Don't Google Your Symptoms!

Shortly after I wrote my last post I came out to hang with Teddy and I noticed he had what is called a pitting edema on his belly. A pitting edema is  like a swelling that when you press on it it maintains your fingers imprints. Away. I went to the internet to see what would cause this. Jim is always saying do not google your symptoms. Let me say, don't google your horses symptoms either. A few things came up but the one that stuck was renal failure. I was bummed! 

I emailed Julie again before I called the vet. Her response was great. Here is what she wrote:

"Ok this is going to sound weird.  All our emaciated rescues get what feels like edema.  It generally starts at the center line, aka belly and works up through the ribs.  Kind of feels like a fat tumor on an old dog. It's actually weight gain.  The first time I felt it I freaked out."

Teddy's just gaining weight!! 

The list of improvements is getting longer everyday. He lifts his head up when I come over and sometimes he even slips it through the fence to ask for something to eat. He walks across the corral to greet me too. I held my hand on his head and he bobbed it up and down to initiate a head rubbing. There is such a great personality emerging from this little bag of bones. 

Here's a picture of Teddy hanging out in the pasture. 

Thank you for the nudge Tracy, I needed that!!