Flower Watch

It's been a very rough weekend. We are on Flower Watch. Somehow, somewhere she stepped on a nail. The prognosis is not good. She's currently on bute and antiobiotics. We've soaked her foot in warm water with epson salt and betadine. We've wrapped her foot and she's in a pen close to Rabbit and Mayhem. She's wrapped in a blanket to ward off the chill and to keep her warm if she decides to lie down. She's not eating her hay but she's devouring her grain, beet pulp, and alfalfa. So far she's still drinking and eating (somewhat). Unfortunately, she stepped on the nail with her left front, which happened to be her good foot. Her right front has the ankle issue. I am debating on putting polo wrapps on her legs to see if that would help with the circulation in her front legs. But I don't know if they would interfere more or not. She is to be on antibiotics for the next 14 days. She's to be on bute for 5 days and then nothing for 5 days (as the meds are hard on their organs). We are also supposed to soak her foot every other day and keep it wrapped. I'm hoping to soak her foot every day. What's the worst that soaking could do? If she's still dead lame after this treatment, we will have a discussion with the vet to see if there are any other alternatives.

Please keep Flower in your thoughts. She's in a lot of pain but she's sassy enough to tell me "what for". She may have only been with us since mid-July but if feels like she's been with us for years.