The vet was out this afternoon. She described the bodyscale for horses that she uses. Zero is walking dead and nine is Storm. LOL
Rhapsody scores a two. Triumph scores a zero point five.
We may also have figured out the reason for their strange bond. Triumph does not have full vision. He had an old injury on his right eye, but his eyes are cloudy in general and that's likely how he got the injury in the first place. So it is indeed Rhap's job to keep Tri safe, and he's doing it very well. He was talking to Triumph a lot today when the vet was out, and trying to get him away from us. Rhap was very good for the vet, but he was terribly worried about Tri when he was being checked out. It is quite amazing to watch. We are treating Triumph's eyes topically and hoping that having the proper nutrition, vitamin A primarily, may be able to reverse some of the damage.
Triumph checked out at three years old, but Rhap appears to be older than his supposed age of eight. More like 12. The vet thinks that he'll be healthy enough to have his teeth done in three weeks and will take a closer look then. It will be many months before Triumph is well enough to have his teeth done or even get his vaccinations. He's got a long road ahead of him.
They are in good spirits though and are still immersed in piles of hay.
Rhapsody scores a two. Triumph scores a zero point five.
We may also have figured out the reason for their strange bond. Triumph does not have full vision. He had an old injury on his right eye, but his eyes are cloudy in general and that's likely how he got the injury in the first place. So it is indeed Rhap's job to keep Tri safe, and he's doing it very well. He was talking to Triumph a lot today when the vet was out, and trying to get him away from us. Rhap was very good for the vet, but he was terribly worried about Tri when he was being checked out. It is quite amazing to watch. We are treating Triumph's eyes topically and hoping that having the proper nutrition, vitamin A primarily, may be able to reverse some of the damage.
Triumph checked out at three years old, but Rhap appears to be older than his supposed age of eight. More like 12. The vet thinks that he'll be healthy enough to have his teeth done in three weeks and will take a closer look then. It will be many months before Triumph is well enough to have his teeth done or even get his vaccinations. He's got a long road ahead of him.
They are in good spirits though and are still immersed in piles of hay.