Sorry to have been away for so long...especially since I promised an Emmy update after her vet appointment Thursday.
Here is the good news: the leg is not broken...at least, we are fairly certain it is not.
Here is the bad-ish news: the vet DID find creptis on the outside of her leg, which can be indicative of either an infection or a break in the bone (and can sometimes be seen with open wounds but that isn't the case here.) The other bad-ish news is that the creptis comes and goes, which means that air is moving around under her skin.
The diagnosis was a localized infection which the SMZs have kept at bay, but not effectively treated. We started her on penicillin for 5 days and Animalintex wraps for 3 days. Today is day 4 and her leg looks ALMOST normal!
So tired though from working a local A rated hunter/jumper show...more later.
Peace.Love.Ponies.
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Glad to hear there is some progress on Emmy's leg. How's Johnny doing?
ReplyDeleteThanks Laura! He's been really good, although it's been raining so much here lately that I haven't been able to get a whole lot of work done with him lately. I will update with a new post tonight!
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