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Kody came to AAE with his buddy, Teddy, from a neglect situation. Their condition had been declining for some time, and they had been living in a paddock with deep, nasty mud and muck. Teddy had been living with terrible projectile watery diarrhea, and his hind end and tail were thickly coated and crusty. After a friend of a concerned neighbor reached out to a nearby animal control with no apparent response, they contacted AAE. The neighbor worked with their owner who agreed to surrender the pair to AAE.

Kody and Teddy's basic care had been neglected. They had thick, winter coats hiding their very bony bodies. They were emaciated, they had long hooves, and their teeth were in dire need of care. Kody has a facial deformity (slight wry nose), and his teeth were in poor condition. They were started on a refeeding program consistent with UC Davis protocol for refeeding emaciated horses, and they were fed soaked alfalfa pellets in lieu of alfalfa (hay). Once they stabilized and were healthy enough for sedation, they received much needed dental care, vaccines, and deworming, and they got microchips. Kody was diagnosed with equine odontoclastic tooth resorption and hypercementosis (EOTRH).

Kody's big body was hollow, and like Teddy, it took months for his body to fill in. As his body condition improved, so did his energy.
Read the rest of Kody's story on our website:
https://www.allaboutequine.org/kody.html