BHFER August 9th – 10th Update – New arrivals
Saturday, August 9th
Dr. Simonson was out today and examined both the mares. The good news is that Amber Cream is not pregnant. Whew!
We named the older mare Ginger. She arrived with eye issues and one of the first things that came to mind was tear ducts. We find this often with horses that come in with runny/puffy eyes. Dr. Julia flushed them and looked at the ulcer – it’s a good size. We’re treating it several times a day. Ginger taped in at about 705 lbs. She’s got a lot of rainrot. Kylie gave them both a good medicated bath which they really needed.
Lab work showed very high fecal counts – especially in Ginger. Both mares are anemic with electrolyte imbalance which suggests their bodies are breaking down muscle for energy. We’ll be working on some kidney/liver concerns. Both are drinking well and munching on hay. We had to put a hard cup eye protector mask on Ginger to keep her from rubbing her eyes. We’ll be treating Amber’s sunburn – she’s good about it. They are both so sweet.
Poor Amber’s face is so sunburned. She’s good about letting us put tea tree lotion on it. She’s good about everything. Both are very sweet mares. We need at least 6 more Arabian size long nose Cashel flymasks if anyone has any they are not using – we have several, including these mares, that wear Arabian size. Horse size is just too big for them – especially with the long noses.
Both mares needed hooficures which they got today.
These are Amber Cream’s front hooves following her ‘hooficure.’ Laura needed to take a bit more off but didn’t want to do too much today.
Sunday, August 10th
Amber Cream and Ginger are doing ok. Amber’s face is so sunburned but at least now it’s being treated and she wears a long mask. They are in QT and have a shelter – we put their hay under the shelter in a hay bin in order to try to keep them out of the sun. Ginger lets us apply medication to her eye without any problem. They are both good girls.
I’m very happy to report that Victoria is showing signs of improvement! She took an indirect lightening strike a few weeks ago which left her very wobbly in her back end. It was pretty scary – the first 24 – 36 hours or so she was mentally "out of it" too.
JoJo didn’t want Auntie Barb to leave to go home this evening. Barbara drives about 3 hours (each way) to come to help out at the rescue almost every other weekend. Thank you Kevin for sharing Barb with us!
JoJo – he’s growing up!
"Look mommy Theresa – no flymask!"
Baby Ray went to his adoptive home today – he’s only a few miles away. His new mom is happy as can be! I’m so proud him – he’s overcome many obstacles in his life but he never gave up. In 2009 someone sent me a link to a free orphan baby on Craigslist. The minute I saw his photo I knew – I just knew he’d find his way here. I never called the number on the Craigslist ad but two weeks later the phone call came – someone had gotten a free baby off Craigslist – he was blind and needed help – could we come and get him? I believed in Baby Ray from the minute I met him. He’s blessed us with many wonderful memories that we will treasure forever. And there’s more to come. A new chapter in his life has begun. Congratulations Lew and Baby Ray!
Baby Ray is one of the most beautiful horses I’ve ever seen – a long way from the frail orphan baby he was the day we brought him home in our minivan back in 2009.
Baby Ray was a frail 4 month old orphan when he came to us back in 2009.
Little E– still looking great. He’s the “senior” at the farm now.
The end to a beautiful day at Beauty’s Haven – just glorious! I can almost picture the heavenly herd running in all their glory in this photo taken by our daughter, Katie.
Beauty’s Haven – Where Life Begins, Again!
We could really use some help with vet bills and feed. If anyone would like to help, our PayPal address is bhfer. Various other ways to donate can be found on our “Donate” page of our website at www.bhfer.org. No amount is too small and all donations are tax deductible. Thank you!
Theresa
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