News: Hazel and Love

Love

Update: October 21,

Lovey had her surgery this week, and came through it very well!! She is in a cast, and galloping around. As soon as she heals, she will get her prosthesis!!

Background:

Kay received a call from Sheriff Reed Haynes of Franklin County Arkansas. Sheriff Haynes asked her for help with a couple of animal cases he had checked, he said they were in terrible condition She told Sheriff Haynes she would be there the following morning with horse trailers and would go look at the animals in question. When she arrived with the Sheriff at the first location she was in shock. There in the pasture was a paint mare with half of her front leg missing!!



She expected a severe injury, but there was half of the bottom portion of her left front leg gone.



According to the owners she had gotten tangled in wire and injured the leg, so they put a piece of PVC pipe over it to give it strength. The leg became infected and amputated itself with the piece of pipe.



This brave little mare should have died within 2 weeks at the most of gangrene or infection... she is a miracle!

She is under vet care and is coming along very well.



She will need one surgery to take the dead tissue off the bottom of the leg. Then we will try to raise the funds to make her a prosthetic leg for balance. She beat the tremendous odds of surviving, and deserves a chance to live and be loved. Her name is "Love".



She is the gentlest, most loving animal we have seen in a long time and her will to live is unreal.


Hazel

The second stop that day was to check a mule that had been dragged behind a truck for over 1,000 feet. The owner stated that the mule wouldn't lead so he taught it a lesson.

When Kay and Dr Miller arrived, the mule was back in a field under some trees; she had been on the ground for 3 days. Our veterinarian checked her injuries. She had road rash all over one side of her back hip, cuts around her eye, and on her head and her back hooves had been ground down almost 2 inches into the soft part of the hoof.



She is also under veterinarian care, and will be in ICU for up to 8 weeks.



She has had "boots" made to build up what is left of her back hooves and hopefully will not be permanently crippled.



Funds will be needed to help with vet bills, and for the farrier that is trying to save her feet.

Kay Jordan
HSPC