Two Weeks Past Surgery

Riyah has made it to the two week mark and had her follow-up with the vet. He thought she was moving better than pre-surgery. Her hock is still quite swollen, but he told me that was not unusual at this stage following an invasive procedure like she had. He injected the joint with Adequan, and I will give her 5cc IM every 4 days for six treatments. I am also giving her Rapid Response HF+ which should help, too. The vet told me that was a good backup to have going.

Dr. Cody also instructed me to start hand-walking Riyah (yay!) 15 minutes a day. When I got home I walked her around in the arena and she was happy to be out of jail! The first thing she wanted to do was roll in the sand! I am going to re-arrange the panels in the barn to give her a slightly bigger area and to let her wander outside to stand in the sun. That should be good for her.

Keno and the Babysitter are hanging out with Riyah. Keno has stepped up to the plate and is back in the number one spot as far as riding goes and I must say he seems happy about that. We had a great ride in Payson Canyon last week and had fun jumping a few logs here and there.