#96 - A visitor for Teddy?

A friend Shelley, who is heavily pregnant, went and fell down the stairs and broke her leg so badly she had to have surgery and rods put in. Thankfully her baby is fine but as a result of her acrobatic trick she will be in a wheelchair for eight weeks. The whole giving birth in three weeks thing, already having two girls to care for and unable to go back to her house until she can navigate the stairs has just added to her problems.

To help I have been asked to take in her 30+ year old pony Pebbles, who has Cushings Disease. Here are the pros and cons to this:

Pros

• I'd be helping Shelley out which I'd be happy to do
• I will see what Teddy is like with a little friend (he loves company)
• I will see what Teddy is like when company eventually leaves (that would be interesting)
  
• Pebs has FounderGuard to help her with her Cushings Disease
  

Cons

• Cushings Disease brings on laminitis and I have a ton of grass which is just inviting a fat pony to chow down
  
• A 30 year old with Cushings could get easily stressed by the move to an unfamiliar place and get sick (Cushings is know to get worse due to stress)
• If Pebs gets stressed due to the move the FounderGuard wont help her (even the makers of the product acknowledge that)
  
• I couldn't live with myself if something happened to Pebs under my watch

Shelley assures me Pebs wont founder but who knows about what stress the pony will be under and the effect the sudden change of environment will have?

The other option is that I go to Shelley's place each day on my way home from work to give her the FounderGuard and whatever else is needed.

I checked with a friend who cares for sick horses for $10 a day as part of her business but she recommended that Pebs not be moved and thought she should definitely not go to my place as my grass is too lush.

I'll have to talk to Shelley and see what she wants to do - this is all she needs!