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Photo of Ivory Pal by Cheri Prill Tennessee Walking Horse Issue August 2010
VETERINARIAN ON CALL
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By Dr. Sue Whitman
Horse-Angels, Inc. Horse Rescue
It seems Lily the Miniature Horse and Joey have a little problem! Lily is in training for nursing home visits and a volunteer Joey asked if she could work with her.
We take Lily into the unfinished house and the vet clinic for training after wrapping her tiny hooves to prevent slippage.
This exciting evening for Lily and Joey turned into a traumatic event however when Joey took Lily up a flight of 8 stairs without first teaching the lesson that needs to precede it: LESSON ONE is going down steps!
Lily, Joey and Sue pondered the situation for 2 hours, hoping to have the dilemma resolved before Bill got home from a football game and tried a “man way”. We covered the stairs with carpet to prevent slippage, but Lily made it clear that she believed the best approach would be one giant leap!
We knew she would land on about stair # 5 and tumble from there. We laughed, and then we cried as Lily passed several manure piles AND a huge urination on the landing!
When it came down to the final option, we had to anesthetize little Lily to bring her safely down. By then it was 11 p.m.!
Can you imagine the cost to call out a vet to anesthetize a tiny girl that was stuck on the stairs at 11 p.m.! It was one of those times when Sue was especially glad to be a vet!
Let all that read this traumatic tale learn a valuable lesson- going down is as important as going up! Joey spent the following day teaching Lily LESSON ONE!
Have a question for Dr. Whitman? Email her at dr.whitman@goinggaited.com or browse the Ask The Expert http://goinggaited.freeforum.name/forum.htmttp://goinggaited.freeforum.name/forum.htm
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