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Post by schwung on Feb 27, 2008 1:45:16 GMT -5
Lily is one of 10 horses seized from a Carnation farm on Saturday, February 23rd, one 6 of which were taken in by SAFE following the seizure. This tiny little filly has a Body Condition Score of 2 on a scale of 1-9. Her and her dam, Willow, were living in a severely eaten down pasture, separate from other horses on the property. In addition to being emaciated, Lily is suffering from a massive lice infestation, rainrot, internal parasites and her feet do not appear to ever have been trimmed. Lily is in one of the better conditions of the other horses that SAFE took in, primarily due to the benefit that she is receiving from still nursing off of her dam. However, being our youngest patient, she is still in fragile condition, and is also on antibiotics for an upper respitory infection that caused her to have a slight fever and a runny nose upon evaluation at SAFE. Weaning at this time, even though it would be beneficial for her dam, who is also extremely emaciated, would possibly cause Lily to crash in her very weakened state, so weaning will have to wait. Lily was thankfully wearing a halter when she was seized and loaded easily into the trailer. She is not terribly well handled but she is also not completely unhandled. She has a good attitude and a healthy appetite, so we are quite hopeful that she will make a full recovery. Here are some photos of Lily, taken the day after their arrival at SAFE:         |
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Post by akoehmstedt on Feb 27, 2008 10:15:23 GMT -5
Look how scruffy she is!!! Too cute!
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Post by schwung on Feb 27, 2008 22:13:50 GMT -5
Little Lily was a pistol today! I have seen her run before, but usually it is her running AWAY from me as I have to catch her twice a day for her antibiotics. Today, however, she spent 10 minutes or so just playing in the pasture. She was running circles around Willow and Hope, cantering figure eights and swapping leads effortlessly, practicing her bucking skills, and seeing just how fast she could get her little legs to go. It was absolutely wonderful to see her showing such exuberance and feeling so good, I cannot tell you. I wish I had my camera handy, but of course I missed it.
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Post by akoehmstedt on Feb 28, 2008 9:37:54 GMT -5
Can't wait to see it!
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Post by hooti4me on Feb 28, 2008 13:49:11 GMT -5
She'll be the one to bounce back quickly, as nursing saved her life.. Its wonderful to hear she is doing well. She is a cutie, that is for sure.
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Post by schwung on Feb 28, 2008 14:22:19 GMT -5
Lily yesterday:  And looking at our volunteer while Hope goes to town on the salt lick:  |
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Post by schwung on Mar 1, 2008 1:33:08 GMT -5
Many, many thanks to Dr. Evergreen, Jennywho, Geri Vincent, and Janice Van Dyke who donated foal blankets. Janice went and bought two new blankets as we were still short one blanket for little Lily. Lily is now wearing the blanket Sinatra was wearing and Sinatra has a brand new stable blanket. We have several stable blankets and sheets, but are still in need of waterproof blankets, sheets or medium fill, sizes 46-54, for turnout time.
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Post by jennywho on Mar 1, 2008 10:18:16 GMT -5
I have one more turnout type blanket that my Dad is bringing up this weekend. I think it's almost new and small (maybe 48). I will get it in the mail on Monday.
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Post by schwung on Mar 1, 2008 10:50:26 GMT -5
That's wonderful Jenny, thank you!
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Post by jaybird on Mar 3, 2008 17:39:27 GMT -5
Photos do not convey just how cute this little filly is. She is just adorable!!!!!!! She is the spitting image of her mother, with classic Saddlebred features, right down to the tips of her ears. She's very little, being the youngest of our charges, but she will come right up to the fence and say hello. She is bright and curious, and does a fair amount of exploring in her new pasture, all the while keeping one eye on her mom. Jaime tells me that Lily is starting to frolic and play, and her favorite activity is seeing just how fast her little legs can move. I didn't get a chance to witness this myself, but I did get a chuckle out of seeing her throw a little fit when her mommy tried to walk away while Lily was trying to get in under the blanket to nurse.
She's a scruffy little girl who is going to shed out to be a beautiful buckskin like her mama. Her mane falls on both sides of her neck and floats around her like a cloud. Her sweet face is flawed for now by the noseband of the too-tight halter she was wearing, but before long she will regain her perfect profile. She likes to take naps in the sunshine, and all in all seems pretty happy with the turn her life has taken.
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Post by jaybird on Mar 3, 2008 17:41:23 GMT -5
Lily looks pretty big in the photos, but that is because her mother is actually pretty small. She's a tiny thing. You can see the marks left by her tight halter in the photos too.
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Post by schwung on Mar 5, 2008 2:08:15 GMT -5
Lily seemed to show no ill effects of the worming and is doing wonderfully. She is now very easy to catch for her twice a day antibiotics (which she is now finished with), and she has turned into a total lovebug.
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Post by huskiesnhorses on Mar 5, 2008 8:14:19 GMT -5
I would just like to add that Lily decided against figure 8's and went for good old plain circles around Willow and Hope at top speed. She did throw in 1 buck for extra points.
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Post by akoehmstedt on Mar 5, 2008 10:26:56 GMT -5
Glad she is doing well and took the worming well. She is just too cute!
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Post by cathie on Mar 5, 2008 11:30:49 GMT -5
Thank goodness! She has a chance in life.
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