Pimple Popping a HORSE | Draining a Strangles abscess 

Shout out to the 'emotional support' horse too! He knew his buddy was getting help. 😊

I know he was lightly sedated, but you can just see how much relief that gave ol' Zeus!! I'm so thankful ya'll took care of that for him. God Bless You.

We rescued a small, very neglected, emaciated, pony w/ hooves so long they curled all the way backwards. He came w/ strangles from an auction, his lesion was in a similar spot and under the jaw, too. He was quarantined well over a month. The vet didn’t expect him to survive, but he was a fighter and did! He is thriving and living his best life now, babysitting all the weaning foals every spring, on a multi million dollar horse farm in Brooksville, FL. Rest of the year, he is free to graze the entire place, not behind any fences. He greets every person who arrives patrols and drives off coyotes.

Today is the second time I’ve watched a vet take care of infection like this. The first was an elephant. Thank you vets for what you do in taking care of these beautiful animals.♥️

You can see his eyes soften as the abscess drains. What a relief it must have been for him! This is what people don't see/ know about rescue. There's more to it than simply re-homing an animal. Thank goodness you got him out of that auction!

That horse must have felt so much better with the pressure relieved!👍

What a sweet, patient baby. And bless your hearts for rescuing these horses.

You can tell it hurt him, when the pus was being pushed out. It needed to happen. Glad his horse friend was there for support

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Wow that was a tremendous amount of puss drained from that one spot! The pressure from it must have been tremendous as well. So glad there are caring souls like yourself who treat these unfortunate animals who cannot help themselves!

As someone who has had more than one abscess, I can’t think what pain this poor animal has been in.

You could see the relief in his eyes when you popped it,What a beautiful horse God bless you lady's

What a good boy to stand so well for the procedure.

It was such a relief to see the horse get rid of all that puss then seeing him rolling around strangles free was glorious 😁🙏🥰

Amazing to see how much trust Zeus has in the people helping him ... great job!

Zeus is a beautiful horse. I'm so happy to hear all the horses were cured of their infections. It was very cool to see him rolling in the dirt too ❤ Thank you for helping these gorgeous animals!!

You can just see in his eyes how relieved he was after draining….wow!

Aw, I’m glad you guys petted him the whole time. And that he had a buddy with him.

Damn you can literally see the relief in his eyes the more of that pus drains out. Poor guy. Glad he got help.

I'm sure that baby was in some rough pain. Thanks for helping him and all the other horses in your care!!!!!

Kelly here again OMG that is the worst case I have ever seen. Thanks for every thing again you do for these beautiful horses. You have a heart of gold.

OMG! That poor baby! It must be feeling so much better to get that taken care of and cleaned out. What a gorgeous horse. ❤

Bless Zeus heart. After it started draining he seemed to relax some and let the vet work on him. I know it hurt and he had to feel so sick. So glad he healed quickly ❤ 🐴

Well done. That was nasty abscess. Much relief for the horse. God bless you. 😊

What a majestic boy, Zeus! Thank you for bringing him around. It was so wonderful to see him rolling and prancing off.

Wow, amazing. Even sedated he is still so calm. Amazing work caring for him.

The amount of stuff coming out is crazy! Glad that beautiful boy is doing better! 🙏🏻

Such noble and beautiful animals. You could see him relax as the drainage occurred. ❤

The relief must have been immense!

Horses are such beautiful souls, the relief in his eyes....

Thank you for rescuing horses and treating them with love. I've had several horses in my lifetime, and all were rescues. Huge thanks and praise to you as well for exclusively doing positive reinforcement training! I wish more people understood how important this is, and how it affects the bond the animal will have: based on trust and not fear. Much love sent your way! This gentleman looked quite handsome and with a lovely gait to boot! Hard to believe this poor chap ended up at auction. Bless you all for what you do!

I love horses, and it hurts my heart to see them in any pain. They have always been my favorite animal.

He's such good boy, considering he must have been in so much pain.😢

Oof, that must have been an awful feeling, having that big painful abscess there! The way he tossed his head about, and then stopped the moment it started draining, I'm sure he felt a lot better getting all of that crud out. The puddle of pus on the ground was huge! Seeing him go from tense and stressed at the beginning to relaxed, droopy ears and droopy eyelids of relief was wonderful ❤️

You ladies did a good job making that beautiful horse feel better I like the way you treated him like a living creature not an object 😊

What a beautiful and trusting boy! I’m so glad he’s with you receiving the love and care that all living things need! ❤

INSTANT mood and behavior change when that pressure was relieved. You can see it in his eyes!!

