Hello all. I hate to come to tumblr asking for helpā¦ Bit Iām desperate. Ā
In the afternoon of the 21st of May, my mare, Dusky laid down while we were unloading hayā and began to push. Weād known she was close to foaling, but didnāt know when she might goā but, weād just gotten our answer. Hearts all stopped, however, when we saw the color red. Red Bag Syndrome. (Placenta Previa. )
Immediately what should have been a beautiful moment because a frantic one, as we slashed the bag open, and pulled out a tiny black colt, as rapidly as we possibly could.
Once he was on the grass, our hearts collectively stopped in relief, as we realized he was breathing, moving sluggishly but surely.
We named the colt āHuginnā for the Nordic raven of Thought, the companion of the Allfather Odinn, to keep with our Farmās general themeā all horses born here, recieve names to do with mythology.
From the start, Huginn struggled. He was born early, and smallā the placenta was hemorrhaged and nearly black, on top of him being a red bag foal. Our vet was shocked that he was alive, even further that he was rambunctious and, most of all, healthy. Because he wasā a playful, and surprisingly sweet-natured colt.
Huginn is now 3 months old, though only barelyā¦ And now heās in trouble. Ā
Yesterday, 8-24-2016, our farrier let us know that his left stifle was slightly stiff. At times we had noticed this in the past, and stretched the legā we had always put it to playing too roughly with his brothers. We went out to stretch it, and all resolved to keep an eye on itā figuring it was just because he was in the middle of a growth spurt this time around.
But two hours, later, when we went out, he was locked completely, the leg dragging behind him. The vet told us to start walking him up and down hills, and to back him to try to pop the patella back into place. A patella upward shift is a decently common problem in many breeds, particularly horses that are delicately built, or slenderā much like Huginn. The fact that heās a miniature means that this is still a common thingā and usually easily fixed on itsā own. At leastā in older horses.
But Huginn is only three months old.
The vet advised us to keep working him, and we did until we got to the point where we had full passive range of motion when we moved his leg- but he would still tense up whenever he stepped.
Our vet then told us to give him some Banamine (pain medication) and stall him with his mother overnight, to see how he was doing in the morning. We did this with some anxiety, putting him into the stall that has the foaling cam in the rafters, to watch him through the night. Ā
Come morning.. Both hind legs were locked up. So my mother hitched up our trailer and we rushed him to the vet. With us unable to lift him well, two men who were working on our neighbourās yard ran over. After some questions to what they could do to help, one of the men lifted Huginn into his arms, and carried him to our trailer, and we will always be very grateful. When Huginnās mother then decided that she didnāt want to be loaded, the two men lifted her as well, and into the trailer she went.
They were heroes, honestly, and those men are truly great examples of how wonderful people can be when animals are in need.
By the time we got there, his left leg had unlocked and was moving well, but his right was completely stiff, and wouldnāt move, though he could hold himself up easily enough. The vet took him and his mother to a stall, and there, X-Rays were taken.
Lots of them.
He needs surgery.
The tendons on both sides need to be loosenedā that way this wonāt happen again. The surgery will happen within the next week, and then he will need rehab. Once he healsā¦ Heāll be like nothing ever happened. The vet says we wonāt even be able to tell this ever happened to him, that heāll be able to live the life any horse should have.
However my parents just paid MY medical bills, and we all need some help paying for his. Iām not willing to let him go without the surgery he needsā he deserves a life. Deserves to be a horse, to run and play, to have fun. Heās a beloved family member, heās my baby.
So Iām asking for help.
I donāt want to have to ask for help. Iād love to be able to pay these bills on my own and be done with it. However this time, itās simply not an option, with my own injury having needed treatment.
Anything that you can possibly donate, every little bit will help, will be appreciated more than you could possibly imagine. One dollar, one hundred dollarsā it doesnāt matter. Every little bit, every tiny amountā it adds up, and it will help him. All I want is for this colt to get better.Ā
My paypal is [email protected]. I can try to offer artwork commissionsā see my art here.Ā
And the lovely @asgardianhammer has offered to make graphics/promos for anyone who might wish to get something like that for a donation. See their work here.Ā
Please. If you canāt donate, please reblog thisā anything you can do helps, anything to spread the word or to help raise awareness, the better.Ā
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