However, by Friday the wound had grown and there were indications of underlying infection. After checking it out, we put out word to everyone to keep an eye on her but it wasn’t an emergency situation at that point. On Wednesday August 31, we got a call from a visitor that June, a 12 year old mare, had a cut on the bottom of her leg near the top of her hoof.
She still has a long road to recovery ahead of her.
Please continue to keep June in your thoughts, and send her all the good energy you have to spare. We are grateful for their willingness to work with us to make sure June is as comfortable as possible ("put some dirt and hay in her water trough to make it look like a puddle" is probably not advice many vets get and are willing take!). Not only is this a difficult case medically, but dealing with a semi-feral horse is not SOP for most veterinary hospitals. We'd also like to thank our team of veterinarians for everything they're doing to save June. We couldn't do this work without you, and there really aren't enough words to express our gratitude. Her vet bill will be substantial but we know that we can count on you to help us make sure June will continue to receive the care she needs in order to survive. We are so grateful for the outpouring of support you've show June. Things could change at any minute, and there are a ton of secondary issues that could arise, but for right now we are happy to report that June is doing as well as anyone could expect, and we are keeping our fingers crossed that she continues moving in the right direction. She is not out of the woods yet, but everyone is encouraged by her progress so far. So far there haven't been any signs of the pythiosis returning but if it does she will have to go back into surgery to remove it. She's had several bandage changes since surgery last Thursday and the vets are very pleased with how well it's healing. The wound on her leg is looking quite good. She is bright and alert and got to go outside for some grass, which we know will definitely help improve her appetite and her mood in general. This morning she is off IV fluids and nutrition and also off most of the drugs she'd been on for the last couple days. Friday was concerning, Saturday she was a little better, Sunday she went downhill again, but then by yesterday she started showing signs of improvement and the vets are cautiously optimistic as she seems to be trending in the right direction now. On Friday she developed colitis (inflammation of the large intestine), which the vets immediately began to treat aggressively as it can quickly become fatal. Update on June, the mare we have at NC State right now undergoing treatment for pyhthiosis (you can read about her rescue here: We've waited until today to post anything because things were touch and go over the weekend, but as of this morning June is doing quite well all things considered.
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