More people have come across my blog because they have had to encounter this ugly problem with their own precious horses. I am humbled to be able to help you know what may lie ahead in your journey. I am adding in a wonderful site that explains the problem and shows some good pictures of the problem.
http://www.roodandriddle.com/2011/09/my-horse-has-what-temporohyoid-osteoarthropathy/
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012
this is why I wrote this blog....
I received this comment today on the blog. This brought me to tears. This is the reason that I started this blog in the first place.
I've never met you or Truffles but I came across this blog when I found out my horse also had temporohyoid osteoarthropathy. Your story gave me so much hope, and helped me decide to go through with the surgery. If I hadn't found your blog, my mare would not be alive right now. Thank you so much, and I wish you and Truffles all the best.
I ask God, in Jesus' name, to help you through this terrible time. Please give your mare the time it takes to help her to get better. Do what you can to make her comfortable. If you find yourself having to get up every 4 hours to medicate her, do it. She may be left with some residual symptoms or make a complete and miraculous recovery. Please contact me any time to ask how I got through this. Be watchful for that nasty mrsa infection in the wound area, as it is actually common in horses. It makes the recovery time longer. God bless you, stay strong and remember it has been about 6 months so far in this journey for me and I think it will take 6 more but we are getting there.
I've never met you or Truffles but I came across this blog when I found out my horse also had temporohyoid osteoarthropathy. Your story gave me so much hope, and helped me decide to go through with the surgery. If I hadn't found your blog, my mare would not be alive right now. Thank you so much, and I wish you and Truffles all the best.
I ask God, in Jesus' name, to help you through this terrible time. Please give your mare the time it takes to help her to get better. Do what you can to make her comfortable. If you find yourself having to get up every 4 hours to medicate her, do it. She may be left with some residual symptoms or make a complete and miraculous recovery. Please contact me any time to ask how I got through this. Be watchful for that nasty mrsa infection in the wound area, as it is actually common in horses. It makes the recovery time longer. God bless you, stay strong and remember it has been about 6 months so far in this journey for me and I think it will take 6 more but we are getting there.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
We've come a long way....
For the past week she has not worn her mask that covers her eye with the plastic cup. I was nervous about leaving it off but I had to find out if she could do without it. Her eye has been moist and it looks like she is making enough tears to leave it off. I just picked up the last of her antibiotics, too. We are going to stop giving her these after this last batch. So ten more days and we will see how she does without anything but her normal vitamins. I hope that her own immune system is now strong enough to keep this infection from coming back. This has been a long road. I hope we are at the end of it. We will know in a couple of months if everything is back to normal. Her lip still gets a little crooked when she runs around in the bullpen but it goes away after an hour or two. It may be a forever thing but we sure have come a long way.
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