New Pictures - As promised!

Beau - out on pasture, watching over his "woman"







Here's the rest of the "kids"... You know you're a good "mom" when you can't get decent pasture shots because they keep walking up on you to get their lovin'!

Bright Eyes Angel (aka Angel, Spotted Donkey)



Caddis Cool Dorado (aka Bullwinkle)


Honey in the Money (aka Honey Bear)

Jazzy and Jinx

Jinx

Meritable Millie (aka Millie the Fillie)


JNJ Classy Poco Gal (aka Squirrel)

OMG!!! OMG!!! OMG!!! HE DID IT!!!

I've been watching of signs and until this morning, I've seen none.

Initially, I thought perhaps he'd been out standing in the sprinklers, but the wet hair pattern was wrong for that. Looking him over, the dried hair on his neck, belly, and hip, I came to the conclusion...


BEAU LAID DOWN!!!

For the first time since he came to recover with me, BEAU LAID DOWN!!!

To me, that means he is now strong enough to get back up! I'm SO excited!! This is a MAJOR milestone for him!!

Now for pics...

I still have to take them. The "kids" are all in the barn eating breakfast, but once they're done and head out to the pasture, I'll go take pics of everyone.

I PROMISE!!! (It'll be a new post)

A little scare...

Sorry...no pictures yet...

I've been watching Beau closely for the last week or so. I've been concerned that he hasn't been peeing as much as he should. Or at least as much as I THINK he should.

So this morning I watched as he sort of gimped around, raised his back leg and lifted it up toward his belly and I decided it was time to call the vet.

She came at 11:00 (FINALLY!!), watched him walk, lifted his back legs, stretched him, palpated his belly, tested his bad front foot (no response). Basically she stood there looking at him, scratching her head, then pronounced that he was lame on the left front and stiff in the hips. (Well DUUUUHHH!!! I already KNEW that much!)

I took off his halter, grumbling to myself that I'd left work and just paid $50 for a vet call for her to tell me what I already knew, when all of a sudden, he "ran it out" and pee'd. A good, strong stream! It didn't last very long, but THAT convinced me that there was nothing blocking "the process".

So, Beau DOES pee! That is great news! And she confirmed that he's lame in the front left. But then, we already KNEW that. The encouraging part, though, is that there was no reaction to the hoof testers. I believe that it is due to the fact that there is no real support at the toe, and though he has a shoe on that foot, there is still be pressure put on the the sole across the toe. I'm not so much concerned about that because that front foot is a work in progress and until we get the hoof wall grown out still conected to the sole, we really won't know the final prognosis.

I'm such a worry wart!

BUTT SHOTS (sorry...)

When I was working on this post, even I said "WOW!!"











Beau went to the Beauty Parlor this morning. I took the braid out of his tail, brushed him from nose to tail, and just got him gussied up. I noticed that he is also putting his "winter jammies".

Since he came here, I've been feeding him Orchard Grass Hay pellets. (It's a personal preference thing) Anyway, the feed store was out of Orchard grass pellets so I had to choose between alfalfa pellets and timothy grass pellets. I didn't want alfalfa pellets - they are really hard and I didn't want to soak them. So I bought the timothy grass pellets.

O M G !!! They are very soft, you can crumble them with two fingers and a thumb, and will be MUCH easier for Beau to chew! Cathy - I should have listened to you sooner!

Beau's sheath is still swollen, as is his belly. The swelling on his belly is like a very dense memory foam...if I push on it with my finger, it compresses and retains the impression. Exercise will help this BUT Beau's feet are in such bad shape, I don't want to push him too hard. So I'm hand walking three times a day, and while I'm at work next week, my daughter will do it twice a day.

And I also have to thank..

Early, I thanked a bunch of folks who sent money to help defray the costs of restoring Beau to health. Here are a few more:

KARLA CLEMENT
Jill Graves
Beryl & Vertin Koenen
Candice Pearson-Bloom


THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!!

Your kindness and generosity is very much appreciated.

This weekend marks the end of Week 4 and of course, there will be new photos. But you'll have to wait...

Beau's sheath looks better but the part on his belly is still swollen. Lacey told me there was probably one or more beans still "up there", so I'll be checking again. (oh goody)

I wish I could figure out how to take videos and upload them here. (It's not the uploading, it's getting the compatibility right) Beau is SO funny at feeding time, just a little chatterbox! Then when I come out of the feed room, he "assumes the position" - stands next to the corner feeder, nose poised, ready to dive in. Once I dump in the feed, he goes "nibble, nibble, GLOMP!" stuffing his chops full of the Senior Feed.

I'm adding Purina Amplify starting Thursday. It has 30% fat so he can start using the hay pellets and Senior Feed for whole body nutrition, and the Amplify for fat storage.

I also need to order a gallon of Necessity with Glucosamine and MSM. This has extra vitamins and mineral and other good "stuff". (Unless someone wants to order some for him... it's about $112/gallon, but it also comes in 1/2 gallon jugs)

I've given him a bucket of free choice loose minerals and though he's tasted them, he hasn't shown much interest in it. Oh well, I suppose he'll eat them when he wants.