I think someone missed you. 
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When they like you, miss you, or are feeling poorly they will often just get up close to you and stand there an inch away from you and not necessarily want anything but closeness.
I think he thought you sold him to the vet. He’s so happy to be home with you.
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Maybe since he is following you, a hand offered bucket of water would be accepted. I know, I know, he can’t be getting used to this, but perhaps it might kick start his water intake?
Thinking of you and wishing you and Bo all the best. 
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Would you be able to take a bucket of warm water to him? Some horses love warm water. It’s even better if you hold the bucket for him. 
ETA: And @skydy beat me to it. Definitely try it if you can.
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11:30pm: he seems to have drank about a gallon so far, split between the two tubs. It is supposed to rain again early in the AM so that might mess with my water level watch a bit. He had cleaned up his 8:30 meal except for a few scraps and was interested in another, which I delivered. HR still in the mid 40’s, all the things look normal. I’m not doing another poop check until daylight, but I will be back out there in another 3 hours to at least check his vitals and water levels and offer another tiny meal.
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I don’t see mine as often as I should these days (boarded ~70 minutes from me). When I do make it out he stands in my bubble like that. Sometimes because he just wants to be close. Other times because he wants something scratched. Up between his legs or his belly line are his favorite spots - IOW the places he can’t reach.
So glad he’s home. I just want to kiss his snoot.
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So far, so good.
I’m so happy he is home and has you to watch over him. You’re such a great horse mom! It takes a special person to care as much as you do. Thanks for being you and sharing Bo with us. 
ETA: Please take care of yourself, too, and try to get some sleep.
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I wonder what the bald belly spot might have to do with his girth area grumpiness? If only they could talk!
A dirty horse is a happy horse! Bo is so lucky to have you!
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Your Gut should have DVM listed after it 
It got you this far, trust it.
Pls do let us COTH Aunties help with Bo’s bills.
Like someone upthread said, we will if we wanna 
Love the ButtBoop video 
Bo is letting you know he’s happy to be home. 
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Everything continues to look normal. Although he’s not seeming dehydrated, he’s also not drinking as much as I’d like to see, so we’re going to work on that today. I also haven’t found any poop yet, but digestion takes time.
He has gotten over his enthusiasm for seeing me 
at 8:30 this morning, when I showed up with the halter he was like ‘mmm…think I’ll walk over that way, maybe she won’t see me’. He’s not a fan of having his gum color checked, which is the only reason I need the halter. He stands just fine for everything else.
One curious oddity of note - he seems to have a muscle (?) twitch in his jaw, not the entire muscle as they do when clenching teeth but just a thin band that runs perpendicular from the eye to the bottom of the mandible. I’ll see if I can get a video of it later, it’s intermittent and it happens on both sides.
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Good to see you, Bo!
Apologize if you mentioned it, electrolytes, a salt lick? Or both?
I wonder if the addition of hay at the vet’s office caused him to use his jaw in a way that he hasn’t moved it in a while?
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Maybe residual from the dentistry?
Apologies if that procedure was in the distant past & not repeated at the clinic.
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Good idea - I have Venmo, and most of the others - Cash App, Google Pay, Zelle. I still haven’t received the invoice… or the discharge instructions.
@findeight I have electrolyte paste, but I carried it off somewhere along with a tube of Probios paste and I haven’t been able to remember where I set them down. 
If I don’t find them by lunch time, I’ll swing by TSC when I’m in town and grab more.
@Night_Flight could be, or it could be related to the dental work he had done last Wednesday, too.
Glad he is holding steady. He looks much happier. Nothing happier than a horse with access to mud.
My first duty of the morning…check on Bo .
Susan
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I don’t have any idea how hard it is to set up a GoFundMe? That would let people donate anonymous if they want, but I assume would be more work for you.
I believe in either case we would have to PM you to get the information to follow the forum rules.
I’m happy to send a dribble via Venmo and will PM you.
Sally
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You could just let him lick table salt out of the palm of your hand… very low tech but tasty. Use Kosher salt if you are worried about iodine.
It perks their interest when they aren’t eating or drinking well or might turn up their nose if you just throw some into their feed.
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He would definitely be offended if I tried putting salt in his food I found the tubes, at lunch he had only drank maybe half a gallon more so I gave him some electrolyte paste. He was pretty offended and stomped off in the other direction when I let him go, flinging his head around. He’s probably drinking from puddles or getting some additional water in from grazing, but I’d like to see him drink more than just 2 gallons in 24 hours. I’d also like to see some poop.
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