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Post by coconut on Nov 26, 2008 1:10:04 GMT -5
I was trying to keep up with Krabask's story while I was away via brief moments I was allowed to peek back into my mainland life. I've brought him back much aloha and he was talked about quite frequently while we were away. Les & I both wish him the best & Hope he gets to tend babies for a long long while & that it makes him very happy
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Post by schwung on Dec 2, 2008 20:24:57 GMT -5
Krabask had his tumor removal today. Everything went fine, he was very well behaved and she did it with just a local. It's in an awkward spot so the only concern is him pulling his stitches out when he lowers his head, and we are trying to feed him up high to minimize the pulling, but of course we can't keep him from putting his head down ever.
It will take about a week to get the pathology results back.
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Post by schwung on Dec 10, 2008 16:10:59 GMT -5
I just got the results back last night from the cytology on Krabask's tumor. So, the news is pretty good. The tumor was malignant, a form of sarcoma that can metasticize, but does so at a very slow rate. Dr. Hannah got clean margins on the removal and there are no signs that it has spread. This type of tumor also has a higher liklihood of recurrence in the same location, so we'll have to keep an eye on that, but in a nutshell it looks like he is going to be just fine! Krabask continues to have a very healthy big appetite and I think he's looking better already. He had to spend the last week in a stall because he has stitches right over his scapula which the vet was worried he would pull out (and he also got all his food fed up high, but he would immediately take his hay out of the hay bag and throw it on the ground before eating it, so much for that idea) He would whinny (VERY loudly) when the other horses got to go out and he had to stay in but soon would give up and go back to eating. But the stitches are holding great and we attached a foam pad underneath his blanket so it wouldn't rub, and that is working great, and he is able to go out into a paddock now during the day. In another week, he'll get the stiches out and he's been off bute for a few days now. All in all, he's doing great!
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Post by Whitewolf821 on Dec 10, 2008 17:14:03 GMT -5
Yay! I've had my fingers, arms, toes, legs, eyes, etc all crossed for Krabask waiting for these results!! ;D
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Post by coconut on Dec 10, 2008 18:47:26 GMT -5
That IS good news and we could sure use it! I hope to see him out and about with his new horse friends soon!
YAY!!! ;D
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Post by monicabee on Dec 10, 2008 23:33:16 GMT -5
Handling Krabask even for fleeting moments is a rare pleasure. He is such a gentleman, he doesn't draw attention to the fact that he's helping you put the halter on - it just slips on like silk. Moving him from stall to stall is like a dance.
I'm thrilled to hear his prognosis is good!
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Post by shekaberry on Dec 11, 2008 16:03:19 GMT -5
Oh, Monica, I LOVE how you write! He is a gentleman and his pointy arab ears are precious!
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Post by schwung on Dec 17, 2008 4:04:50 GMT -5
Krabask got his stitches out today and he has healed up great. I hadn't peeked under his blanket in a while so today when Dr. Hannah was here we took a look under his jammies (he's actually wearing two right now) and WOW, he has gained a ton of weight! I couldn't even see his ribs, and his butt is mostly all filled in now! With as much as he has been eating, I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but still, its only been about a month since he first came here and he looks amazing. I will try to get some pictures as soon as it warms up a bit and I don't have to feel bad about taking his blankets off.
Hannah says he's ready for his dental float and shots, so that's going to be next for him. He's going to be ready for a home soon!
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Post by lisam on Dec 17, 2008 20:02:24 GMT -5
Does he already have a home lined up?
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Post by schwung on Dec 17, 2008 20:15:49 GMT -5
Not exactly. I have one tentative home for him in January but no committments yet. The previous owner does have a place for him to go if all else fails, but I would really like SAFE to find him a permanent retirement home. He's a nice horse that someone could still do some light riding on and he has a ton of training and is such a nice boy!
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Dec 17, 2008 22:39:24 GMT -5
Jaime- I may have a line on an EXCELLENT home for him.......i just spoke to my farrier today and she gave me a heads up on a great home looking for a horse just like this guy! I will contact her and tell her to have them get their application to you!
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Post by schwung on Dec 17, 2008 22:51:06 GMT -5
Wonderful Chelsea! He's such a nice boy...he'd be a great first horse for someone as he has a lot to teach someone. And excellent manners...he stood like a rock untied while he had his stitches removed.
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Post by monicabee on Dec 18, 2008 16:06:12 GMT -5
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Post by mytwoponies on Dec 18, 2008 17:42:55 GMT -5
Monica's story made me tear up I'm so glad we knew who he was. I mean- what if they had changed his name and called him Tootsie? It's so strange & heartbreaking for me to see him older and in poor health. But he is still showing off that gorgeous hookey neck of his. He was always a nice horse and could have easily gone further in the show world than he did. He was well cared for most of his life so I hope he can come back quickly.
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Post by equustp on Dec 20, 2008 13:34:07 GMT -5
Krabask is a true character -- he actually gives a new meaning for the word. I am SO happy to hear that he is putting on weight. Due to various reasons, I haven't been able to make it out to visit him again, but I'm hoping to as soon as the roads are passable.
I can tell you wonderful stories about this boy. Cameras are his "thing". He will turn into a HUGE show-off if you show him a camera. When I first bought him, he was deathly afraid of plastic bags -- they were the thing used to "ramp up" the Arabians for photos. I decided to get him over that and started feeding him carrots out of them. Ever after, he has looked at plastic bags and thought "Carrots?!"
I also used to walk to his stall, open it up, hold out his halter and tell him "Put your face on!" and he would put his head in the halter. He would stand after riding with no halter and wait for me to untack him and groom him -- not moving an inch. He would follow me anywhere without me actually holding on to him -- on the way to the arena for a ride, on the way back for untacking, out to the paddock...
He was often confused for a Trakehner due to his long back and neck, big bone, and big trot. At the time of his "retirement" he was working twice a day and someone had asked me if he was a Quarter Horse, he was *that* buff and muscled. I was really hoping to continue showing him for a long time, but it was crushing to see him develop arthritis in that hind fetlock.
He is so sensitive that a child can handle him. Even if he's having a "swoon" on the end of the leadrope, he is VERY careful not to get in his person's space. If I let him loose to free-lunge, he would show of his very BIGGEST trot, with his face turned directly to me as if to say "See ME!" When the Arabian show world came up with the idea of "Liberty" classes, I was so disgusted by what I saw them doing to get the horses to go... and then have something like 5 minutes to catch the horse! I wanted so badly to take Krabask out and show them what a Liberty class was meant to be. He would romp for the sheer joy of moving, with no instigation on my part, and when I was ready to catch him, he would turn to me and wait. None of the freaked out, bug-eyed nonsense. Just pure joy and "attitude".
He never would lunge properly. I was told that as a young strapping Arabian boy (bigger than many of the breed) the owners would throw him on the lunge line to "control" him. Subsequently, he never relaxed on the lunge line. He was a riding horse pure and simple. He *loved* to go out on trails and would walk in his biggest, loosest walk, turning his head from one side to the other to take in all the sights. He *does* have a lot of good years left in him (thank Goodness!). He would be great for trail riding, but a beginner might find his big trot a bit frightening -- his back moves a lot, and his trot can very big to ride.
He is very, very special, and I ache over the fact that I don't have a place to keep him. Else he would never have left in the first place...
~Tammy
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