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OMG!! 20 plus pieces?!?! That poor baby. :(

Thanks for the update. I was wondering how that surgery went. I've definitely still got my fingers crossed for him. Do you know how long until they can make a definite assertion that he will be ok?

Christie, it'll be months before they know 100%...so many things can go wrong with a case like this - colic, founder, infections, who knows.

Ugh!

K~

That's what I was afraid of. :oops: Would you please keep us updated?

KLG ........ I would like you to know that my wife and I will be praying for you two. With all of our combined faiths he will definitely find his way.

From Danny & Monique

I thought I'd update this thread. We saw Barbaro on the news last night with his vet. He's had a horrible time of it with the original bad break in his right rear leg during the race and subsequent serious issues with this left rear hoof and nothing is for certain yet but we saw him walking! He did lift the damaged leg occasionally but he did seem able to bear weight on it when walking. He even got going enough that his vet and the interviewer were moving along pretty snappy to keep up with his natural fast walking gait. It was wonderful to see him! Sure he looks rough, you can see he's been very ill but that horse is alive, walking, alert to his handlers - heck he was even grazing while the vet and the TV interviewer talked. Here's a link I found updating his condition (recent interview with his primary vet apparently).

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/h...orts-headlines

Please keep this valiant animal still in your thoughts folks.

Thats great news:D .I was watching that race on tv and i thought o no another horse lost:( .Its very weird of an animal built like a horse is to have very easily broken leg bones:confused: .

Thanks for the update Jo. I was wondering how he was progressing. Sounds very hopeful! :sweeet:

Yes, thx Jo. I haven't been able to keep up, and the last articles I had time to read, his laminitis was soooooo bad, even AFTER removing the necrotic tissue and horn, they didn't hold much hope for him. I'm glad to hear that he's doing well enough they haven't had to PHD.



R

That poor guy; I just hope that he is not suffering that much, and wasn't in that much pain (within reason; obviously it was painful for him, but hopefully the people involved relieved the pain, etc.)
I would guess that years ago, a horse in his predicament would have simply been put down. But I just hope that all in all, it is worth it to the horse to be alive and well; not just having a life of surgeries, pain and being restrained in a stall. I hope for his sake he can be out there trotting in a pasture or, better yet, be "retired" to the life of a more pampered stud :)

Many lengthy updates here. He's been resting comfortably & was even able to be led outside for grazing recently. Baby steps, but progress nonetheless! :)