ridecamp@endurance.net: [endurance] Pulled Hip Muscle--Update #2

[endurance] Pulled Hip Muscle--Update #2

The Purple Demon (purpl2@teleport.com)
Sun, 17 Dec 1995 19:48:21 -0800 (PST)

Thanks alot for all the notes I've gotten! I haven't called the vet yet,
but I think I will tommorrow morning (my husband doesn't think I
should). This morning I gave Special bute, and put DMSO on it. She
spent the day blanketed in her stall. This evening I went out to check
on her, and re-evalulate her. The swelling is gone, it's softer to the
touch, and she wasn't nearly as ouchy when I rubbed it. I trotted her
out, and she looks sound in a straight line, trots fine circled to the
left, but to the right was obviously ouchy and didn't want to trot. I'm
gonna give her the week off (at least) and bring her back -VERY- slowly.
Thanks alot to the person that suggested doing lot's of bending and
stretching stuff with her when I do bring her back!! I think what she
did was, over-extend her right rear towards the front. As she stretches
it to the back just fine, but doesn't want to stretch it forward.

Thanks again for all the help and well wishes!! It's really great!

Marisa & Special "Hug me....just hug me...could ya scratch my neck??"

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