Things you don’t want to hear your vet say #24

17 February 2011 2 Comments

“If the antibiotics don’t work, we’ll drill a hole in her head.”

Apparently, sinus infections don’t always respond well to antibiotics, and sometimes they do have to put in a drainage hole and flush things out.

Let’s hope the antibiotics work.

Ro, despite the sinus infection, is happy as a clam. In fact, when I showed up at the barn tonight, she was in her run. As soon as I came into the barn, she called out to me and came trotting from her run into her stall. It was a beautiful trot: uphill, powering from behind, the sort of trot you want to ride down the centerline. She did a perfect square halt at the stall door.

I’d say she was happy to see me, but the reality is that her buddies had just been turned outside and she could hear their feed being prepped. She thought it was her turn, thank you very much, and next time I should show up on time so she’s not left standing in her stall while they are getting fed.

She was decidedly less enthusiastic when she realized we were headed out to the arena and not the paddocks. I thought I’d hand walk her for a bit; we could both use the exercise. She thinks hand walking is nearly as stupid as walking through puddles, unless we are out on the grass where she can snatch bites to eat. In the arena, hand walking is apparently a form of torture.

Fine, then. The vet okayed her for light work, so tomorrow we go back to work. With any luck, going back into work will actually keep things draining and help things along, so the antibiotics can do their thing and we don’t have to go to more aggressive treatment.

Horses and Riding, Horses I Have Known, Ro

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