Add this to the cost of business!!

Little bit a EWWWW factor here today. Last Friday evening we caught Gawain to take him to an event, only to find an ugly hard bump on his chin. After a thorough inspection by us to make sure it was not life threatening or contagious, we made sure he could still eat and drink...we let him back out in the pasture (Why do the kids always get sick on the weekend?!).

I had a hunch it was just an abscess as Gawain is a very playful pony and plays very rough with Apache. I was very sure Gawain had gotten kicked in the chin just right to cause all of this. In order to drain it, it was going to have to be "ready" any way....so he gets the weekend off!!

Monday we took Gawain to our favorite Vet. He confirmed my suspicions and went to the task of taking care of the sweet boy. Gwain was drugged, the abscess drained, antibiotics counted and bottled and the payment on the vets office was paid (LOL) (think about the bill you get when you take your little doggie in and make it pony size).

Now Gawain gets 2 weeks off (with pay) and we get the lucky task of cleaning out the "hole" and administering the pills (7 and a half pills 2x daily). OH well!! such is life on the ranch...and one of the reasons we have so many ponies.