update on the horse with the swollen eye

When this horse first came to us, we were told that the horse possibly had upper eyelid cancer.

The first few days she was here, she had a heavy and thick yellow discharge draining from her eye like it was infected.  I did some research on it.  I began to wonder if it wasn't an out of control fungal infection.  The information I read on it, stated fungal infections take at least 35 days to clear up using a topical ointment.
     We took her to the vets.  The vet said she had to have her eye removed so it would give her a year to year and a half quality life.  While we were campaigning for donations to have the surgery done, the vet gave me some topical (antibacterial/antifungal) ointment to use.  The vet had major doubts it would work but it didn't hurt to try.
     The following day after I applied the ointment, her lower eye lids swelling was reduced drastically.  That evening, the swelling was back.  I started applying the ointment like I had done the first day.  I have noticed a slow reduction in the swelling in both upper and lower lids since.  Last night, the lids were no longer fused together.  I could see her eye clearly.  It is opaque.  Whether she can see light and shadows is unclear at this time but she is considered blind in that eye according to medical standards.  She is able to move both her upper and lower lids slightly at this time.  The movement will possibly increase as the swelling goes down even more.
     She will still have to have her eye removed, unfortunately.  There is a strange phenomenon called sympathy.  (When one eye goes bad, the other will generally follow.)  And so in order to save the sight in the good eye, the bad eye will have to be removed.
     We still need donations for her surgery.  Paypal:  galloping_angels@ymail.com

Thanks in advance for your donations.

The horse that thinks it's a dog

I went out for a walk this morning and when I came back, I had seen the tail end of an animal under the porch.  I looked under it and saw this picture.

I attempted to lure him out by letting him smell and taste a small amount of alfalfa.  It became obvious very quickly that he had no clue how to use his back up gear.  He was stuck!  So with some help from another person, we managed to get him out.  He was laying on the netting that was underneath the porch and so that is how we managed to drag him out.

Donations urgently needed for horse eye surgery

We brought in a mini horse a little over a week ago.  We took her to the vets.  She has upper eyelid cancer and needs to have her eye removed so she can have another year to a year and a half quality life.  The surgery will cost around $1000.  Please donate to her cause.  She would really love to get rid of the ugly mass that bothers her.  Donations can be made through paypal:  galloping_angels@ymail.com.  Tax id:  01-0975880

Easter

Everyone at Galloping Angels Rescue and Sanctuary is wishing everyone a wonderful and Happy Easter.

the new arrival, Frankie

We've been quite busy with the new gelding, Frankie the last few days.  We measured him and he is about 38 inches tall.  When he arrived, he had horrible looking feet.  They were trimmed yesterday and to our surprise, they were in good shape.  Frankie also appears to be ridable.  We had a teen get on him and he responded to her commands.

Today, Frankie got to get out of the pen and spend time with the other minis.  He seemed to have liked that a lot.

We are looking forward to learning more about this new little boy.

doantions for precious miniature horses

You know Galloping Angels has a goal to raise by Dec. 5th to rescue the miniature horses in Oregon.  Please help out!  Even $5 that you would spend on Black Friday can help save some of the miniature horses.  There are several older and sick ones that need to be cared for and made fit to find forever loving homes.  These poor horses have led horrid lives.  It wasn't their fault that they had to live in like they did.  It is a season to be thankful for.

It's going to cost $260 for gas up and back to bring 6 to 8 horses at a time to our facility.  It will cost $75 a month for each horse for hay until about June.  It will cost $150 for the coggins and health certificate to take them across the state border plus we will need funds to bid on the them.

We do take donations through paypal: galloping_angels@ymail.com

Please be kind to the horses by donating some money towards their care.

Dec. 8th auction minis

We still need donations for the aution minis that is being held on Dec. 8th in Oregon.  We would greatly appreciate donations to help with these animals.  You can donate through paypal: galloping_angels@ymail.com