The Chapel Royal filly finally had her hernia repair surgery. This morning was cool and sunny- perfect. My vet, Dr. Stott, said we could do this on the farm and he pulled it off very neatly. The filly was probably " down and out of it" for only about 20 minutes. He repaired the stomach wall and put in about 6 dissolvable stitches to close everything and she was back on her feet in no time at all. She is the barn for a week or so. I just went to check on her and she is a little wide -eyed, but otherwise fine. My big foxhunter, Louis, the one with the broken coffin bone, is keeping her company in the barn. She is a little wide -eyed looking at him too because Louis is enormous and he is trying to be a good babysitter but it's a little like asking Hulk Hogan to hold your baby!
The fall is coming. Tonight and last night are both down in the 50's. I even put sheets on the two yearlings that are going to the sale. One, the Dance for Ravens, did not like his "pajamas" and, Houdini-like, has managed to get it off both nights. Tonight , I had barely turned around and it was off and he was grazing a few feet away like nothing happened.
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