Friday 14 September 2007

Caspars remaining testicle!


We have had 2 ponies returned through no fault of the new owners. They were having some problems with one who was behaving in a particularly unruly and stallion like way so we agreed to take them back to assess the naughty pony. We had not previously experienced a problem with him but then he had been in a field where there were no mares nearby!!! They were both down in our records as geldings and we had no reason to think otherwise, there were certainly no"bits" on view! On return we had a mare in season in a nearby field and what a difference we noticed in him this time! No wonder he was unmaneagable, we arranged for him to have a blood test to check if he was what we expected - and the results came back that Caspar was in fact a "Rig". This is when only one testicle has been removed and the other is still inside him causing raging hormones. We were all shocked and dismayed at this turn of events, although he is infertile he needs to have an operation to rectify this problem and a problem it surely is. Anyone who has not seen an entire horse or pony has no idea how difficult they can be Caspar will be having his operation next thursday, though like all neutered animals the effects will not be instantaneous.Until his hormones calkm down he will stay with us!
Fortunately the nice people who had given them a home will be taking a couple of other rescued ponies so we have not lost this excellent home.
Today a 12 years old cat has been brought in, I hope he wont be here too long. several of the new kittens have been found homes, its good they have gone so quickly. Roy the manager of our Caernarfon charity shop has been working at the shelter the past week.He has been erecting an enclosure for our semi feral cats who have been in their pens too long awaiting suitable homes.Thanks to the Holyhead Cat Action , who have paid for this, they will now have much more space in which to exercise and play.Thanks to ROy also without whose help, the enclosure would still be unassembled!

1 comment:

Veegan said...

Hi Lesley, just caught up with your blog, and it is good to see : ) I often think of you and wonder how things are going.

Good luck to Casper and his forthcoming de-nading, and to you guys for having to deal with a grumpy young man afterwards LOL !!!

Are you thinking of coming over for the cat halloween day ? Dave has done the usual dropping me in it with the food again - any ideas for vegan "fried eyeballs" greatly appreciated :/ LOL If you are it will be lovely to see you, and come and sample a fried eyeball and a bowl of fingernail stew (where does the man get the ideas ?!).

Please pass on my good wishes to your sister and hope she is feeling better. She was missed at the open day this year, she is one very special lady.

Take care

Vee xx