|
Mercedes
Born 6/5/07- Passed Away 7/16/07
MY GRANDEST FOAL
I'll lend you for a little while
My grandest foal, He said.
For you to love while she's alive
And morn for when she's dead.
It may be one or twenty years,
Or days or months , you see.
But, will you, till I take her back,
Take care of her for me?
She'll bring her charms to gladden you,
And should her stay be brief,
You'll have treasured memories
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise she will stay,
Since all from earth return.
But, there are lessons taught on earth
I want this foal to learn.
I've looked the wide world over
In my search for teachers true.
And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes,
With trust, I have selected you.
Now will you give her your total love?
Nor think the labor vain,
Nor hate Me when I come
To take her back again?
I know you'll give her tenderness
And love will bloom each day.
And for the happiness you've known!
Forever grateful stay.
But should I come and call for her
Much sooner than you'd planned
You'll brave the bitter grief that comes
And someday you'll understand.
For though I'll call her home to Me
This promise to you I do make,
For all the love and care you gave
She'll wait for you, inside Heaven's Gate.
Author Unknown
Mercedes Mom, Dad, Miracle and
Cupcake will miss
you terribly. You will always hold a very special place in our hearts. Run
free little one. We will see you again someday.!
THANK YOU
I would like to thank all the FOB"S for there generous donations
and their prayers to help Baby Mercedes. A
Very Special Thank You to our Anonymous donor who has offered to pay
the remainder of Mercedes medical bill. You know who you are THANK YOU!
A Big thank you to Dr. Morresey and the staff at Rood and Riddle for
the great care and the compassion they showed to this little rescue horse.
A thank you to Dr. Beckman for everything he has done and for being here
when the horses needed him. Without all of you we could not do what we are
doing.
If you would like to read her
story and what the FOB's did for her here is a link to that
Web-site: http://forums.prospero.com/timwoolley/messages?msg=11307.797
6/27/07
Baby
Mercedes was born at the Gibson County Facility Early on the morning of
June 5, 2007. I received the call from Tony that this little one had been
born and that momma had no milk to feed her. So I contacted a friend down
the street and we headed to Gibson County to pick this little one up. She
was brought back to IHR South in the back seat of a Mercedes Benz, that is
how she got her name. Upon arrival Wave 3 TV was here to do a story on her
and the other momma's and baby's we had here at the facility from the
seizure.
Everything was going great until she was about 10 days old and then she
slowly quit eating and just wanted to lay around. The vet had check her on
several occasions and could not find anything wrong. He on two separate
occasions drew blood, but nothing really showed up. During this time she
quit eating all together. On Saturday morning June 23, I made a call to the
vet again and told him we were loosing her. He made another trip out and
upon arrival and taking vitals agreed and he saw a need to transport this
little one to a hospital. Rood and Riddle were contacted and we were on
our way this time in the back of a SUV. Mercedes laid still for the 2 hour
drive.
Upon arrival at the hospital and a quick check by the vet who was waiting
he didn't give us much hope for her survival. He was willing to give her
24 hours to improve. So the fight was on the save Baby Mercedes.
Her body temperature was low, her limbs were cold to touch and she just
laid there in the straw. I walk out of the stall for a minute and when I
returned I found the vet laying beside her in the straw. I knew then she
had won his heart.
She has been there 5 days now and continues to improve each day. She is
not out of the woods yet, but she is improving. Her vitals are good, her
temp is up and she is now trying to stand. She has been up about 50% of
the day the last two days. The vet has high hope's of this little girls
recovery. We still do not know why she got ill.
She need your help in paying for the medical bills while she is at Rood
and Riddle. We are a 501c3 non profit and we work on donations alone. All
donation are tax deductible if your personnel situations allow that. We
knew we were going to have a big bill for this little girl, but she
deserved the chance for life after the rough start she had and having no
momma to protect her. We could not just let her die. Her little friend
Miracle is missing her terribly, even though she did not like Mercedes in
the beginning.
Click on the Pay Pal Donation button below or you can mail donations to:
IHR South
P.O. Box 312
New Salisbury, IN 47161
You can
also contact us by calling 812-366-4838
|
