Throat surgery for Mine That Bird

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Originally Posted by docicu3

It would be very helpful to know how much "surgery" was really done here on MTB.

If all he had was a single stroke of a blade to release a band of fibrous tissue that was partially blocking the proximal trachea he'll be fine, but if there is significant swelling (normal occurence post op) following a dissection of any kind to free that glottis, then MTB may have a ventlatory limitation which would limit his performance. Somebody like Alday or Steve's other regular vet can probably clear this up when their segment on ATR is on this week. There really is no way to be sure til you know about the complexity of the surgery...

Most horses it's a pretty easy thing, heals well and quickly, back to work, much the better for it.

http://www.ctba.com/99magazine/sep99/sept4.htm