Blister update

Blistering Winds · 12-28-2006, 07:31 AM

Well, not much "improvement".....

We've now got one nasty size pocket over and below his hip that we are hoping to work down to the current stifle opening.....his belly abcess/edema had dissappeared some...and his shoulder is now "progressing" even further to where the abcess has begun to soften (it hardens into this MASS first...then liquifies ....this is a weird disease to say the least....)

So today, before the snow hits us again, he's getting a full bath, top to bottom and 3 lances. One between his front legs where one has "settled" and not letting up....his shoulder will get at least one.....and his stifle might be the 3rd lance....if it isn't still open (basically, first rip the scab open, scrub it down type stuff)

then drain most everything we can. Try to get mister sideways hunchback down to looking like a normal horse again.

I've got pics from yesterday once I find the camera......

BUT, he's still alive and kickin.

Vix · 12-28-2006, 07:45 AM

Yay for some improvement at least! Even if it is just a little bit...Poor Blister, sounds like he's being a trooper. Good to hear that his shoulder is getting a bit better, I just can't believe how strange that disease is either! I'd never heard of it before except for on here. How fast did he start getting edema on the rest of his body after his shoulder started? I think I missed that thread...

Anxiously awaiting pictures!

Cyn · 12-28-2006, 10:16 AM

Poor Guy... This illness does suck. Hopfully things will start progressing faster...

Poor guy getting a bath... You must have indoor?

Quick2Skip01 · 12-28-2006, 10:16 AM

That disease as a whole is just odd. I never really knew much about it, until reading about it here. Im praying for Blister, and hoping he gets better!

ches · 12-28-2006, 01:47 PM

Glad to hear he's holding up. Have you managed to put any weight on him? Or at least is he holding steady weight wise?

ryu2832 · 12-28-2006, 01:47 PM

Wow, this whole PF thing is making Tom's Stromal Abcess feel like a walk in the park.

I'm glad he's holding steady, sooner or later you will get him drained out--hopefully sooner!

3WishesDun · 12-28-2006, 01:51 PM

Poor Blister! Best wishes for a full recovery.

countryacres · 12-28-2006, 04:57 PM

Poor guy. Atleast he is going in the right direction. Go Blister Go!! LOL

SpiritSaddle · 12-28-2006, 05:24 PM

Sounds gross. =P Poor guy, but at least he's doing better!

Hooray for being a good mommy!!

Blistering Winds · 12-29-2006, 12:14 PM

Well, after a very COLD bath......I now have a clean horse.

Closer inspection, his hip is actually great. might have some, but not enough to lance....his stifle is sealing up and no signs of anymore "hip" area yuck to worry about.

Squished around the one between the legs, and I think that one is draining the shoulder. Lanced the shoulder, NADA. But.....there is now a weakness for it to come to. Lanced between the legs, got something, not sure but at least that now is weak.

As for weight.....we haven't been getting what we are supposed to be getting. So we are working on other arraingements since the BO and Son are in danger when they go to split the two horses up, knowing there is food involved. Blister can't move fast enough and was going to get hurt trying to get out of the pen with the other horse...if not the Bo.

So I'm going out myself to do it....till we can move horses around.

12-28-2006, 07:31 AM	#1
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,098 Images: 836 Blog Entries: 17	Blister update Well, not much "improvement"..... We've now got one nasty size pocket over and below his hip that we are hoping to work down to the current stifle opening.....his belly abcess/edema had dissappeared some...and his shoulder is now "progressing" even further to where the abcess has begun to soften (it hardens into this MASS first...then liquifies ....this is a weird disease to say the least....) So today, before the snow hits us again, he's getting a full bath, top to bottom and 3 lances. One between his front legs where one has "settled" and not letting up....his shoulder will get at least one.....and his stifle might be the 3rd lance....if it isn't still open (basically, first rip the scab open, scrub it down type stuff) then drain most everything we can. Try to get mister sideways hunchback down to looking like a normal horse again. I've got pics from yesterday once I find the camera...... BUT, he's still alive and kickin. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

12-28-2006, 07:45 AM	#2
Vix Senior Member+ Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 2,397 Images: 346 Blog Entries: 5	Yay for some improvement at least! Even if it is just a little bit...Poor Blister, sounds like he's being a trooper. Good to hear that his shoulder is getting a bit better, I just can't believe how strange that disease is either! I'd never heard of it before except for on here. How fast did he start getting edema on the rest of his body after his shoulder started? I think I missed that thread... Anxiously awaiting pictures! __________________ May the horse be with you.

12-28-2006, 10:16 AM	#3
Cyn Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,660 Images: 846	Poor Guy... This illness does suck. Hopfully things will start progressing faster... Poor guy getting a bath... You must have indoor? __________________ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ I've Been Snowballed!And BAMBOOZLED by the monkey gang!

12-28-2006, 10:16 AM	#4
Quick2Skip01 Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan Posts: 4,167 Images: 290 Blog Entries: 7	That disease as a whole is just odd. I never really knew much about it, until reading about it here. Im praying for Blister, and hoping he gets better! __________________ ~2008 ABRA National Reserve High-Point Amateur~ Woot Woot! Horse Power- (Informal) The extraordinary capacity of the horse to elevate the human spirit.

12-28-2006, 01:47 PM	#6
ryu2832 Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Iowa, USA Posts: 3,011 Images: 43	Wow, this whole PF thing is making Tom's Stromal Abcess feel like a walk in the park. I'm glad he's holding steady, sooner or later you will get him drained out--hopefully sooner! __________________ "We do what we must because we can." Aperture Laboratories

12-28-2006, 01:47 PM	#5
ches Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,472 Images: 38	Glad to hear he's holding up. Have you managed to put any weight on him? Or at least is he holding steady weight wise?

12-28-2006, 01:51 PM	#7
3WishesDun Senior Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: At My Wit's End Posts: 17,124 Images: 656 Blog Entries: 27	Poor Blister! Best wishes for a full recovery. __________________ Madness takes its toll. Please have exact change. The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep. -Frost I've Been Snowballed!

12-28-2006, 04:57 PM	#8
countryacres Senior Member+ Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,193 Images: 65 Blog Entries: 1	Poor guy. Atleast he is going in the right direction. Go Blister Go!! LOL __________________ The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears. ~Arabian Proverb It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans Be yourself b/c those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind.

12-28-2006, 05:24 PM	#9
SpiritSaddle Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,175 Images: 102	Sounds gross. =P Poor guy, but at least he's doing better! Hooray for being a good mommy!!

12-29-2006, 12:14 PM	#10
Blistering Winds Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Augusta, Kansas Posts: 32,098 Images: 836 Blog Entries: 17	Well, after a very COLD bath......I now have a clean horse. Closer inspection, his hip is actually great. might have some, but not enough to lance....his stifle is sealing up and no signs of anymore "hip" area yuck to worry about. Squished around the one between the legs, and I think that one is draining the shoulder. Lanced the shoulder, NADA. But.....there is now a weakness for it to come to. Lanced between the legs, got something, not sure but at least that now is weak. As for weight.....we haven't been getting what we are supposed to be getting. So we are working on other arraingements since the BO and Son are in danger when they go to split the two horses up, knowing there is food involved. Blister can't move fast enough and was going to get hurt trying to get out of the pen with the other horse...if not the Bo. So I'm going out myself to do it....till we can move horses around. __________________ HGS is a very powerful, addicting place that is just as bad as cigarettes, however healthier for you AND your horse.

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