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 :)



Friday morning

I slept like a baby till about 3am- at 4 I opted to just get up and start my day, there's plenty to do and my mind is racing.

Today we go to see Scribbles, to look at her scans and determine how we go forward with rehabilitating Scribbles, and setting a timeline for repairing the bones in her face.

Every step of the way our loyal dogs, Max, Bella and Diego stay at my feet as I sit at the computer. They'de much rather take a walk with us, but this week it's just romps in the yard.  Max is my trusty friend wherever I go at home, so I always have company in the barn, in the yard, in the bathroom :).   Rachael's little chihuahua/daschund Diego and our lab Max are fast friends- as pictured, they're inseparable :)  Life has so many layers to it- reality is a family to raise, housework and laundry, our jobs and attention to our other animals has been messily balanced this week in between the goings on with our horse.

 I've gotten through it so much easier from the support of our family leaning on each other, three wonderful kids who help each in their own way.  Rachael is tirelessly fundraising, and is organizing a used tack sale to help us fund the expenses ahead of us.  Her sister Amy, is putting up posters at her college in Cobelskill NY to gather unwanted used horse tack for the sale.  We have a flock of hens that our son, Adam is tending to while I focus on work, our home and Scribbles.  We tackled our mountain of laundry last night, Phil caught up with his parents on the phone in the midst of our tidy-ing up. the world doesnt stop just because ours came to a screeching halt.

Strangers and friends write, send get well cards.  The fire department checks on us, Jana and Carol our town animal control (rescue) dept check on Scribbles progress.  Co-workers show concern and support to our entire family.  People have called to wish well, to offer donations to the clinic to help.  What this tragedy has brought out is how blessed we are to live in a world where there is still an incredible degree of goodness.  I didnt think anyone would understand our love for this animal- but as it turns out we are in very good company - across the country, even across continents  in our love and compassion for our beloved pets.  And when it comes to people, there are so many good hearts in the world, and Scribbles has brought that to my attention through this horrible accident.