Happy things- day 2

This is NOT a happy thing. This is Twist last Wednesday, a full day after I found him locked in the stall. This does not in any way show how horrid he looked when I found him, but you can see a little too much of his hips, a little where his tailbone is protruding, and that his top line looks like hell. You can see a shadow of rib but that did not bother me that much, considering that most of it appeared to be water. I swear he looked far worse the night before. His flanks and thighs were weak.
This is him tonight. All better! I took this pic when it was almost dark, and he just happened to be in my line of sight, so clearly it is not good--but you can see how much improve he is. No protruding hip bones, his top line looks better--and even his flanks are filled in.

That is a huge relief. After taking this pic, I went in to feed him and saw that one of these bad boys--my guess is Sly--had opened his gate and helped himself to all the food in the building. There should have been only 20-30 pounds thank God, and I hope they at least shared it. Typical of a day in my life--I get over one concern and get hit with another one.

I am not terribly worried though, they probably shared some, and they both seem to feel good, so I will just continue to watch him.

And since the Twister pics did not show the difference in him as much as I would like, I am also including another pic of something I like. Dorsal stripes. I particularly like this big honker that Voodoo has.