During an early morning lesson, Star was not her usual self; she was slower than usual and seemed to be off in her hindquarters, then, all of a sudden, her muscles started twitching (shoulders and hips). A few days ago, she was off her feed - wouldn't touch her pellets or hay. She also has ridges of swelling on her belly, which I assumed were the returning annual allergic reactions to gnat bits. But everything added up to something wrong - so I called Dr. Bender from Creekside Veterinary Services and he came out this afternoon to have a look at her. She checked out ok for all vital signs; he gave her a shot of lasix-type drug to reduce the edema and a steroid to help reduce the allergic reaction.
Star was eating ok this evening.
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James Kofford at Dressage at Devon
6 years ago
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