Running around

It was a no time kind of weekend- Ted was home, but had no time to relax; the weather was nice but I had no time to ride. Saturday was run around and get things done- like having to deal with the cell phone company with a phone that quit working, only to be told that the techs will have it figured out in 3-4 business days... yeah right.
Sunday- s'posed to be a day of rest- sure, after we went up the hill and cut firewood! At least it was a lovely day for it- but then Ted had to leave for work. So it goes...
Rio's wound is healing well. I know I said I was going to get some Uniprim for him, but I checked with the vet, and would have had to pay to have the vet visit and tell me what I already knew, plus they would have had to order it in. So I went with what I knew best- my essential oils. I cleaned the wound with a mild solution of Theives cleaner, and used Purification and Melrose blends to get rid of the infection. That took about 3 days. The wound was really deep; to the bone, and an inverted v shape. The Schreiners Solution that I originally used tended to close the outside of the wound, which didn't allow it to drain, hence the infection. Once the infection was gone I applied Ocotea oil along with the others- and wow did it start healing fast then. I have also added Lavender, which regenerates tissue. All the time, Rio has been really good to treat. He stands quietly while work on him, and when I pull his foot forward and hold it between my knees as I apply the oils he doesn't try to pull away, even when I take the time to go through all 4 oils. Good Rio! I did have him penned up for a week as he'd get to running around and reopening the wound when he was out with the mares, but it's healed enough that he's back with them now. Happy Rio!

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If anyone wants to know more about the essential oils, email me or leave a comment and I'll try to answer your questions. Also, I suggest you check out Gary Young's blog - he's the founder of Young Living Essential Oils.