Good Afternoon All,
Dr. Hadland has come and gone. I have video uploading right now so it will be a bit before I have it posted.
Destiny: As I stated before, Dr. Hadland had read the report on Destiny from WSU, but wanted to do his own evaluation. Dr. Hadland stated that Destiny does have good range of motion in the fetlock and he believes that surgery is not an option. He and Rob are going to be designing a special shoe for Destiny that will allow him to break over like normal horse and stand straight up. This is on the video and a better explanation from the both them. There is hope for little Destiny.
He received his spring time shots and will have his West Nile booster on March 11th at 2pm.
Destiny is not quite ready for gelding, he really does not have much to speak of yet.
Destiny is to receive grass hay and joint supplements. So the Vita-joint I have started him on is good.
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Marigold, I videoed her exam as well and it too will be posted.
Dr. Hadland said she does have some arthritis but that is to be expected. Dr. Hadland asked me her age and I told him 36. When he examined her teeth he states that had I not told him 36, he would have aged her in her late 20's. He examined her front legs for range of motion, listened to her heart etc. He also checked out her skin as he had some concerns. He states she could have some allergies or it is some sort of parasite. We are to keep it dry, and not use anything of hers on any other equines. If it looks like it begins to have any drainage we are to utilize anti-bacterial soap and contact him so he can take a scraping. We are to watch this and ensure it does not become inflamed. She did not receive any vaccines today, as she is still under stress from her trip, and he said the vaccines could be counter productive. (this is all on video as well). We showed him what she is being fed and he said perfect. Let's just keep her happy. Also we are to keep her on Vita joint as well and bute when necessary. She is scheduled for her vaccines on March 11th @ 2pm.
Stephanie
