Re: sore, sore, sore

On Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:55:55 -0700 (PDT), MA Sandy
<sandrabrown_509@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>... we called him thinking we
>were going to have to euthanize Billy.  Turns out the pain in his foot
>was causing him to develop an ulcer (along with the bute he was
>taking!) and some Gastroguard and a nerve block in the sore foot
>created a whole new horse the next morning when I arrived to do
>chores!
>
>
>And to answer some more points from above:
>He will NOT be forgotten again on the next shoing cycle.  As I said
>before, entirely my fault for not paying better attention.
>
>...YES, I know they can
>colic and/or founder if not managed correctly.  
....
>As a vet tech, I am trained to triage emergencies on a regular basis
>with the small animals with which I work. 
>.... So, I know I won't
>change the opinion that I am bordering on abuse for my horse, but I am
>not going to call the vet EVERY time something happens.  I asked for
>opinions on what I saw, and I have been treated like the village idiot
>by some people for doing so.
>
>So, I guess I won't let the door hit me on the ass on the way out, but
>I will just go back to lurking here instead of posting.  My thanks to
>those who posted helpful info and suggestions; that really was all I
>was asking about and for.
>Sandy

I used to wonder about this punitive, spiteful-seeming, even  superior
attitude I often saw when I joined this group two or three years
 ago.

I am more inclined now to refrain from reacting to such outbursts,
because I think I now see at least one reason for it.

 People who really enjoy the owner****p or handling of horses,
some of whom have been of the same mind since they were children,
get the unwanted op****tunity to see the sad fixes that some of their 
animals get into.   

 There is a dreadful tendency (which I think may be associated
 with the nurturing habit of women even more than men)  to blame
themselves for the lameness, sickness and death of their beloved
horses.

 It goes without saying, we tend to project our guilt and sorrow on
others.    So I conclude that there is room to overlook the hurtful
comments, in the same way that a vet tech will not blame an
 injured dog for biting. You can pretty sure that the NG dog that
snaps at you, has been afflicted some time in the past.

Brian W