A long, but happy recovery ahead

Karen and Scribbles

Kelly and Scribbles



At 9 am, my friends Karen and Kelly joined me to visit Scribbles and get results of the bone scans.  Actually, Karen drove and brought the much needed coffee.  Today the veterinarian would take  xrays- to determine the extent of her injuries, now that they were pinpointed on her scan. On Wednesday evening when I saw Scribbles, she couldnt walk out of the stall without her back legs wobbling all over the place.  On a scale of 0-4, she was a 2.5 in terms of lameness- 0 being no lameness.  It was concerning.
 As we walked into the clinic we were greeted by two welcoming and beautiful pointers, and the friendly staff.  We all headed back to see Scribbles, and I warned Kelly to be prepared for Scribbles ungainly gaits.  Kelly took time to massage Scribbles sore neck and Scribbles nuzzled Kelly's neck as if to say" thank you that feels so good, my friend."    Dr Myrhe and Kathryn came to the stall and asked if we wanted to take her out for a walk in the aisle- a little aprehensive at what we'de see.... of course we said yes.  Well if our little horse didnt take the nicest steps and balance!!!  Yay, we all cheered for her progress.  She was walking wonderfully for  a horse in her position just a week ago.
Xray's were performed, and we reviewed the results with Dr Myrhe.  Her body has suffered severe trauma, but will recover with no apparent damage to the spine- just some bruised or broken ribs and still the bone in her face to contend with.  We'll address that after the weekend, as the swelling goes down.  She's still on anti-inflammatory medication to help with that.
Her body is still too sore to withstand surgery, the Dr compared her condition to a massive case of whiplash if your neck was 10 times longer than it is.  I guess that would be quite sore.  While she has had to endure a week of recovery from the accident, xrays, body scans, IV's and surgery ahead we feel quite contented that with proper care she's gonna make it.  We are sooo happy to hear that good news.
Donations continue to flow into the clinic, which has helped to reduce mounting bills for care and medication.  Caring letters and notes from others, all of it means so much to us and without it we would have had difficulty getting through this.  Words cant express our gratitude- and amazement at the outpouring of support for Scribbles, in light of her unfortunate accident. 
Today I thought back again to Dr George having faith that she could stand, and I know he helped her to show us her strength and determination to live. When Scribbles comes home, we'll need his expertise and veterinary care to help with  her recovery.  Looks like she's got the fall and winter off to rest and relax!  Easy for a person, not so easy for a horse :)