The Peregrinations & Misadventures of Brigadier D+/ (1 Viewer)

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For the last two weeks I have been battling a case of "scratches" on Briggy's white feet. They are nasty infections usually due to horses living in wet conditions. Since Onur and I returned from our honeymoon out West, it has rained in NY. So even though Brig does not live in a muddy pasture, and it is all grass, his feet are almost always damp, which is a perfect recipe for scratches.

Last week the infection developed into cellulitis as the infection travelled up his leg. Within hours the leg was swollen, hot, and he was lame on it.

I already knew what his normal temp and heart rate were, so it was easy to determine that this was an issue that would not improve without meds. I have a great relationship with my vet and instead of charging me $500 to come out at 8 PM to tell me what I already knew it was, she texted me that one of the on-call vets would leave all the meds in the mailbox at the practice.

I wrapped his leg to reduce the swelling and ran to Rhinebeck to get what he needed.

I've been administering 12 SMZs (an antibiotic) twice daily, ever since, and the scratches are much improved.
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Not completely gone, but hopefully they will be by the end of the week. I have been washing and applying some topical ointment that the vet wants me to use. First picture is from two weeks ago and you can see how dramatic the swelling; last is two days ago.
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Since we have gotten back from our honeymoon, with one brief exception, all we have done is worked. We are both ready to lounge on the beach and play with Katie, my daughter. Leaving for the Outer Banks next Sunday!
 
One month has gone by and he looks amazing.

His weight is up, the scratches have healed, his coat is shiny, and he is sassy. Going to try to find time to ride this week.

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Miss seeing Briggy. Hope all's well.

I rode him a few weeks ago but other than that I only swing by to give him apples. He recognizes my Prius now and comes running when he sees me pull in.

Taking on a college-level class has meant I've been grading, grading, grading since mid-August, and we have been busy on the weekends. Looking forward to taking Briggy out when I have the luxury of time.

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Got in some good Brig time this evening before I took my husband out to dinner.
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Shadows are getting longer and longer...
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Beautiful morning at the Mohonk Preserve well before all the tourists rolled outta bed and had their Bloody Mary brunches...

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Really lazy four miles...

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Was planning to ride tomorrow but I screwed up my wiring harness pretty good at Rausch Creek last weekend.

Briggy doesn't mind. He'll just stand around and be a fuzzball.

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@beno got me all fixed up with new wiring harness so we hit Mohonk this morning.

He was really naughty. Probably the worst behavior I've ever seen in him aside from how he always is the first ten miles of a race.

Arabians have a reputation for being hot and difficult to manage, and he definitely remembered he was an Arab today. I was very glad my phone was on me today as opposed to being on the saddle.

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And then I figured instead of double backing over a trail we had already gone down, we
would instead ride across the Mohonk Mountain House's golfcourse.

And Briggy's behavior instantly got worse.
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He was especially bothered by Hole 5. It took a lot of coaxing to get him to pass the bench and sign and not walk on the green.
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Then I brought the trailer home so Onur could address a slow leak in one of my trailer tires.
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Culprit.
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Fixed! We put the spare on and are using this patched tire as the spare. I like getting the spare out before I actually need to...

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Just your normal tire repair in the living room... :)

I hadn't seen this thread before - loved going through it! Hope you guys had a great Christmas!
 
Just your normal tire repair in the living room... :)

I hadn't seen this thread before - loved going through it! Hope you guys had a great Christmas!

I tried to throw that loveseat away and instead it now lives in the garage!

Christmas was great. Headed to Maine tomorrow spend New Year's with the Azeris.

Miss you BK! I keep bugging Onur to go back to Rausch. Hope you can join us next time!
 
Awesome to know that Briggy is into golf too!
 

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