Izzy's Leg: Update 13

The scab is gone! The scab is gone! Oh, sweet Jesus, the scab is gone! And oddly enough, it fell off on the day of the last update. I think I inadvertently helped it off after all!

April 11 - Bandages come off

April 28 - weird scab won't fall off

May 2 - weird scab DOES fall off!

It was on Saturday, the day we went out to Summer Lane Farm for the trail ride. When we pulled back into the barn yard, Izzy celebrated our return with some wild cantering, bucking, and general mayhem. I hollered out a friendly hello to him, but I let him be as we unloaded the horses and tack.

I turned Speedy out for a good roll and drink like I always do, and then I puttered around returning all my tack to its rightful place. I set up the sprinklers, sat in the shade for a few minutes checking Facebook, and then went and brought Speedy back to his stall.

When I finally when to get Izzy, a good thirty of forty minutes had passed. Like I always do, I gave his body a visual scan to check for booboos or bites or anything that might need to be doctored. When my eyes landed on his leg, I saw a little blood seepage.

I took him over to the wash rack to hose it clean. After it had softened up a little, I was able to pick off the stuck on dirt and hay to reveal a very different looking wound than the one I had left that morning. While it still doesn't look as good as it did the day the bandages came off, I think this is an improvement.

Now the wound looks bumpy and rough, and it did fill the day after the scab fell off, but by the next day the filling was gone. My guess is that it has another month of healing.

I'll keep you posted.