Confused… and pissed
This is Ro, right after we finished the trephination on Monday and moved her back to her stall:
A coworker took one look at the picture and said, “She looked confused. And pissed. Like she knows she should be pissed but she isn’t sure why.”
That’s about right.
She really was fabulous throughout everything, though. We flushed her again on Tuesday and Wednesday, and so far it seems to be working. The question will be whether it stays working or if in two or three weeks it all comes back again.
She’s already back in work, although I have given up on getting her into the show ring this spring.
We had a clinic scheduled for next weekend, but I called last week to take Ro out of it. I’m not particularly worried about the risk of EHV-1 in our area, but per discussion with my vet, there was a chance Ro would still be clearing out some snot for a week or two. In a non-EHV-1 atmosphere, I might have been able to work with the clinic organizer, provide vet records, whatever to reassure people about Ro’s health and the safety of their horses. But with EHV-1 in the picture… people would freak out, no matter what I said, my vet said, or the clinic organizer said.
Fortunately, the clinic organizer was very accommodating and we’ve moved our rides to the fall clinic. She ultimately cancelled next weekend’s clinic anyway (better to be safe than sorry), and I believe there are other riders moving to the fall clinic as well.
This is probably better anyway. Ro has had so much time off, and what riding we’ve done has been so inconsistent, that we wouldn’t have gotten as much from the clinic as we could have anyway. Hopefully we will be better prepared for fall. For much the same reasons, I’m not bothering to try to get her into a schooling show in June. I think EHV-1 will have blown over by then, but we might as well wait until fall when, again, we’ll hopefully be better prepared.
So, we’ll see. All this hinges on my being able to ride more consistently over the summer.
But my luck may be turning. As I said, I did not pick Animal Kingdom for my fantasy game, so you can go blame someone else for him coming second. Two of my picks did middling-well—Dialed In and Mucho Macho Man. Amazingly, my third pick won. Go Shackleford!
I think I’m well out of the running for the overall fantasy game, but it’s not like there’s any actual money involved. I’m kind of psyched that I picked the winner, and he wasn’t one of the favorites. That never happens. Now for the Belmont… then I can go back to ignoring racing again.
Jane says 23 May 2011
Awwww. Poor Ro. She does look confused and pissed. Thank god she doesn’t know why she should be pissed. Then she’d be REALLY upset.
It’s going to be a long time till I can take my snotty horse anywhere, both b/c we have an actual removed-risk exposure, and well, when he works, snot pours out of his nostril when he’s done. Not infected, just clear snot. He’s been through what you’ve done with Ro. Due to the odd shape of his sinus pocket, it didn’t take, but hopefully will work beautifully for Ro!
Crossing our fingers for you both. May she be permanently out of the Snotty Horse Club!