Ta Da! Look Ma, No Hands! :)

Can you spot the real one?

today Sierra was working with Misty as we realized she'd been left out with all of our attention going to Sweetheart and her wound care. So....she ended up getting her to come very calmly up the backstairs, through the kitchen and into her bedroom. We introduced her to Casendra's play horse "butterscotch" and it actually seemed as though she thought it was real. Very cute, and they look so similar :) Then we brought them in when grandma came for a visit and Casendra even got to sit on Misty--who is a very fiesty little girl, but she took it all in stride and I think was quite happy with all the attention!

DAY 41 Update pics of Sweetheart--but you still should check out the link for all of them!

Sweetheart UpDate-for those who aren't on facebook etc. :)

Here is a link to photos of the wound healing..and it IS healing!  Thank you for all your prayers and support, keep on praying as though the wound is healing quickly, it is still a major wound and the  healing must continue! :)   Here is an example of Day 12 vs. Day 33!!!!

https://picasaweb.google.com/103008369298872824106/ATimelineOfTheMiniHorseWoundPictures

Sweethearts wound update--GRAPHIC WARNING

This is kinda how it looks now, pictures don't do it justice. apparantly too much more flesh/skin is dying--not sure if we just need to do something minor different with how we are treating it, or ??? Not sure if vet is trying to save us money (maybe she recently added up all the times she's worked on her and realizes its getting too costly to keep messing with it...??? How do we decide? Can't God provide the money? Or is that just 'unwise' because it is an animal? Too bad we weren't a government funded rescue society--then we could get donations or grants or something :) Oh to be a millionaire. Anyhow--pray for a miracle still please :)

Cab's Wound Day 7--Looking good, can even see some new skin growth right around the edge...and we hadn't even finished cleaning the edge!

Getting better....three days in to healing

Cabs Wound-November 4, 2011

So this is Cab's wound that happened a week and one day ago...we thought it was pretty bad...apparantly a bit from Oscar. WE had to take him to the vet, she put him out, layed him down on the snow outside the clinic, cut away the dead skin so we could treat it as an open wound. Daily washing, hosing (just with a syringe/needle/water) and a topical medication. The last picture is of the imprint he left as he was snoring away. We thought this was a pretty major issue...until today. See below for what we encountered today. Not cool. But hopefully something we can post about in a few months with prettier pictures. But that isn't a for sure thing.

And we thought Cabs wound was a problem....DO NOT LOOK IF SQUEAMISH--DOG ATTACK on our MINIS

So...it appears that either coyotes--or rather the dogs that live on the same property as our horses (they rent the front/house, we rent the fields/barn) found our minis to be to much fun to chase, took a bite, then a week later (we treated the first wound thinking it was a puncture wound from a fence injury as they had escaped the first day we put them in) they joined together and took our mini "sweetheart" down and ripped into the first wound, removing muscle etc. (and eating it I presume as we didn't find it in the field) and also got a couple good lacerations into moms mini "Misty" the first two pics are of Sweetheart and she is at the vets awaiting final call on her future--vet seems positive at the moment, but I can't even imagine how she will save her---she told us it will be a lot of work on our part for at least 3 months. But has offered to let her stay at the clinic (not charging) as long as she can swing it with the owner but we have to feed/treat and such her once or twice a day for the duration. Misty is there with her too and I think she'll require some stitches and daily hosing as well for awhile. PLEASE PRAY. This is Casendra's first horse and its traumatized Seirra who was the first person to see the wounds after our neighbor told us 'kind of' what happened. Though he had painted his dogs as heroes that chased the coyotes away--which I'd love to believe. But we had been there 2 hours before at 8:40 am to let the ponies out of the barn where they stay all night and they had been fine, and coyotes don't tend to attack in a field with large horses and they also go for the throat, dogs often go for the hamstrings. Its so sad, she was being literally eaten alive. Crazy stuff. Sorry for the graphic, but I warned you!! It gets it off my chest and is giving us a picture timeline so hopefully we'll be able to chart healing as we did with Rosie. ahhhhh, we will glorify God through this!!

2 for 1...how could I say no??!!

This is "Sweetheart" formally known as "Cricket" Casendra's new Miniature Horse. We are praying she'll be able to live with us forever as a pet but she may have to join the rest of the horses as livestock depending on how Town Council decides. But for now, she's here with us and Casendra and her are quite the team. The other little girl (tan with the blue eyes) is moms new little one. Her name is Misty and Sierra is coowning her with mom I think as she is doing all the training. Sierra has already taught her how to lie down and follow her everywhere despite her 'attitude'--Misty is not quite as willing to follow as Sweetheart is. She's only 6 months old afterall so she is doing pretty great for one so young....both of them actually are. Casendra leads hers everywhere and Sweetheart is just as her name says....A sweetheart!!! Handled much by children at her previous home she is perfect for Casendra to learn with and enjoy. What fun! Thanks mom for taking the 2nd part of the surprise package deal!!!