For the second day in a row Filly was allowed out on the 1 acre pasture. She has found her running & bucking gears. Her poor legs fly in all directions at once & it's a bit scary watching her because you just know she's going to fall. But she's so athletic that she manages to stay upright, legs flailing everywhere. After an hour it was time to come in & she was still warm from playing. The little brat didn't follow Mama into the stall but went exploring in the yard. Finally she was herded to the stall. She had a cuff with toe extension glue to her good leg, which is wanting to ever so slightly knuckle. Her bad leg, which is now not so bad, had a cuff with toe extension AND heel extension glued on. This leg is no longer knuckling but it does need heel support. Filly is getting pretty big & strong. CMK & DW almost didn't get her laid down even though she was being a good girl. Time to get working on wrap-around supports that can be done with Filly standing. With luck, Filly will be splint & support free before summer is gone.
The little Grey Girl was showing a tiny improvement from her VE/Se shot. One of her hind legs wasn't as knuckled & she was moving a bit freer throughout her body. She's such a pretty filly with a lot of elegance to her. Her dam is somewhat of a problem. She's violently nervous, even to the point of trampling Grey Girl & making the poor little filly squeal. CMK has to be very careful when feeding & cleaning, not only for human safety but to keep the filly from being hurt. Bay Mare will bite & drag her filly by the neck to get her away from people so things are being kept dark & quiet. It sure takes a long time to clean a stall when you can only move one, slow foot at a time, extremely slow. They did get out in a small outside area for the evening stall stripping. Bay Mare won't let her filly even attempt to run & play. They were only out a short while & then back inside to keep the mare quiet. Poor little filly has Mommy Dearest as a mother.
Blood was drawn for SCID testing on Mama & Bay Mare. Hopefully they will both come back as clear. If they're clear, both fillies will be clear because their sires are clear. The results should be back in a couple of weeks.
Mama is such a sweet mare. It's such a shame she has severe health issues. She has improved though & we hope to have her stable soon. CMK keeps in contact with Dr Kellon about the progress of both mares & foals. They've been through so much & deserve the best care possible. Dr Kellon has been wonderful with her support & spot-on advise. We would recommend her to anyone who has a horse with health issues.
Once again we'd like to tell DW how much we appreciate all the help. We couldn't do it without you. And thanks C&C for help watering & feeding tonight. CMK actually got chores done before dark & that hasn't happened in quite some time. Thanks everyone for your continued support.
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