Miste updates

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November 5, 2008 - 50 days and counting -

After being at Raindance for 50 days, Miste has finally gained enough weight that you can no longer see her ribs. She actually looks like you would expect a 25 year old mare to look, and the best part is that she continues to gain weight.
She still has 5 more days of antibiotics to go before she has had her full 30 day run and we may continue them a little longer just to be sure, but we have not seen any discharge from her sinus infection for 2 days now. Last night she actually used her bad nostril to sniff the treat we were offering her, to decide if it was something she was going to eat or not. I was pretty excited!!!!
She will now run and jump around when we let her out of her stall in the morning and last weekend when she went into the arena, she put her tail up and ran almost half way across it before throwing her head up, stopping and looking all around her.
Her care team, Paula and Carole, were there and they just stood and oohed and aaahed at how majestic she looked.

October 3, 2008: Thanks for all the notes about Miste - she enjoys reading your email! Miste is doing MUCH better. She’s gaining weight at a rate we never expected given her frail condition when we brought her in and her age. We’ll get some shots this weekend and get them uploaded (wish I had a good way to catalog all of the photos we have!) - those that have come out to visit are shocked at the difference. Her eye is clearing, her respiratory infection has cleared to the point that you can’t hear her gasping and wheezing as she tried to breathe. All the hugs and the meds along with the grain, supplements and alfalfa hay (thanks Vic77!) have made a world of difference in that old girl’s life. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers!

September 21, 2008: Miste is showing a lot improvement in just one week. Already she’s gaining weight, a little less ribby and her hips are a little less prominent. Her eyes are definitely brighter and she’s paying attention to activity around her now, as opposed to her arrival in which she kept her head drooping and didn’t care what was going on around her. She’s even showing some crabbiness to the ‘kids’ in the barn as we bring them in at night for graining and rest - a definite good sign!