Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro is now stable and comfortable despite a setback in his recovery last week, doctors announced yesterday. Doctors discovered last Tuesday that the horse had a bad reaction to a cast put on his left hind foot on Jan. 3, according to a press release from Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine. Richardson proceeded to remove the cast, in addition to inflamed tissue that was discovered inside of Barbaro's hoof. Now, however, Barbaro is regaining an appetite and seems to be on the road to recovery. "Barbaro's comfort improved considerably following the procedure on Saturday morning," Chief of Surgery Dean Richardson said in another press statement. Richardson added that Barbaro has been standing and moving around his stall. Richardson - who, last week, said his treatment of Barbaro would now be "aggressive" - has been treating Barbaro since his accident last May. Barbaro is still being treated in the Intensive Care Unit of Penn's George D. Widener Hospital at the New Bolton Center. In the meantime, loyal Barbaro fans are continuing to post well wishes for Barbaro on an online message board established by the New Bolton Center. "You are in my prayers and in my thoughts," read one post from Karen Haines on yesterday's message board. "Keep up the good work at being able to roll with the punches." The next update on Barbaro's condition will be posted on the Penn Vet Web site on Jan. 19, unless there is a significant change in Barbaro's condition.
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