barbaro

awww, the colt is going through a lot of pain. remember barbaro - the horse who was expected to win the triple derby? he was in the preakness stakes when he had a freak accident and shattered one of his ankles.

anyway, he has laminitis, and apparently it's really bad. the doctor says his chances of surviving are poor. ikes. the part of me that used to work at a veterinary hospital says, "put him to sleep. take him out of his misery." i know that's hard; people don't want to put their animals down. but honestly, it's the nicest, most selfless thing people can do. and having helped with euthenasias - i wouldn't say it's fun by any means, but it's somewhat peaceful because the animals aren't struggling; instead, they seem as though they're going to sleep and finally being able to relax.

barbaro's condition