Gia - session 261 - more walk work, and vet check
Gia's leg was still slightly swollen this morning, but it did look to be a little better. I continued with the walk work we had been doing. Once I had gotten a good stretch at the walk, I brought her up to a medium walk. Once that was established, I went back and forth a few times between free walk and medium walk, making sure each gait was solid before moving on. The work paid off, and we finished with a nice square halt! Since Gia's swelling was not going down as quickly as I would have liked, I decided to have the vet out to check it. He agreed with my assessment that it was just a small cut. He also agreed to keep her walking and keep up the ice therapy, furacin ointment and bute. He did add an oral antibiotic (SMZ's for short), and a topical wound ointment (SSD for short). He expects her to be back to normal within a few days.