Saving Miss Jen: All Better

Thank goodness that didn't take long. Jen's abscess burst by Monday morning, the deadline I gave her before calling the vet :-)

She's feeling so much better. It came out her heel bulb. I think the wrapping was actually keeping it held in, so Sunday night I wrapped it very, very loosely, just enough to hold the poultice and soak on, and sure enough, out it came.

She is so much happier now, and back to racing around the hill. She couldn't wait for me to open the gate and let them all up in their "playground" area, where she was seen racing around, bucking, spinning, and having a grand old time with the girls.

We had a very early, VERY cold snap for a week. Temps were down into the 20's during the day, and teens at night. It felt more like January. I was a little worried about Jen, being the Southern girl that she was, and last winter I kept a blanket on her because she was still gaining weight. Incidentally, she has now topped the 200 pound gain mark, and is 860 pounds. She weighted 660 a week after she arrived, and had already gained in that week.

Anyway, I watched Jen closely for any signs of being cold. Her ears, chest, and flanks stayed toasty warm, an she never shivered once. She didn't stand around in the barn, or act cold in any way. I had the blanket all ready to go if needed, but I was really hoping she was now at the point where she could go "au' naturel".

Here is a photo I snapped one morning, it was around 14F, and Jen was being a little equine solar panel, soaking up the sun. That's her favorite mid-morning napping spot. The only way you can tell how cold it is, is she keeps that naked little tail tucked inside her little butt, to keep her girly bits from being exposed to the frigid air.