Everything Horses and Livestock® Magazine Nov 2018 Vol 3 Issue 4

Everything Horses and Livestock Magazine ®

in his way of going so when he came up with a small spot in his eye, they figured he had bumped into something. No big deal, right? Wrong. Still at college, his eye started to

cloud over so he was taken to the vet. Infection in the eye was diagnosed so medicine was prescribed to fix it. His eye continued to get worse there at college, so he was taken to Missouri University where they found he had an abscess / ulcer that had developed a fungus in it. MU noted that this fungus is prevalent in the Midwest. It took over the right eye and was trying to get over to the left eye. JC did an amazing job taking care of him. He had IV’s in both eyes and she had to give him 4 shots, 4 times per day for 2 months. Cracker ended up blind in his right eye, but the left eye was saved. What dedication from all the family. Throughout this time, Kandy felt she was getting better, but her

arm was still giving her pain. Cracker returned home from his college run and one day their son Shane ask her to rope the dummy with him. Picking up a rope again was tough, but Brad helped her figure out

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