Improvement

Slowly, but surely Riyah is improving! Those first few days were very scary to me, but Riyah has remained in good spirits, eating and drinking like normal all week. She is "stalled" in the barn aisle, with a small mesh hay net to nibble on all day. The first few days she didn't attempt to move around much at all; she flatly refused to walk on her right hind. On the third day, she began to put her hoof down and by the end of that day she was bearing some weight on it, although she was not walking on it yet. But now she walks and rests on it. She is still lame, but nothing like she was a few days ago. I am incredibly relieved. I think she is going to be OK.

Today was to be her last day on Bute. We'll see how she is in the morning. I have been using the liniment on her hock still, but should be able to discontinue that soon also. Tomorrow is the seventh day of stall rest with three to seven still to go.