A very traumatic day!

Today was not a very happy day at our barn! When I arrived, I noticed that her hind legs were swollen. When I got her out of her stall to examine them, I noticed that they were very swollen and had some cuts on them. Her left hind leg was the worst! I was very worried. I cold hosed her legs twice, once scrubbing them with betadine scrub, walked her around, applied a salve called Corona to help the healing process, as well as giving her some bute to help with the pain. Her legs hurt her so bad that she was not keen at all on the idea of me touching them to help. She was not limping at all, but she was clearly hurting. The cold hosing process was a difficult one as she has never been hosed before. Therefore, the new experience along with the pain made her very nervous. I am not sure where she got these cuts, though I believe they were from another horse in the pasture. Siren will have some cold hosing and hand walking in her future! Poor baby girl! 

This picture is of me cold hosing Siren's legs. You can see some of the cuts she acquired. However, it is difficult in the photo to see just how swollen her legs were. I was so scared at seeing her in this condition and seeing her in pain is torture. I will do everything in my power to ensure a speedy recovery for this special girl.