Gee, this looks suspiciously like a photo of Tex...Wait, it is a photo of Tex!
Tex was getting a little jealous of Pookey getting all the attention in our household, so I have started taking him with me each time I go out to the barn to doctor Pookey.
Since I am making about 20 barn trips per day, that means that Tex's short little legs are having to carry him quite some distance.
As you can see, he is very, very tired.
Pookey has certainly enjoyed the diversion. He is finally starting to feel well enough that he is resenting his captivity, and looking for things to do. That means banging on his stall walls, rattling his water bucket, chewing on his boards, and rubbing his tail--all of which are activities we frown upon.
He currently is in a holding pattern, until we repeat his x-rays a week from tomorrow. Friday's x-rays at Dr. Donnell's revealed no significant additional rotation (yeah!) but evidence of sinking of the third phalanx within the hoof capsule (boo!). Sinking complicates the treatment picture but we have not given up hope that we can get him reasonably sound again, as long as the rotation and sinking stop where they are and his condition stabilizes at this point.
Stability! That's what we're working toward!
Thank goodness Tex is on the job now, keeping Pookey entertained and distracted while he chills out in his stall.
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