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*The Hoof Abscess Saga…aka Addy’s Last Post*

*The Hoof Abscess Saga…aka Addy’s Last Post*

I had an entire post which had almost been completed prior to my recent cardiac “procedure”…(last Friday)….. It was all about Addy’s hoof-health and how it had improved/resolved/& healed….. Suzanne-Annette came over to bathe and body-clip the girls…to keep them more comfortable…(because their excessive winter coats are not necessary in Florida)….. Addy was bathed…clipped…and happy on Wednesday…alert…with a good appetite….. On Thursday morning…with my normal morning head-count….. …..I found Addy laying down…unable to get up…and struggling to breathe…..?….. Stevie Wonder…

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*****The Protocol*****

*****The Protocol*****

**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** I can’t tell if this is last month’s original abscess or a new one….. It doesn’t matter…the treatment doesn’t vary much….. Addy’s on her feet and moving better now….. She’s had a low-grade temperature…the abscess has been oozing a mixture of blood & pus….. I know it’s gross…but it’s good it’s open and draining…if only to relieve some of the inner hoof pressure from the compressed fluids….. However…because it’s open (with the blood…

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