Jingling for Bobby, that he gets through this latest of surely many more procedures to come. What a long process for this poor boy. He’s a trooper though and I think he will pull through like before.
Go Bobby Go.
My mom keeps me updated daily on his progress, she watches this tread daily. I myself just pray that he isn’t in too much pain and is as happy as possible in his surroundings. I think he must know how many people are pulling for him, or he wouldn’t have made it this far.
oh man…I do agree with VB in the assumption that the wall was going to come off, anyway. Still, I’m concerned. Founder…you know what I’m getting at.
Thanks for the update, and I’ll be lighting more candles as soon as I take care of my son.
I believe!
P.S. Can someone PT me on how to get the bracelets? Please?
I absolutely hate it when they put him under anesthesia, I know they don’t do it lightly. but it is scary every time.
I wouldn’t worry about him lying down. I had shoulder surgery last month and I was basically out for a week (fitfully but mostly asleep!). And it isn’t a bad thing for him to stay off those feet right now either.
It is worrisome but at least they are doing everything they can to maximize his chances and they have the ability to control his pain so if anyone can get through this Barbaro can. And it was inevitable that the faulty growth on the inside would fail so maybe it is better to get it over with sooner than later.
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P.S. Can someone PT me on how to get the bracelets? Please?[/QUOTE]
I PM’d you.
Sunday Morning ~
Thanks, Alex~
Update 1325: A couple of articles as a result of yesterday’s surgery for Barbaro:
Barbaro has more surgery on his left hind hoof, leg. This includes a couple of short quotes from Mrs. Jackson saturday afternoon:
“I didn’t know what to expect, so I can’t say that I was surprised or let down,” Jackson said. “I think they were going to clean up things and put on a cast, and that was it.”
and
“It’s an ongoing situation, but we’re certainly a step better than in July,” Jackson said.
Barbaro endures further surgery . This includes a new perspective:
“This is a very usual procedure in treating laminitis,” said Dr. David Zipf, veterinarian for the Maryland Racing Commission. "You have to cut away abnormal growth. You can’t let it keep regenerating; you have to stop it right now and start over.
"The unusual thing about the story of this horse is that he is a freak. And I mean that in a singular way. His appetite has never gone away. He keeps eating and drinking and looking at the fillies. That’s not normal.
"What usually happens is a horse founders, goes off his feed, won’t eat or drink and their kidneys begin to fail. Any other horse would have been put down weeks or months ago. That’s what makes him so unusual and special. And that’s why Dr. Richardson has said this is a day-to-day situation. There are no textbooks. It’s all play by ear.
“But what’s happening isn’t unusual - that Barbaro is persisting through this is.”
I wanted to thank Jen Duffy for posting the updates yesterday while I was at Philadelphia Park. Its tough when you know something is going on with Barbaro and you want to make sure you get the information out as soon as you have it, but are nowhere near a computer. So Jen came to the rescue.
For those who have asked:
Here is the direct link to donate at UPenn for laminitis research
Awwwwww jingles!!
I always seem to miss the vigils. DARN barn work! 
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Awwwwww jingles!!
I always seem to miss the vigils. DARN barn work! :)[/QUOTE]
Don’t feel bad WA. I usually do as well, BUT I figure I can light a candle (at home) anytime of the day or night when I do miss the vigils. I lit one on Wednesday when Barbaro was having problems. :)
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%, I thought the exact same thing. He just loving the TLC life at New Bolton…[/QUOTE]
Thanks.
Everyone here is a person but few can claim to be a percent!
Thanks to Alex~
Update 1326: No Barbaro update yet today (2:20 pm). I will endevour to get an update before the end of the day.
A quick update from my visit to Philadelphia Park yesterday. Its strange! The racing amenities now reside on the fifth floor of the clubhouse, which as you can imagine is quite far from the paddock area and finish line. There is really nowhere else in the clubhouse to watch the racing live. There was a group of us who had a table in the restaurant for the afternoon. It was good company, poor service. One of our company writes for the Thoroughbred Times, so I asked him if he would write about Hawty Creek if she performed well in her first start back. The storyline: We waited for the slot money (which is actually true). Some of my afternoon I was preoccupised with getting the Barbaro update out once it was released by New Bolton. Release means e-mailed out to media contacts, which includes me in this case. I worked with Jen to get this online as noted earlier.
Update 1327: Mr. Jackson just called (3:30p) to let us know that Barbaro is comfortable after his surgery yesterday. The Jacksons had visited Bobby earlier today. Mr. Jackson also noted that Michael Matz had visited this morning.
updated 3:50pm sunday
Thanks, Alex
So glad he’s comfortable today. We all knew this was going to be a long, tough, touch-and-go road, but that doesn’t make it any easier.
It’s also a bit of a relief that Dr. Richardson is so surprised by “our” remarkable boy! Not that I’d expect less, but it’s nice to hear (read) it.
Sorry, 5! I saw that and then tried to fix it, but couldn’t manage that, either. I’m sure that you would make a very fine percent…
As I bought a book of postage stamps the other day, I thought there was not a very good choice. I started thinking about what I would like to see and thought of, of course, a horse. Then I thought Barbaro would make a handsome stamp and would be VERY popular.
If you are in agreement and would like to support such a proposal, you need to do it in writing. Here is the page with the information.
Hi all—I haven’t followed Barbaro’s full case, but have been reading up on it.
May I ask a question–was there a reason why they didn’t amputate and give him a prostetic? Was it because of other complications that might have become due to a prostetic?
I know that, in most cases, like an athlete, you’d want to salvage the original limb at all costs. I would figure that is the same for Barbaro’s situation?
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Hi all—I haven’t followed Barbaro’s full case, but have been reading up on it.
May I ask a question–was there a reason why they didn’t amputate and give him a prostetic? Was it because of other complications that might have become due to a prostetic?
I know that, in most cases, like an athlete, you’d want to salvage the original limb at all costs. I would figure that is the same for Barbaro’s situation?[/QUOTE]
Although amputation has been done in breeding stallions it is the last chance thing. Amputees require a great deal of care and usually end up with laminitis anyway. At this point his broken leg should be strong enough to breed if they can heal up the other one. It’s certainly an option down the road though, usually it is the owner who vetos it eithre for looks or the extra care required. The extra care wouldn’t be a problem for Barbaro of course but not sure how everyone would feel seeing him with a prosthesis.
For obvious reasons amputation is more successful with smaller horses and ponies.
Akien Cura Cambiaso’s (the best polo player in the world) stallion just had part of his leg amputated - I am not sure the outcome. Last I heard 3 days after surgery he was still not up.
But then their was the case of Macho - he was the first equine amputee in India. He was a cart horse who got hit by a car. The equine hospital rallied around trying to save him, and he initially recovered well on the prosthetic. Unfortunately he caught tetanus from a donkey 3 months later and died.
Monday Morning ~
The Barbaro update should be later this morning.
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