Right now, I am one of the happiest people on this planet. I never share anything “personal” but this time I must because bkforum over the past 5 years has become part of my family.
In a few of my posts I have made references to having horses. Horses have always been my constant life equalizer. They are not just pets, they are my partners and have been so more than 20 years. Two weeks ago I had my vet out to check on one of them (the younger one) due to a sinus problem. The report was not good. Most likely a tumor. A few days ago I hauled her to a clinic for further diagnosis. A hole was drilled into her head and fluid was removed and sent out for pathology. The outcome could have been one of three things: 1) a tumor that may or may not be malignant (very, very bad); 2) a cyst (very bad); or 3) an infection (bad). Needless to say I have been a complete basket case for the past two weeks as I am also dealing with an ailing (human) family member.
Today I received a call from the vet. To my delight, pathology confirmed that my horse has an infection, the least life threatening outcome of the 3 possibilities. While she is not out of the woods yet since we do not know what kind of infection she has and, therefore, how to treat it, I am, for the first time, optimistic that she will pull through, even if it requires a bit of surgery to clear up what ails her.
You cannot imagine how “relieved” I am that my large furry partner does not (at least right now) have a death sentence. She may have a long road to recovery but, I am now confident that “recovery” is in the cards - something that just yesterday seemed beyond the realm of possibility.
Thanks for reading and caring (as I know you all do).
Des.
In a few of my posts I have made references to having horses. Horses have always been my constant life equalizer. They are not just pets, they are my partners and have been so more than 20 years. Two weeks ago I had my vet out to check on one of them (the younger one) due to a sinus problem. The report was not good. Most likely a tumor. A few days ago I hauled her to a clinic for further diagnosis. A hole was drilled into her head and fluid was removed and sent out for pathology. The outcome could have been one of three things: 1) a tumor that may or may not be malignant (very, very bad); 2) a cyst (very bad); or 3) an infection (bad). Needless to say I have been a complete basket case for the past two weeks as I am also dealing with an ailing (human) family member.
Today I received a call from the vet. To my delight, pathology confirmed that my horse has an infection, the least life threatening outcome of the 3 possibilities. While she is not out of the woods yet since we do not know what kind of infection she has and, therefore, how to treat it, I am, for the first time, optimistic that she will pull through, even if it requires a bit of surgery to clear up what ails her.
You cannot imagine how “relieved” I am that my large furry partner does not (at least right now) have a death sentence. She may have a long road to recovery but, I am now confident that “recovery” is in the cards - something that just yesterday seemed beyond the realm of possibility.
Thanks for reading and caring (as I know you all do).
Des.
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