Imagine the relief when that pressure is gone. Brave boy♥️

Great job taking care of these animals. Thank goodness for rescues.

Baby is being so patient. Thank you for the rescues!

Thank you for rescuing this beautiful horse and nursing it back to health blessings from Martinsville Indiana

Thank you so much for rescuing and taking care of these poor sweet animals. An animal should never have to go through this

Poor Zeus, thank you for taking such good care of him. Hope he feels better soon.❤️🙏

He looks like a horse I rescued years ago. The boy I rescued was about 800 years older and 800 pounds skinnier, but otherwise they resemble each other!❤ Thanks for rescuing horses!❤

40 years ago I worked at a big Thoroughbred farm in Ocala, in the farm’s hospital barn. You have not lived until half of your 80 stall barn has a two or three yr old with strangles in it. It’s a process, man! After the initial ‘surprise’ of a few ‘snotty’ horses, the realization hit that we might have a problem. For the next two months every morning feed run was accompanied by a temp check of all 500 horses. (Was handled by each sections’ hoard of grooms; thank goodness that wasn’t my job.) Anyone with an elevated temp got moved to one end of the barn. (Obvs not the gross end.) If their temp got higher they got moved to the gross end. If not after a few days of observation they were turned back out. This was in those pre vax days. There was a shallow bath of bleach outside every stall that we had to step in when entering and leaving the stall. And soooo many gloves. We learned how to make nebulizers out of two liter soda bottles and ace wraps. Hung them off the halters. When a frisky 2 yr old stands utterly still so you can strap weird stuff to their face, you know you have a sick pony. The stuff is gross. Mix wood glue and calk together, then wildly sling it on everything. Including yourself. Drag heaping spoons full down your patients’ faces, muzzles, necks, and legs. Because like all kids they rub their gross noses on their ‘arms’. Have at least 25 miserable horses in various stages of draining, usually from 4 different lymph spots on the same head. We never forced a rupture. Never needed to. But the sound of a horse trying to breathe with lymph nodes that ruptured inwards was truly awful. If you ever wondered why it’s called strangles and not just strep-throat-for-horses, that sound. Nobody died, they just sounded like they might. And we got lucky, no one had it turn into bastard strangles. When they were recovered enough to be turned back out (in a hospital pasture with other recovering kids because we needed the stall,) we had to strip the stall down to the clay, then spray it heavily with bleach, scrub the cinderblock walls with bleach (including scraping all the ‘glue’ off the walls,) and even run a mop dipped in bleach over the stall’s ceiling fan, making sure to soak the blades. Not quite sure why, we were just going to put another strangles victim in there… All in all, I bet half the farm’s horses cycled through there.

Poor baby! His eyes show how much he relaxes as the pain subsides. Feels so better now!

I've never seen a horse so happy before. You guys did an amazing job at helping him. I cant even handle acne and i have opposable thumbs, i cant even imagine the pain and stress he must've been in.

Aww poor boy. Glad you helped give him some relief from the pain.

It actually didnt look that bad considering how big it was ... more like a flowing river of milk. However I am absolutely sure it smelt terrible, and felt even worse for Zeus. What a brave boy he is ... thank you so much for taking care of him, and it. He looks soooo much happier!!! 🙂🌹

This is beautiful. ❤ Thank you for being such beautiful advocates for these sweet animals. 😊

Very gentle. Well done. He looked so relieved.

What a beautiful baby ❤❤❤❤❤ So happy he is healed now

Thank you so much for rescuing these beautiful horses it is so wonderful what you do.❤

Thank you for helping these stunning creatures . New sub here. The relief must have been immense!.

He looks so relieved. Thank y'all so much❤❤❤❤❤❤

He’s a beautiful boy! I’m so glad he’s feeling better.

Thanks for all the great care of the beautiful horses.

Poor baby. The amount of pressure must've unbelievable. Hoping a speedy recovery for him

Zeus is a gorgeous stallion! Thank you for rescuing him and for treating his abscess. That poor horse suffering with that for who knows how long!! I have to say that I couldn’t believe my eyes when the vet opened the abscess and the infection started to drain out. There was so much that the vet kept pushing out of the opening and it seemed to keep draining for like five full minutes. Unbelievable the amount that she released from the side of his face!! He must he do relieved now and he looked totally healed; thank goodness. Now he can live his best life with new friends and caring people he can trust, That’s a wonderful thing!! Thank you all for caring for Zeus. I’m very happy for him!! Take care!! ❤❤❤❤❤❤

Aww such a sweet and beautiful horse. I’m sure he is very grateful. Thanks for getting him and fixing him right up.

