Frankie
Well-Known Member
Today has been more than frustrating. You just get to a point where you hope you can find the glue to just put your hair back in.
Prints's condition has changed once again. Most will tell you with joint ill this can go on for a long time. She has a fever yet again and is now limping on both front legs with both knees swollen. Not as bad as once before, but it is for sure there.
I watch my horses closely. I can tell you who has pooped and who hasn't, just by cleaning, I know if someone is swishing a tail who normally doesn't, who lied down 2 more times than usual, who is in heat and who is about to come in heat, who ran today that normal walks, who didn't play today that normally does. But right now I don't know a dang thing.
Prints is 4 months today. I can tell you things about her from the inside out. I know when she has a hair out of place, if her eyes look wrong, if she ate one less bite than yesterday, but I don't know squat to help her and I am aggravated, frustrated and just plain ticked off! We have seen more vets than I knew existed, in 3 different counties, 2 different Universities, and called another 10 besides that, emailed 8 others on top of that, all in 4 different states, have spoken with 5 different owners who have gone through this. But yet I still have a baby who looks sick, limps, runs a fever and is not improving the way I think she should and I have spent enough money for almost 4 house payments. I have listened to stories of how it is not this, it is something else and folks are sure it's this, but that would mean Prints has about 5 different things at this point. People are very well meaning, I do want help, but I have to trust someone at some point, and now I do not even know who that is for sure.
I know this horse, 4 months of just about the weirdest crap in the world, she has received a ton of my attention, I should know. I have learned a great deal about different illnesses, injuries, what to do when and have taken a beating from her mom. Yet, as much as I know her, as much as I have learned, I don't know a dang thiing.
I guess I needed to vent. to start my day tomorrow just a little fresh, and maybe get something done. Even if it is just for us to have an ok day.
thanks so much
sorry if you are sick of my posts.

Prints's condition has changed once again. Most will tell you with joint ill this can go on for a long time. She has a fever yet again and is now limping on both front legs with both knees swollen. Not as bad as once before, but it is for sure there.
I watch my horses closely. I can tell you who has pooped and who hasn't, just by cleaning, I know if someone is swishing a tail who normally doesn't, who lied down 2 more times than usual, who is in heat and who is about to come in heat, who ran today that normal walks, who didn't play today that normally does. But right now I don't know a dang thing.
Prints is 4 months today. I can tell you things about her from the inside out. I know when she has a hair out of place, if her eyes look wrong, if she ate one less bite than yesterday, but I don't know squat to help her and I am aggravated, frustrated and just plain ticked off! We have seen more vets than I knew existed, in 3 different counties, 2 different Universities, and called another 10 besides that, emailed 8 others on top of that, all in 4 different states, have spoken with 5 different owners who have gone through this. But yet I still have a baby who looks sick, limps, runs a fever and is not improving the way I think she should and I have spent enough money for almost 4 house payments. I have listened to stories of how it is not this, it is something else and folks are sure it's this, but that would mean Prints has about 5 different things at this point. People are very well meaning, I do want help, but I have to trust someone at some point, and now I do not even know who that is for sure.
I know this horse, 4 months of just about the weirdest crap in the world, she has received a ton of my attention, I should know. I have learned a great deal about different illnesses, injuries, what to do when and have taken a beating from her mom. Yet, as much as I know her, as much as I have learned, I don't know a dang thiing.
I guess I needed to vent. to start my day tomorrow just a little fresh, and maybe get something done. Even if it is just for us to have an ok day.
thanks so much
sorry if you are sick of my posts.
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