barbaro latest

[Ghostzapperfan]

Originally Posted by AeWingnut

"Barbaro became acutely uncomfortable on the foot Tuesday night, prompting veterinarians there to remove his cast. After discovering a new separation of the inside portion of the hoof, they removed damaged tissue. The center referred to the setback as significant."


it's a longshot folks.

Hope for the best but expect the worst

I can only hope for 1 thing, and that is my hope that this horse is comfortable. This animal cannot tell vets just how painful his hoof is, so I hope that the best monitoring can at least keep the horse pain-free.

If he is in agony, 100 of the best bred horses in the future are not worth it...

ALostTexan

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

I can only hope for 1 thing, and that is my hope that this horse is comfortable. This animal cannot tell vets just how painful his hoof is, so I hope that the best monitoring can at least keep the horse pain-free.

If he is in agony, 100 of the best bred horses in the future are not worth it...

ALostTexan

he is comfortable. absolutely that has been THE number one thing all along from the jacksons, that he not be in pain. it's why when they found the laminitis they chose to continue to treat him, rather than give up. barbaro has never given up, never been in pain, never been anything but bright, alert and happy. dr richardson assured them that he felt he could control the pain, and that has been the case.
they've said from the get go that they just want him to live, in comfort. breeding him would be the icing on the cake, but they just want the cake!

[kentuckyrosesinmay]

Originally Posted by ALostTexan

I can only hope for 1 thing, and that is my hope that this horse is comfortable. This animal cannot tell vets just how painful his hoof is, so I hope that the best monitoring can at least keep the horse pain-free.

If he is in agony, 100 of the best bred horses in the future are not worth it...

ALostTexan

I share the same feelings as you. Unfortunately, founder is an extremely painful disease, but I'm sure that they are doing everything in their power to keep him comfortable. However, I'd be lying if I said that I thought that he was completely pain-free because I have seen first hand what this disease does to horses.

[Danzig]

this from another article, from espn:


Dr. Scott Morrison, who applied the cast on Jan. 3, called the latest development "a bump in the road" and said Barbaro "can possibly overcome it.

"When a horse tries to grow back an entire hoof capsule like Barbaro is, complications are expected along the way," added Morrison, the head of podiatry service at Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky. "While the foot is growing back, there is some wall structure and tissue that becomes compromised along the way and has to be removed."

Though Morrison wasn't present at New Bolton when Richardson removed the loose tissue, he believes Barbaro's condition has not regressed or gone "back to square one."
"But I wouldn't say the prognosis is good for the foot," he cautioned. "It's still grim. He still has to grow a hoof wall for his prognosis to improve. There's still a long road ahead."

[Ghostzapperfan]

We can only hope not...

ALostTexan

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I truly do not believe these owners have tried to keep him alive for this reason.

they had a huge policy on him--maybe more than one. there are mortality policies for racers, and they probably took out one for breeding purposes in case he turned out to be like cigar. hell, they paid out some 16mill for war emblem because he was reluctant-so just think the payout for barbaro. it's not about the money, never has been.

[Downthestretch55]

Courage Barbaro! Keep fighting big guy!
I posted about you in my "lessons learned from chickens" thread.
You're in my thoughts and prayers.
DTS