Hi all...

Yes, I haven't posted much lately. Nothing really new to report, I guess.

Parlay seems to be stable. His heart rate is running from 54-60 and his respiration is running anywhere from 16-26. He is eating pretty well and his weight looks okay. I would love to see him about 50-75 lbs heavier going in to winter, but I am just happy that he is eating what he is eating and not loosing weight. I am still injecting Lasix as needed--6-7 cc's once or twice a day.

I have begun a regular walking program with him that he really seems to enjoy. He prances and flags his tail and pretty much drags me up and down the street. I actually think it would be easier to ride the devil! But, I digress...

A couple of notable things:

1) The nosebleeds have stopped. He hasn't had a bleeder in weeks.

2) I only did 2.5 weeks of Doxy. Didn't really see a huge difference in him, so I decided to just stop it and see what happens next.

3) My son, Justin, is convinced that Parlay is staying here so that he can teach J how to canter... (sigh)

4) Parlay seems very happy to be around. Very angry about not doing anything though. He actually ran me down last weekend when I went out to get one of the others to ride. He truly does not believe that he is retired. AND, he is pissed.
5) The weather seems to have no bearing on his condition. I was kind of hoping that it would, in a positive way. I thought that the cooler air would make it easier on him, but no. No correlation whatsoever. =-(

6) The abcesses on his legs are almost all healed. That was a pretty weird side effect, to be sure.

That is all for now. No news is good news!!