What is Rocky Mountain Horse Rescue?
Rocky Mountain Horse
Rescue (RMHR) is dedicated to the rescue, welfare, and care of Horses,
Ponies, Mules, and Donkeys.
To find out about our animals available for adoption please visit the Information Page!!
Saving Honey's Life
“Unfortunately Honey is in more pain today than she was two days ago even though we aggressively medicated her at that time,” was the phone message from her veterinarian, Dr. Cribley.
A friend had told me about Honey’s problem the previous week when she saw the Welsh/Haflinger cross with the badly infected eye. Honey had received excellent vet care, already totaling over $1,000, but her deteriorating condition left only two alternatives—remove the eye or—put her down. Her owner, Barb Daniel, had bought the sweet mare for her granddaughters to enjoy. They rode her and even had a great time driving her around her field with a cart and a harness that Barb had bought just for her.
Being on a limited income, the projected cost (of over $3,000) to remove Honey’s eye made this option impossible. Dr. Cribley and I really felt that it would be best to put her down right then in order to save the cost of an additional call the next day. As I was about to hang up, the vet talked to Barb about the decision. Barb agreed that euthanasia was best, but wanted to delay it for a day so that her grandchildren could say goodbye that evening.
A few hours after ending the call, I decided to call Dr. Gary Pallaoro of Golden Animal Hospital to see if there was any chance of him operating on Honey if we took her into the rescue. Dr. Pallaoro had saved another pony’s life three years ago by removing the infected eye of a Shetland living at a neighboring ranch. The owners of that pony could not afford the surgery and therefore gave him to the rescue.
Dr. Pallaoro said that he would do Honey’s surgery and work with us by keeping the cost as low as possible. I was elated and called Barb Daniel to tell her the news. I asked her if she was sitting down and then told her that we would accept Honey and that she would have her operation in three days. At first there was silence, and then the sound of Barb sobbing. Soon I was crying too.
The great news is that Honey is adjusting very well after her operation, and will be available for adoption soon. If this wonderful grandmother had not wanted to keep Honey alive for one more day so her granddaughters could have a final farewell, we would not be writing this story.
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FEELING GREAT AFTER THE OPERATION! |
ABLE TO BE RIDDEN AGAIN! |
