Hives Hives Hives

Poor poor Poppies has hives :(. He's covered in them. It's really upsetting to have him in such discomfort, he cant really go outside, and working is out of the question. I talked it over with my trainer and barn manager and we think it may be the bedding that we just got it combined with something else. He maybe having a reaction to the Hemlock wood that makes up the shavings. Another part maybe because he's due for his hock injections. Hocks are like the knees of a human and are located half way up the back leg. As a horse gets older they lose fluid in the hock joint so the vet will come and inject a special fluid in to give more of a cushion, this makes the horse feel much better. So in the end he now has a new type of bedding and the vet is coming to giving him injections on Thurs. Well I have to beg money from the rents for the vet visit.