tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post2818790747525437528..comments2023-08-03T04:01:42.288-04:00Comments on Dream Big: Mikey Needs SurgeryCodex Dressagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-82065163527722554222015-01-28T16:05:46.814-05:002015-01-28T16:05:46.814-05:00Sounds horrible, sure, but better. Faster. I total...Sounds horrible, sure, but better. Faster. I totally get it. These horses love to move, when their movement is painful, it's horrible for them.Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-20436170900660141922015-01-28T13:54:44.811-05:002015-01-28T13:54:44.811-05:00My trainer estimated $2-3k for it (she called sinc...My trainer estimated $2-3k for it (she called since the vet was still poking around). I hope it's on the lower side of that obviously, but the top isn't a problem. I was an actuarial forecasting intern for a summer in NJ, I saved everything from the summer (I made more per hour there than I do now) and stashed it away just in case I couldn't get a job after college or if he colicked and needed surgery. Well he needs surgery! At least it's not colic. I'll have to start tossing money back in for that if it ever happens...<br /><br />My only concern is him not coming out of anesthesia well. I knew one horse that broke a shoulder coming out, but I know so many more that came out of it just fine. This is going to sound horrible, but I'd rather lose him because he fails to come out properly than to watch him slowly go lame (I'm sure at that point he'll be in pain) because I was afraid to fix him.<br /><br />My trainer seemed to think his recovery would be a couple weeks, also better than I thought. I was expecting to not have him back for several months. I just want my boy back, healthy and happy!Codex Dressagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04736021620789376995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4010353728052033100.post-26588326350731484482015-01-28T13:39:25.696-05:002015-01-28T13:39:25.696-05:00Crap! Ugh. Bone chip removal is a pretty common su...Crap! Ugh. Bone chip removal is a pretty common surgery. I don't think you have too much to be worried about, except cost! :) That said, I haven't had a horse of mine go through it while I owned them. I do know it's really common in racehorses on that track. Guinness has a small chip from his right fetlock that ended up about mid canon bone. It doesn't cause a problem there, so we haven't worried about it. Obviously the chips in the bone are often a bigger issue!<br /><br />Fingers crossed the surgery is on the affordable side, and the downtime won't be too long for Mikey!Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13004088333430762406noreply@blogger.com