It has been a big week for Mateo, who we are happy to introduce as SAFE’s newest gelding! This new status means that in the next few weeks once he’s healed up, we will see about getting him some buddies (oh Artie, ambassador of the New Gelding Club, looking at you..)
Unfortunately, Mateo’s surgery was not without some complications. You see, he was a very well endowed young man, and sometimes when that is the case, there is an excess of tissue (scrotal fascia) as a result. Once he was upright after his initial snip, gravity and normal swelling revealed to us that there was a bit of excess tissue. This had to be addressed, so Mateo had to go under the needle and the knife for a second time. He took both surgeries like a champ (though he took his sweet time getting up after the sedation).
But since his surgery, he has been recovering well. He is a very good boy for his forced exercise, and thanks to our facilities team, he now has a brand new fenced in backyard to stretch his legs even more.
