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The Story Continues
Written By: Sue Blair - Carpe Diem Farms | Issue: 2019/03 - March
While you were reading our story in the Winter Issue of Laurel about our magnificent horse, Battersea Tracy, who had two hoof surgeries performed by Dr. Ric Redden of Versailles, Kentucky, her third operation was occurring!
Two weeks after the surgery Doc Redden was back and administered a venogram of the hoof (injecting dye into the veins in the foot to see what is happening via x-rays). The infection had traveled from the lateral side where the ablation had occurred, around the toe and attacked the medial interior of the hoof, where Doc had done the two surgeries. It caused more infection in that area. The foot had grown all new tissue above the infection to fill the void and it all had to be removed plus more. Doc told us that Mother Nature had made this “lollipop tissue” grow so that the hoof would not close up. We were lucky this time and did not have to remove any more of the bone, only the rogue tissue and the further original tissue affected by the infection. There is only one-half of the internal structure of the hoof now so we have a long way to go.
We continue to be blessed by all who are helping. Have joined our Facebook team of prayer warriors and followers watching our daily updates? If you’d like to be a part of the onsite team, please come out to the farm. Tracy now wants to be out with her herd and that will continue to be impossible for many more months. We must keep her comfortable and active, giving her PEMF treatments, massage, light therapy, and grooming. We welcome volunteers and will teach you everything you need to know.
Carpe Diem Farms is a 501(c)(3) educational foundation. Please call (828) 526-2854 if you would like to be on Team Tracy!
