Poorly Cirrus and Fab Doughnut!

Today a day of two halves - Cirrus had the vet to see what was going on in his lungs - answer, definately pnuemonia. Not good. He took a tracheal wash, despite Cirrus constantly coughing, which can make it hard - they don't usually cough constanly while the endoscope is down, so it shows how senstitve his trachea is. There was some blood as well. He's got quite a bit of mucus down there as well despite not ever having a runny nose. Though I read that horses with a productive cough often look as if they are chewing and swallowing after a cough (ick!) which he has been doing.

So when the vet has the results of the cultures and analysis we'll be able to give him the correct antibiotics - kinda hope they are injectable as he's much easier to do that to than try and get him to eat them!! Poor baby seems to be feeling well enough in himself though. I took the opportunity of him still being somewhat sedated to do his feet!!

And the other half of the day was much better - I'd found a cheap shetland bridle on ebay, and found that they also sold mini magic bits, so I got both. I took them out to Doughnut and he was so laid back I ended up bitting him for the first time! He was fab - put the bridle on in bits and he accepted it very well, then I led him (on the headcollar) up to the house to show everyone how grown up he was - and back. He was mouthing it as you would expect but not fighting it or disturbed by it - happily thinking he should be allowed to eat the grass! This is him:



So proud of him! I'll leave it a day or two, then do it again in an equally casual way - seems to be the way to do things with Do, just assume he's going to be fine (while keeping a weather eye out of course). His owner was worried that he would be afraid of big blokes, but he's been totally happy with my dad and Alex, my BIL - though both have nice friendly aura's even though they are big men. I can imagine he'd be different with someone less approachable.

So good day in its ways - at least we know more about what is wrong with Cirrus (and I'm glad I did call the vet back in, not that anybody really could ignore such a persistant cough, and Doughnut made it special with his achievement.