I am so grateful to my tribe for supporting me and caring about Apache and I during this very stressful time. While Apache was having the enucleation surgery, I left my truck and horse trailer at the Vet Hospital and my friends took me out for lunch where they tried to distract me from worrying about my sweet mare.
It mostly worked for a while, but my thoughts kept straying towards Apache and worrying if she was ok.
While we were at the restaurant, Apache's Vet called to inform me that the surgery was a great success and that Apache was doing extremely well. Her heart rate had dropped which meant that she wasn't in any pain anymore. The Vet also told me that Apache would be staying at the horse hospital barn overnight for observation and she advised me to bring a flake of hay and some of Apache's Timothy hay pellets to mix with her powdered antibiotics.
So, after picking up Apache's feed, we drove back to the Vet Hospital to drop everything off and visit with my precious Apache mare.
She was tucked into a cozy stall and was still groggy from the sedation, and her head was wrapped in bandages. She seemed very out of it and I didn't expect any reaction from her, but I still approached and stroked her and gave her a hug...or two.
It mostly worked for a while, but my thoughts kept straying towards Apache and worrying if she was ok.
While we were at the restaurant, Apache's Vet called to inform me that the surgery was a great success and that Apache was doing extremely well. Her heart rate had dropped which meant that she wasn't in any pain anymore. The Vet also told me that Apache would be staying at the horse hospital barn overnight for observation and she advised me to bring a flake of hay and some of Apache's Timothy hay pellets to mix with her powdered antibiotics.
So, after picking up Apache's feed, we drove back to the Vet Hospital to drop everything off and visit with my precious Apache mare.
She was tucked into a cozy stall and was still groggy from the sedation, and her head was wrapped in bandages. She seemed very out of it and I didn't expect any reaction from her, but I still approached and stroked her and gave her a hug...or two.
But she surprised me when I spoke to her, by lifting and turning her head towards me and quietly nickering. I immediately knew I had done the right thing by her, because she wasn't suffering in extreme pain anymore. Her reassuring nicker and acknowledgment let me know that.
The Vet said I would be able to come back the next day after 11am to take Apache back home. I was relieved that Apache was staying overnight at the horse hospital barn overnight, just in case anything went wrong post-surgery.
I went home that evening, and at the wise advise of my friends, I took a hot bath, drank a glass of wine and went straight to bed. It was my first good night of sleep in a long time.
To Be Continued.....
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