"Scooter"

Owner, Abbey Zeller

Abby Zellar 3/12/11
Scooter was badly injured on 11/23/10 when he sustained a 280 degree laceration across the back of his right front foot. He cut both digital arteries as well during this injury. He spent a week at the Glenwood Springs Vet Hospital, then was sent home in a cast which he wore for 2 weeks. He has been being bandaged and wrapped since then until present while he continues to heal.

This injury took a heavy toll on Scooters physical health as he lost a lot of blood and didn't have much of an appetite and was exhibiting symptoms of gastric ulcers. Due to this he lost and incredible amount of weight and his mental status became very unpredictable as he elicited many mannerisms that he did not before the injury such as smashing into his stall panels, biting and acting just plain wild.

As a suggestion from Ellen Archer and KC Binger we started Scooter on the POUNDS the day he got his cast of which was December 14, 2010. He never gave us any trouble eating the POUNDS and within a week his appetite returned, his demeanor returned to almost normal and we were able to take him off the Gastro Guard medication. The first pics you see were taken on December 14th when his cast came off, the 3rd pics is from February 24, 2011 the day we were finally able to bring Scooter home. He had been stalled at a friends barn so that he could remain inside.

Proof is in the pictures as to what POUNDS can do. We never changed Scooters hay or feed in any other way other than adding the POUNDS. He is only 14 weeks out from his injury, has only two small spots to skin over and he will be completely healed. I don't think this process would have been so rapid had we not been feeding him the POUNDS as his entire body benefited from it.

Our horses will be reaping the benefits from the POUNDS supplement from now on and I cannot recommend it enough to people who are truly interested in the welfare of their animals.

Original Injury

December 14th

updates Feb

Happy to be home!!!