Poorly Percy

I haven't updated Percy's blog for ages because he has been ill. He has had strangles, a horrible disease which causes great big abscess' in his throat. He has been very poorly but seems to be getting better. He still has two huge lumps to burst but hopefully there is nothing new. Obviously he couldn't go to his show as he was infectious, so all our lorry work ended up being a bit of a waste. Though to be fair it's good ground work for him, so I can never really look at it as a waste.

He is quite thin at the moment because he is fighting the disease. He doesn't look terrible as I am giving him plenty to eat, even though there is plenty of summer grass I want to make sure he has enough energy to fight his illness. He is also wearing a rug at night when it is wet, this is so his body doesn't have to work at keeping warm as well as fighting Strangles.

I will ask the vet to come and lance his last two abscesses in the next day or so, they are not quite ready. Hopefully this will make him feel a great deal better again. Then fingers crossed he wont develop anymore!