You can see in his eyes the relief 😮‍💨 from the drainage. Bless you and thank you for all you do. 🙏🏽🐎😇⭕️❌

This video has me in tears. It’s incredible what y’all do. This is amazing especially seeing the emotional support horse 😢 god bless y’all for everything you do for these incredible horses ❤

Seeing him have such fun in the sand afterward was magical! So thrilled he is back to normal, you do such great work 💕

Wonderful to see the nasty pus pouring out and relieving this beautiful horse. I marvel at people like you who can and do relieve the suffering of our beautiful four-footed friends. Thank you so much!

That is unbelievable!! He must have felt so much better immediately.

Aww what a sweet sweet boy! I’m sure he felt such relief after that! And u guys we’re so sweet to him, giving him pets and lettin his friend be close to keep him calm. Thats so caring.

Sweet gentle boy! Such beautiful, soft eyes. Gratifying to see him rolling happily afterward!

THANK YOU FOR GOING TO THE AUCTIONS AND GETTING THE HORSES AND HAVING THEM TREATED MEDICALLY. I LOVE ZUS. I HAVE LEARNED WHAT STRANGLES ARE. THANK YOU.

The relief in his eyes is so sweet to see!! Handsome guy!

So glad beautiful Zeus is totally healed now. Thank you for healing him. My niece's daughter is starting Veterinarian school this Fall and I know she's going to be a great vet!! Go Veronika!!

Poor baby. I know that had to hurt. Glad y’all got him better. Thank you!!🙏💖💞😇

On behalf of the beautiful horse. Thankyou for draining his absess, you could see how he relaxed as the pain he was im subsided.

What a beautiful beautiful horse he is! That must have been a huge relief!

It makes my heart feel good to see an animal like this being helped and visibly feeling better.

Thank you for everything you do for them❤

Realize: Pus is made up of white blood cells, usually dead, that have been fighting the infection. White blood cells are heroes! 😁😁

He's beautiful 😍 I applaud you all for these sanctuaries for all kinds of rescued animals ❤

So glad there are people out there that are willing to help these beautiful animals.

We never had horses on our ranch. Vehicles galore but no horses. Equine are interesting creatures. Some of the smaller ranches, 2000 acre spreads, had them. Their equine always seemed to be trying to harm themselves one way or another. Always ripping their hides open or getting some type of infection. Vet bills must have been expensive. It’s good that people like you and your family care for such beasts.

Omgoodness, I know how Zeus feels. I had chronically infected lymph nodes behind ears. I had huge swellings and so much pain. Finally they removed them all together and I’ve felt so much better in the years since.

It’s good to see his recovery. We went through this battle with one of our favorite mares years ago.

You guys are more than amazing!!! Thank you for helping him!!!

Man, he chilled out pretty quick.

he's absolutely beautiful!!! I'm so glad he's doing better. any contagious disease in a farm type environment is a nightmare.

You can see the exhaustion in his eyes from dealing with this infection.

Hey girls please don’t shade out things your doing please. Show it all and don’t be embarrassed about helping out animals that we all love. ❤

You were so gentle with him. ❤ Great to see him better and having fun rolling around.

Thank you for what you do for all these precious horses. Everything four legged or two league legged matters and deserves to live a great life the time that they're here

Several years ago, while teching at a large animal clinic, we had an outfitter horse come in with a SOCCER ball sized abscess on top of his hip from an injection site.The outfitter had vaccinated the herd then turned them out to pasture for a couple months and found this when they were rounded up. It was absolutely glorious when the vet lanced it! Goop literally shot out and hit the wall, drained without milking for a solid five minutes. It was the most satisfying moment of my entire six years there. ❤ Also the most nauseating - i still get sick when I think of the smell! 🤢

Zeus is a stud, I was so happy to see the instant relief he got. I'd say he handled everything like a Champion!❤

Vet did a fantastic job and your new explanation of the video was pretty good. All the best with Zeus and all the rest of your horses. All the very best from down under sweetie.

He looks so relieved. I never knew what strangles was, poor horses the things they have to go through

You guys are amazing! Thanks for the wonderful work you do!!!!

Poor guy, so happy he found a loving family

Bless you for helping this beautiful horse!

Bless you. I’m always amazed by the way horses are traded and moved on by people. I know they’re expensive to keep but I just couldn’t do it.

Poor sweet baby. Thanks For being kind and relieving his pain.

What a nice, gentle guy. He's going to feel so much better after this.

What a good boy. Bless his heart. I hope he recovers well.

Poor old guy. You can tell how sweet he is.