Sadly, I have to report that Ten Oaks Farm is closing as of December 19th, 2009. It is a beautiful farm and we will all miss it. I really appreciate that I was allowed to freely photograph there because there was always a gorgeous backdrop for the horses. For those who have been following the story of Snickers, updates will be continued from the blog for his new home at F & S (Father and Son) Farms in Lenoir City.

Home Again, Home Again

Dr. Cindy Backus's report on Snickers as written on his discharge papers and with added notes & photos of Snicker's homecoming from Tammy Shipley:

Physical Exam Findings: Heart & lungs auscult noemally.Pre-anesthetic blood work was normal. Effusion LH digital sheath. Ultrasound demonstrated fibrous adhesions within the sheath and marked thickening of the plantar annular ligament ( 7mm thick )

 

Surgery:

Tenoscopic evaluation of the LH digital sheath was carried out. Multiple adhesions were debrided. Bruising of the superficial flexor tendon was evident. The deep digital flexor tendon was normal throughout its entirety. The plantarannular ligament was transected under video guidance. The sheath was lavaged and injected with sodium hyaluronate prior to closing.

 

Exercise Instructions: Stall confine for 2 weeks. Hand-walk for 2 weeks ( 20-30 minutes twice daily ). Begin exercise under tack in 4-6 weeks.

 

Cindy came & changed his bandage on Tues.7/28. He has to have the bandage changed every 3 to 4 days. He gets his stiches out next wed.Aug.5th. He has to stay bandaged for the first 30 days. Cindy would like to re-ultrasound the flexor tendons in 6 months.

We may possibly have some photos of the actual surgery to post soon.

Kaitlin Boling has a new lesson horse and will now be giving lessons year round.

Snickers Is Home!!!

Hooray! I've heard he's doing well and I'll post details and hopefully photos later:)

The Day After

Here are some photos that Tammy took this afternoon of Snickers, the day after his surgery. He looks great!

Will Be Posting an Update

Dr. Cindy Backus will be sending an update on Snickers later today and photos of the surgery. I've added a link to Country Side Veterinary's website on the side bar, too. When I receive Dr. Backus's article, I will copy and paste it here so be looking for it. ~Sande

Snicker's surgery is today. I will keep you all posted on his progress.
This from Tammy a few minutes ago and I'm hoping to have an update from Dr. Backus to post later today:

Snickers just got out of surgery!! Yeah.The vet said he did great & is already up.We should get to pick him up on Monday,she wants to go ahead & keep him over the weekend but she says he should make a full recovery.Thanks to everyone that has been asking about him, they really become part of the family.