I felt like I spent the whole month focused on what was going on under Rory's tail. The swollen fetlock took a while to go down, and I didn't do a lot of riding. This poop juice thing is stealing my energy and worrying me more than ever. Everything we try seems to help a little bit, but doesn't get anywhere near resolving the problem and it takes weeks to figure out how much of a difference anything made.
The Equi-Shure didn't work as hoped, but the three week cycle has been disrupted. He had a dirty bum for three weeks straight in December. His tail bag is disgusting, and his poor bum coated most of the time, and it's too cold to clean him up properly. I'm sure there must be some pain or internal discomfort for him too.
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| Rory checking out the barn kitten |
Right before Christmas the vet came out for another check up and discussion of options. We eventually decided to try him on 5 Prednisone tablets per day and see if it would relieve any inflammation in his hindgut and give his body a chance to heal properly. But we also agreed that if he failed to show significant improvement the biopsy would be our next step.
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