run n rate - 2014-09-05 10:52 AM

Nothing really. I was gone for 5 days for my fiancé's dad's funeral, the neighbor fed for me so the horses had to stay in their pens. Thankfully the neighbor is an animal lover if not a horse owner so was willing to make sure that CC got her herbs everyday, though we did just mix them into a few cups of her Timothy Pellets. An aquaintance thru BHW did Reiki on her for me while I was gone, more or less a spiritual healing or life force energy. I came home to 3 bright eyed red horses who were wanting to run and play in their respective fields.
The only other thing that has changed is that we have decided to put off the follow up ultrasound which we had planned for the end of September and move it to the end of October. My fiancé will be gone mid September thru mid October, he takes his "vacation" every year and helps a family friend in their walnut huller. As long as CC continues to act, look, and display that she is feeling good I don't think the 30 days will hurt us any. We will take her to UC Davis, have the ultrasound on her kidneys and bladder, depending on how those come back we will go forward with the plan to have the bladder stone removed thru laser lithrotripsy. It is a little trickier to do that way, but the healing time is much shorter and easier on them. CC just isn't a good candidate for abdominal surgery, she is an EPIC FAIL at standing quietly anywhere let alone a stall for months at a time.
And Leo...thank you for asking, I appreciate it.

run n rate - 2014-10-24 11:51 AM The post about God Intervening by Ladyjockey made me realize I hadn't posted on here in a while...so here it is. After the incident when CC passed blood I purchased an essential oil blend from a board buddy who's mare also has kidney stones and have CC on that also. I decided to go ahead and put some short easy rides on her after she had been on the product for about a week because she gets depressed when she isn't being ridden and doesn't eat well. I also put her on a product called Novequin that is a pre- and probiotic. CC has gained weight on this combination and hasn't passed any blood either. The reason the post by Ladyjockey spurred this is I specifically remember a conversation with God I had not only when CC fractured her patella and I prayed to God that I would never ask for anything from Him ever again if my mare could be sound enough just to be a pasture pet. I know He heard me, its the only thing that explains the fact not only did she come sound again,but sound enough again to ride her and run again. Then when I got the news from the Vets that she had kidney stones and there was nothing they could do for her complete panic set in. We were in the truck headed to have lunch, I called my regular Vet to ask him more information or at least a glimmer of hope and got basically more bad news. DAve had to pull over because I thought I was going to throw up, Dave took over the phone call for me while I got out to get some fresh air. I was crying so hard that I could barely breathe, walking aimlessly down a sidewalk in a town I do not know and suddenly absolute Peace came over me. I was standing outside a Church... I remember suddenly thinking "God did not save her the first time only to lose her to something like this...you must find the answer. Stop crying, breathe and start searching." I went back to the truck and told Dave "Forget lunch, lets go get CC. We want to go home and get better."