Some alfalfa please

Tyler's visitors today were Donna, Eva, Mom and Auntie. Yesterday he was very active and seemed to be feeling pretty good. Today he was quiet and wasn't really into visiting with us. He seemed depressed and uncomfortable. He kept trying to lie down. He would make it almost down and then decide it was too painful and stand back up. He wasn't really wanting to eat either. The VT said he ate a few handfuls of grass earlier but the grass, hay and bran mash weren't really doing it for him. They took him off the lidocaine so that may be why he wasn't feeling as good today but it is good news that he is being weaned off the meds. He has icky, smelly stuff coming out his butt today and they are concerned about that. They sent a sample off to the lab and we should know tomorrow if he has a bug. His incision continues to be the number one concern. It is still leaking.

The good news is that they took him off the IV fluids today. Hopefully he will maintain hydration on his own. I was able to go in his stall and groom him. He enjoyed the attention and seemed less fussy when I was in there with him. The VT gave me a pinch of alfalfa to see if he would eat that and he did. In fact after he tasted the alfalfa he perked right up. He raised his head, hung his head out the top of his stall door and nickered to the VT to see if he could talk her into giving him some more. The VT put a call into Dr Katzman to see if maybe he could get a couple of handfuls of alfalfa.

We appreciate your continued love, support, thoughts and prayers.