December 17, 2003

I haven’t had a chance to write in this,  Racer's coffin bone has rotated in both his front feet. I am so bummed, but I am trying to keep a positive attitude.  In what some people would call a desperated attempt on my part, I  have reached out to the animal communicator who helped me in the past. I am waiting to hear back from her to see if she will take him on.

Clint goes to see Dr. Mike and look at the x-rays, then he is coming over to take out the toes and put special shoes on him. Once he has been shod, I am trailering him to the vet clinic so he can be tested for Cushings Disease. He will stay there for two days. I only hope that the rotation will quit and he won’t be one of those horses whose bone slides all the way down through his foot. 

He is back on Bute 2 grams a day- and I am still giving him MSM and GSE and his Thyrol L-  I am so incredibly sad for him and I try not to be because I know he picks it up and it makes him antsy. He is in so much pain that I have had to put Trav completely away from him for now. His buddy is puzzled as to why Racer won't pick on him anymore. How can I explain founder to a horse, when no one can explain it to me?