_Poor Caspar our unruly grey pony (pictured ) had to undergo another operation to remove another part of the testicle growing inside him.A blood test showed there was still some tissue which remained and needed removing.I have just been to check on him and he is still a little shaky but is tucking into his food which is a good sign.Thank goodness its all over now and the stallion bits are finally gone forever!!! Caspar was rescued from a horse sale and was in a very poor state on arrival, he is a fairly young pony and once he gets over this op I need to find another home for him and his pal Pepsi(also rescued from local horse sale) They deserve a home of their own where they will receive more individual attention, I dont like to keep the young, healthier animals when there are many urgent cases requiring assistance but they will stay until the right home comes along, as it surely will.
The Farrier has been today and as usual he had to sedate Maggie(Noddys friend) otherwise he would not have managed to do any work on her box feet. When she arrived she had these very oddly shaped hooves which gave the appearance of her standing on 4 little boxes!They have required a lot of work as it was too big a job to do all at once.Now she has almost perfect feet, not that Noddy would care, he thinks she is adorable anyway!
We are still seeking a home for Mik, the emaciated Collie(who has put on weight since his arrival)but it has gone very quiet on the home finding front.For the first time in 5 years I am having to turn cats away and put them on a waiting list. I start to panic when this happens and no adult cats are finding homes but it does tend to happen in phases so hopefully we will have a rush on cats this coming week! One lives in hope.
There is a new monthly newspaper out called North Wales People and the first issue featured an article on how I started the Freshfields Charity. It was an excellent full page article with an appalling photo of me but more importantly a very good one of lovely Rocky our coloured Irish Cob. They have asked me to do a monthly article and the second edition came out yesterday(I have yet to see it)so it should up our profile in the locality and may even help some of the animals to find new homes.
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Wishing a good speedy recovery for Casper, and a nice home soon for him and his friend. Surely there must be some kind soul out there who can give tham another chance. I do hope so.
Congratulations on getting a column to write, its sure to be popular , and as you say , it will raise the profile of your sanctuary. It never ceases to surprise me how everyone seems to know where the local sanctuary is when they want to give up on an animal , yet its so hard to make sure people know where you are when they are looking for one.
Pam
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