Today's Kobeejo visit
Though the Sunday hours at the vet hospital are 1-4, I am allowed to visit as long as I call first, anytime during the day. We arrived at 4pm.
The first thing I noticed when walking toward his stall was that there is now another horse in the stall across from him... a tall dark Warmblood gelding. I knew that would make him happy. They told me when they were walking the new horse down the aisle to his stall, Kobeejo perked and nickered at him. I'm sure he was thrilled not to be the only horse there, as he has been for 4 days. Though I don't know why the other horse is there, I am assuming from the tube in his nose (as KJ had) and IVs, he was also a colic case. Though he obviously did not need surgery... his belly was not shaved, nor did he wear any bandages. Kobeejo had been rushed into surgery immediately.
KJ's spirits were good. He was happy eating from the hay bag they put up, as he did not like the metal bin the hay was placed into. Up until today, I needed to wear booties and surgical gloves in the stall to prevent Salmonella, but today, after tests, they determined I didn't need them.
One thing I did notice, however, was that KJ had diarrhea. Despite his Cushings, he's never had diarrhea. I assume from the green second cut he's not accustomed to. I asked them to please switch him to first cut.
Wendy was finally able to come into the stall with me. I got some nice pictures of them together. Wendy, though I have known her only about a month, is just the nicest person.
Kobeejo got lots of treats. And lots of love. Wendy said Kobeejo is the most beautiful horse she's ever seen. I concurred of course.
Wendy disappeared into the lounge to give KJ and I time, and during that time, I noticed his left cheek was getting large.
Two days before this incident, I had noticed the same thing, only bigger. I reached my hand up the side of his mouth and pulled out a fist-sized wad of chewed hay. So, I called his dentist. He was due to come out the day Kobeejo colicked and needed to go to Tufts.
Now that he is eating hay again, it's getting caught up in there once more. I reached up and pulled out what I could, then informed the staff of the issue and asked that they rinse his mouth with warm water. I think I will see if they have a dentist who can get in there and fix whatever is causing this.
By the time I was getting ready to leave, I noticed Kobeejo did not want even a peppermint, which is not normal. He kept stretching his neck and head toward the ground. This is normal when he chokes. His chokes are small and so far he's always cleared them himself with no issues. But, I informed the staff anyway. Once I saw him raise his head and seem to act normal, I assumed he got the choke cleared. But, he looked tired, so I kissed him good night and left.
The first thing I noticed when walking toward his stall was that there is now another horse in the stall across from him... a tall dark Warmblood gelding. I knew that would make him happy. They told me when they were walking the new horse down the aisle to his stall, Kobeejo perked and nickered at him. I'm sure he was thrilled not to be the only horse there, as he has been for 4 days. Though I don't know why the other horse is there, I am assuming from the tube in his nose (as KJ had) and IVs, he was also a colic case. Though he obviously did not need surgery... his belly was not shaved, nor did he wear any bandages. Kobeejo had been rushed into surgery immediately.
KJ's spirits were good. He was happy eating from the hay bag they put up, as he did not like the metal bin the hay was placed into. Up until today, I needed to wear booties and surgical gloves in the stall to prevent Salmonella, but today, after tests, they determined I didn't need them.
One thing I did notice, however, was that KJ had diarrhea. Despite his Cushings, he's never had diarrhea. I assume from the green second cut he's not accustomed to. I asked them to please switch him to first cut.
Wendy was finally able to come into the stall with me. I got some nice pictures of them together. Wendy, though I have known her only about a month, is just the nicest person.
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| Wendy and Kobeejo |
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| Wendy and KJ |
Kobeejo got lots of treats. And lots of love. Wendy said Kobeejo is the most beautiful horse she's ever seen. I concurred of course.
Wendy disappeared into the lounge to give KJ and I time, and during that time, I noticed his left cheek was getting large.
Two days before this incident, I had noticed the same thing, only bigger. I reached my hand up the side of his mouth and pulled out a fist-sized wad of chewed hay. So, I called his dentist. He was due to come out the day Kobeejo colicked and needed to go to Tufts.
Now that he is eating hay again, it's getting caught up in there once more. I reached up and pulled out what I could, then informed the staff of the issue and asked that they rinse his mouth with warm water. I think I will see if they have a dentist who can get in there and fix whatever is causing this.
By the time I was getting ready to leave, I noticed Kobeejo did not want even a peppermint, which is not normal. He kept stretching his neck and head toward the ground. This is normal when he chokes. His chokes are small and so far he's always cleared them himself with no issues. But, I informed the staff anyway. Once I saw him raise his head and seem to act normal, I assumed he got the choke cleared. But, he looked tired, so I kissed him good night and left.
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