Please Pray for Mollie
Theresa went to a farm near Chiefland, Florida this morning to respond to a call that came late last night. A little Arabian yearling filly had been down since yesterday evening. Her pasture mate, a colt, was rescued by another organization but the filly was left behind as she was down and too weak to stand. A neighbor said the filly was laying in the road after the colt was taken away and he dragged her into the driveway for the night. Since Chiefland is more than an hour away from Beauty’s Haven, and Betsy Rose was suffering from choke, Theresa had to wait until morning to make the trip. Needless to say, Theresa spent a sleepless night worrying about the little filly.
Theresa checked the filly immediately upon arrival. She is in very bad condition but Theresa believes that there is hope. She named the filly Mollie.
It didn’t take long before Theresa and Kylie had Mollie loaded – time was of the essence. When they arrived back at Beauty’s Haven, the vet was there waiting.
Mollie was gently pulled out of the trailer. There wasn’t much life left in her but we don’t give up easily. Fluids were ran and Mollie was oiled.
The vet had a hard time tubing Mollie because of mud and sand she had ingested. The poor girl was in bad shape.
Once the fluids got to working we were able to get her sternum. She’d been down for over 24 hours.
Mollie has light in her eyes – she is trying.
After giving Mollie some time to regroup after receiving fluids, with help from others, they were able to get Mollie up for a short walk to the quarantine paddock. She needs prayers and good thoughts – she’s not out of the woods by far.
Theresa says you can definitely tell that Mollie is an Arabian! Her spirit is strong even though her body is broken. Assistance from friends in the community was very much appreciated!
Mollie is down for the night but is now able to go sternum on her own. Someone will be with her through the night and she will be rolled over every couple of hours. She needs prayers and good thoughts – she’s not out of the woods by far.
Sincerely,
Jeanne
praying for Betsy Rose, Mollie, and the rest of the herd…humans too.
Hi Theresa,
I will send a donation for Betsy Rose & Mollie next Fri., Nov. 29th, & donate what I can afford!! Gosh, I wish I could save them ALL!!!
Several weeks ago, Jolly went lame b/c of a very serious abscess in his front left hoof & yesterday Darolyn called me to go w/ her to a veteranian hooked up w/ Texas A&M. I “knew” it had to be serious b/c she usually doesn’t react like that.
It’s his front left hoof (same hoof that kept him lame for over a yr. after he came off the Arabian racetrack. Of course I went w/ Darolyn!!!! HAD TO BE THERE FOR MY SON!!! ♥ The vet, Dr. Hannas, DVM, was superb when explaining what Jolly was mainly suffering from. His coffin bone was minimized & there was major infection in the laminai. Basically he was on his way to foundering. The vet is going to try to e-mail copies of photos of Jolly’s healthy hoof & one of the really serious hoof; kinda a before & after deal. He “did” tell me there are no signs of laminitis but since he had to have surgery on the bad hoof due to the coffin bone sinking & there is so much damage to the laminai (sp?) & I will forward copies of the bad hoof & normal hoof; will send updated news on his condition. Gosh, I’m going to miss him while he’s away, but I’m so thankful his vet is going to make sure “everything” is in a very good so he can return to the stables or better yet, to Darolyn’s daughter’s place which is only about 2 – 3 miles away from Cypress Trails where Jolly is boarded; you can easily get to it on horseback.
Some of the people @ the stables think I’m a mental case b/c, hell, u can’t do that much in 3 minutes which is the rule @ the wash rack!! I also talk to Jolly a lot & he responds so great.
Praying for Mollie & Betsy Rose & luv them very much!! ♥♥♥ Horsey hugs for Pudge, Pat, Jordan & EVERYONE @ MT. HOPE!!! XOXO
God bless & take care!!!
Luv Cara ☺ xox
You’re such an AMAZING person & I’m clueless as to how you handle all those horses; girl, it’s hard on me “especially” in this hot humid heat in Texas & I only have one!!! Geeeesh!! LOL!
God bless,
Cara xoxo