Redwing Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 My Facebook friends will no doubt be familar with Milo and his journey but I thought it would be nice to share with the forum Milo has a very bad allergy to midge bites and his previous owners had tried and failed to get it under control (not their fault, they had the most midgey field) he had itched his underside and his face raw in places The course of medication he needed was severe and made him lose lots of weight, its taken over a year for him to put on some weight and I am very pleased with his progress Before: Now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olly Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 that's lovely to see! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Wow, what a transformation, he looks like a different pony! He also looks very smart clipped up with his furry leg warmers He looks like a cracking little pony. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Beautiful pony,well done for persevering looks so happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Lovely story Lovely legs Lovely paces Well done you What sort of pony is Milo? He reminds me of a Welsh Mountain Pony, but its a long time since I saw any - I'm probably being distracted by his colouring Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 He looks like a Welsh to me too... Please don't tell us we're both wrong?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Wow, he does look good. You have done a fantastic job at getting him better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 He's beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 You have done a wonderful job...well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 3, 2014 Author Share Posted January 3, 2014 Thank you all it's been incredibly difficult and time consuming not to mention costly (!) but it's been worth it Milo is indeed a Welsh Mountain pony he will start to go to some shows this year, he is incredibly well bred so I hope he will hold his own enough to do at least some fun local showing even if I can't do him full justice! A lovely Omleteer offered her child as a sacrificial victim to be the first person to sit on Milo and he was really well behaved - I think the child was relieved, the mother more relieved and I was relieved not to get sued Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purple hen Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Well done Redwing, what an improvement he looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 He looks stunning - such a great transformation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 What a gorgeous looking pony. Well done for all your perseverance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LottyJ1 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 What a fab outcome. Gorgeous pony! What medication was he on to reduce the irritation/reaction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted January 12, 2014 Author Share Posted January 12, 2014 What a fab outcome. Gorgeous pony! What medication was he on to reduce the irritation/reaction? Steroids. Injections and tablets. His sweet itch was controlled this summer using rugs covering as much of him as possible, oils on any exposed parts, a good insect repellant and a supplement in his feed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LottyJ1 Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Do you use a Boett rug or just another fly rug? He looks so good and must be so relieved now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
