Night Time with the Vet

Yesterday - Challenge, a 20 yr old Arabian gelding, come out of the upper turn-out with a nasty wound to his right stifle. We thought it was a bite mark from the young interloper, Flash, who was out to steal Challenge's new gal pal, Dolly. Jessika cleaned and dressed the wound and put Challenge to bed in his own paddock to recoup.

Today - Wound not doing any better and on closer inspection looks more like a puncture wound. Challenge moves lamely, dragging right hind hoof, and the stifle area is swollen and tender to touch.

Vet is called out and arrives pronto. Dr Bender who loves a "challenge" works deftly in the dark and even stops to strike a pose for the iphone video. He knows his work will be all over YouTube tonight (I made him sign a waiver)



Challenge is given standing sedation before doc begins poking around, but it is apparent he can still feel quite a bit!! And he's not liking it!! Especially when doc pokes his finger in the wound and moves it around looking for foreign debris (or a rise from the audience)

Yes, I know this video goes on for seven and a half minutes....in the dark...in the gore...

But you don't want to miss..
0:58 doc hams it up and strikes a pose
1:27 doc sticks his finger in the hole (up to his wrist?!)

Anyhow...seems Challenge impaled himself on a stake in the turn-out.

Ok, pics of the wound tomorrow in broad day light!!