UC Davis
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Thanks, had a senior moment. 
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I guess the next thought I have is whether or not she’s of stock horse lines and if I should test her for HYPP. 
Odds are she likely has some stock horse blood in her, unless she’s gaited (even then, could be a cross). It wouldn’t hurt more than your bank account to run the 5 panel test on her with UC Davis. Running for Frame would be optional, since I doubt you’re going to breed her. The five panel would be useful to know, especially if she’s PSSM1, so you would know what feed types would be most beneficial.
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She is beautiful! Congratulations and good luck with her!
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It’s been almost a week since Matilda came home. Her UV mask came in. It’s a little big, so we ordered the next size down and my mare will use it once the smaller mask comes in. She made faces, but accepted her new sunblock this morning. Her skin has calmed down with the hydroxyzine and her tail looks better with the daily anti-fungal. The vet is coming this afternoon for my mare and she will, hopefully, have the doxycycline. She’s a very friendly mare. She whinnies at us as soon as she sees or hears us coming.
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What a difference already; I can imagine her happy expression behind the fly mask. I’m looking forward to seeing her bloom under your care! These rescue threads seriously make me smile from ear to ear. Thank you for sharing Matilda with us! 
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Sweet Matilda
She knows a Good Thing & Good People.
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Thanks for sharing! I look forward to following your journey together. She’s going to be such a stunner with some weight and good care!
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Precious. One day their lives are sh!t and the next, an angel arrives. The joy of watching them bloom…
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We have the doxycycline! Got her first dose tonight. I’ve been reading up on anaplasmosis and…yikes! She might get a little worse before she gets better. PSSM1 can cause weird issues. She has to be on the antibiotic for a month. Vet suggested genetic testing of stock horse genetic problems to know what we’re dealing with. Power pack complete. Her tail with possible ringworm is looking better. Scabs are mostly gone and her skin looks better. Alfalfa hay is being added to her grass hay.
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Something else to check if she’s rubbing at her tail is udder cleanliness. Dirty teats are itchy!
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I am loving the updates
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She looks so much better already! I hope the treatment isn’t too hard on her.
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Bitsey is interested in the new mare. She has been hanging out on that side of the pasture to check her out.
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No worries, Bitz. Plenty of snacs for everyone.
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I finally got a weight and height tape.
Matilda is about 14.2 and weighs 650 pounds (our vet was right on). She needs to gain over 250 pounds. 
We’ll weigh her weekly from now on. There may be a lag in weight gain due to anaplasmosis. Hopefully, the antibiotic will kick in soon.
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She is a nice height IMO😘
She will get her weight back in good time. The fact that she realizes someone cares about her will reduce her stress and help with progress.
I have never had to deal with aniplasmosis, so all I can contribute is hugs and well wishes for a successful recovery:innocent:
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One of my mares had anaplasmosis last year (fever as high as 106*F- very scary to see a temp that high!). She responded very well to the antibiotics and perked back up/returned to eating within a day or two of starting treatment. Unfortunately, she wouldn’t eat the pills in her feed pan (I’ve been spoiled by other horses who eat pills like candy), so I was crushing/syringing in apple sauce. By the time the antiobiotic course was done, she had become truly awful to syringe. It’s been difficult to bring her back around to standing quietly for syringing, which is a shame because she was fine with it prior to treatment. But other than that, I haven’t seen any lasting problems from being sick. Fortunately we caught it very early.
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