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As the time in the creek increased, Racer began to show me he was not happy with this part of the treatment. The weather was turning colder and I could feel the icy water biting through my rubber boots. What kind of a reaction would Racer be feeling to stand in icy water?
December 3rd-
This morning Racer surprised me by coming out of his stall at a good clip as we headed for the creek. Halfway there, he stopped and looked at me, refusing to move. I had to really threaten him to go forward. Finally he moved, and we made our way down into the creek. While we were there, I picked his feet and then stashed the hoof pick and gooming tool in the rocks at the side of the creek.
He gets bored after awhile and starts eating twigs and leaves that are submerged. After I got him out, I buted him and then mucked out the stalls being so relieved that he had finally pooped. I left him eating and came inside.
At the noon-time plunge, I decided that my cold took precedent over standing by him in the water, so I stayed on dry land. He didn’t like that idea, and kept trying to get out. He did finally stay put, but his ears were pinned and he was clearly not a happy camper. When the time came to release him, I splashed in and took off his halter and lead- climbed back on the rocks. I forgot that Trav was nearby, and Trav all of a sudden flew up the bridge and into the creek splashing and crashing and Racer tried to run out of the creekl! Not very far, and not very good, but he ran!
I called the vet, the bute has been cut back to 3 grams per day. I can’t do the 3:00 creek therapy so Mike is out there now doing it. Poor Mike, I do hope that Racer isn't giving him a bad time. |
