Curly is finally putting his full weight on his injured foot. The abscess is healing but there is still a large hole in the bottom of his foot - kinda disturbing to see, actually. We took him to the vet on Monday for a follow-up and were told that all is going as it should. Curly was not too happy to have Dr. Kress digging around his hoof and was not cooperative about holding his leg up. In fact, he nearly kicked the helper in the head! So glad he doesn't react that way to us! But then, we are much gentler in our ministrations than the staff at the vet's office.
Part of our conversation with the vet centered on different bandaging options for Curly's hoof. He goes through the duct tape very quickly and we have been changing it daily to insure that the bottom of his hoof stays as dirt-free as possible. After some brainstorming, Dr. Kress came out with some used IV bags to be used as the layer next to the gauze (they are made of a very heavy plastic). We covered this with tape, hoping that he wouldn't wear through the whole thing so quickly. Seems to have worked pretty good. Curly was able to stay in the same bandage for a few days this week, which was great because we were not able to come out to the barn due to illness around our house.
So, in summary, all is going well. Curly will be ridable in approximately 2 weeks. We are on the mend in the house, as well. And I'm thinking about buying stock in the company that makes duct tape....
