It is not to often that I get to get on here and say much but this is one of those times when A Mom has to do what a little boy can't. While RJ is growing into a fine young man, He is still a child in so many ways. Facing life in the matter we had to today, is one of those ways.
This morning I got a call while on the way to take Macy to the vet to get her stitches out. We were suppose to spend the day decorating for Christmas and going to the post office. However, the call reported that sometime this morning or last night Star went down and couldn't get up. I got done with Macy's vet appointment and we headed straight to the pasture. (Please keep in mind it takes us over an hour to get there) Our First thought was that he coliced. We gave him a shot of Banamine and worked for over an hour but he was still not able to get back to his feet. A Neighbor stopped and started helping and even brought a tractor. If we could get him up the tractor could hold him for a bit while he got his barings and he would be fine. Sadly, by this time Star was to weak to stand. When the Vet finally got there he told us Star had a 2 to 3 percent chance of making it. After 7 hours of working to save this sweet, loving, grand horse, the Vet had to Euthanize him. I will be very frank here.... I am very angry and hurt. All this horse had wrong with him was no one fed him. It turnes out the man had lied to RJ about alot of things. The care the horses had been given was all a lie. The way he got them is all half truths. We thought we were helping them. RJ and Lee took feed and hay to these people to give them. They told us they would care for them but that they couldn't afford the feed and hay. That isn't true. They thought it was to much of a bother to even do as we asked and feed them. We took them everything those horses needed and they were just to busy or lazy to do what we asked. The Vet said our help came about 6 months to late for Star and that he was in the last stages of starvation. He was losing hair by the handfuls and the Vet said his Liver was actually starting to be eaten up by the horses own body for fuel. I am not only angry but as you can see heartbroken too. RJ just wants to know why and I have no answer for him. Why would those people do that? How could they not care for something that can't care for it's self? What kind of heart does it take to let an animal starve when there is feed and hay on your own back porch?
Okay, I need to stop, enough about all that. Star is gone and we have Angel to worry about. There is one good thing that came out of all this. The Vet was nice enough (okay he saw the urgency of it) to do the bloodwork early on Angel so she could be moved to the sale barn. The Vet put a rush on the bloodwork as well so we should know something by Thursday. (Friday at the latest.) Honestly, the Vet was great. He even thanked us (the neighbor Dawn and her two girls included) for trying to help. If you didn't catch that ... We got Angel out of there tonight. She is safe and sound at the sale barn and if she can make it the next 48 hours with no problems she will be in the clear as long as her bloodwork comes back clean. I know it sounds like a broken record but Please, Please say a prayer for Angel. She has a long road to go and I don't think RJ would be able to stand it if she was lost too.....
This morning I got a call while on the way to take Macy to the vet to get her stitches out. We were suppose to spend the day decorating for Christmas and going to the post office. However, the call reported that sometime this morning or last night Star went down and couldn't get up. I got done with Macy's vet appointment and we headed straight to the pasture. (Please keep in mind it takes us over an hour to get there) Our First thought was that he coliced. We gave him a shot of Banamine and worked for over an hour but he was still not able to get back to his feet. A Neighbor stopped and started helping and even brought a tractor. If we could get him up the tractor could hold him for a bit while he got his barings and he would be fine. Sadly, by this time Star was to weak to stand. When the Vet finally got there he told us Star had a 2 to 3 percent chance of making it. After 7 hours of working to save this sweet, loving, grand horse, the Vet had to Euthanize him. I will be very frank here.... I am very angry and hurt. All this horse had wrong with him was no one fed him. It turnes out the man had lied to RJ about alot of things. The care the horses had been given was all a lie. The way he got them is all half truths. We thought we were helping them. RJ and Lee took feed and hay to these people to give them. They told us they would care for them but that they couldn't afford the feed and hay. That isn't true. They thought it was to much of a bother to even do as we asked and feed them. We took them everything those horses needed and they were just to busy or lazy to do what we asked. The Vet said our help came about 6 months to late for Star and that he was in the last stages of starvation. He was losing hair by the handfuls and the Vet said his Liver was actually starting to be eaten up by the horses own body for fuel. I am not only angry but as you can see heartbroken too. RJ just wants to know why and I have no answer for him. Why would those people do that? How could they not care for something that can't care for it's self? What kind of heart does it take to let an animal starve when there is feed and hay on your own back porch?
Okay, I need to stop, enough about all that. Star is gone and we have Angel to worry about. There is one good thing that came out of all this. The Vet was nice enough (okay he saw the urgency of it) to do the bloodwork early on Angel so she could be moved to the sale barn. The Vet put a rush on the bloodwork as well so we should know something by Thursday. (Friday at the latest.) Honestly, the Vet was great. He even thanked us (the neighbor Dawn and her two girls included) for trying to help. If you didn't catch that ... We got Angel out of there tonight. She is safe and sound at the sale barn and if she can make it the next 48 hours with no problems she will be in the clear as long as her bloodwork comes back clean. I know it sounds like a broken record but Please, Please say a prayer for Angel. She has a long road to go and I don't think RJ would be able to stand it if she was lost too.....
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