Update

This week has gotten off to a slow start compared to last week. Here's an update on what's been happening on Equine Surgery.
1. On Monday we ended up euthanizing PJ. She'd had a difficult and painful weekend, and everyone was in agreement that she shouldn't have to suffer anymore. I know it was a difficult decision for the owner to make, but now that sweet mare isn't in pain anymore. My heart aches for the owner as I know that 18 years together will be hard to get over.
2. Right now we have a three year old filly who ran through a wooden fence and subsequently obtained multiple lacerations on her neck, chest, and legs. She came in over the weekend and will be going home tomorrow.
3. We also have our rotation's long term patient "Poppy" who came in over a week ago for castration, lameness exam, atrial fibrillation (irregular heartbeat), and a dental exam. When we obtained Poppy, he had already been castrated and his a-fib had been converted to a normal rhythm. Today he went in for surgery to remove bone fragments from three of his joints. Poppy appears to be very disease prone as he has also come down with a fungal dermatitis and thrush while he's been here. And while he was in surgery, his heart converted back to a-fib. This horse just has no luck.

We've also had a horse with a fracture in his knee, a foal with a turned out leg, and a horse with a swollen fetlock. Tomorrow looks like it's going to be a slow day, but who knows. Maybe we will finally get to see a colic surgery!