Cloughd 9 Ranch and Rescue

The vet was wonderful! He offered to keep Nate tonight and perform surgery tomorrow. However, it’s a very intricate procedure and he can’t flinch even a little so it requires complete anesthesia which is risky for a horse. I told him we wanted to do what’s best for Nate. I showed him a picture from July 2nd and compared it to today and everyone agreed it has gotten smaller! So the vet decided to give steroids/anti-inflammatory meds and re-evaluate in two weeks. Of course we had to stop at Paul Taylor to get the best mini patient some treats 😊

Our sweet, sweet Tex has met another milestone! It’s taken 13 months but he’s up 150 lbs 😊 So proud of him! Another 50 lbs to go to reach the goal I have for him. Now there is just more of him to love!❤️

This sweet girl is not doing well. The antibiotics are working on her respiratory infection but her loss of appetite is taking a toll on her.
Donkeys are prone to hyperlipaemia. Which unfortunately is what she has. When they don’t eat, their body breaks down stored fat and the fat levels in their blood are extremely elevated. This causes irreversible damage to the kidneys and liver. There is an 80% mortality rate. The cure is to get them eating so the body stops breaking down the fat. We have tried EVERYTHING. Even resorted to syringe feedings but she just refuses….even spitting out what we put in her mouth.
It’s been a very difficult, emotional, sleepless week to say the least. We will see how she does overnight but we may need to love on her one last time and give her a final act of kindness.
This is the part of rescue that stinks.
We’ve only ever lost one other animal that couldn’t be saved. Ironically from the same auction house.