5 Weeks On

WEDNESDAY 2ND MAY We are now at the 5 week post-op mark. I have to admit I am astounded as to the completely uncomplicated recovery Chico has had so far. Chico must have read the colic surgery recovery text book and is following it to the letter. I was warned that Chico would become hard to handle after a few weeks box rest and 'kite on the end of a lead rope' was mentioned more than once. I had feared the worse but Chico has been a model patient, we get excite head tossing and tip toe trotting for about 3 metres (from the stable to the grass!) but once we hit green it is quiet munching all the way.

His incision site has now almost completely healed, the swelling edema is reducing nicely and I am hopeful that his internal stitches are doing as well as the external site.

His condition is coming back but he has lost a lot of muscle in areas that I was working on building up (neck, hind quarters etc)but he has put on a good amount of weight and his shaved patches are regrowing nicely.