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The next few days for Libby were less than ideal. We built her a yard in the lane way (we had no stables) to keep her confined till we could get her moved. Her days consisted of standing in a yard eating and her afternoons consisted of bandage changes and IV drugs but at this stage the vet still wasn't to sure if she could be saved. So the decision was made to continue to reassess everyday, as long as she was moving in a positive direction she was safe till the next day. 

A few days later when it was decided that we would continue to treat Libby and she was moved Razara Arabians were Monica and I would treat her under the guidance of the vet. She was confined to a stable for approximately three months and after the first month she was allowed out for a pick of grass and this daily pick soon became something she looked forward to.

Libby's leg after the vet had cleaned it up.... June 16th

Although Libby has an outstanding temperament the first few weeks of confinement was hard on her. She has been on and off her feed, up and down in temperature. At one stage we thought she had colic as she was showing all the classic symptoms.  But it was soon decided that due to all the EXTRA symptoms that she had ulcers. She was put on treatment and didn’t look back! Her temperature and behaviour returned to normal and she was the happy horse she was the week before.