GRANNY

[TashGaia]

Please, please, please... Someone take Granny

columbiabasinequinerescue.org/DEF-HorsesProfile.asp?HoID=828

This mare absolutely broke my heart. She is 20+ year old TB. Sorrel with a blaze face. She has a big scar on her chest & is extemely underweight. The feedlot owner separates the horses at the sale, some go directly on the truck & others are separted off & brought to the lot to gain some weight or some other reason. The FLO pulled her from the truck because he was afraid she was to weak & would be killed in transport. Now that she is at the lot he & I agreed that she looks pregnant. This mare followed me everywhere in the pen & kept putting her head in my chest, she needs off the lot ASAP & preg checked..this mare isn't healthy enough to deliver a foal at this time.

This is copied from the other thread... I think that she needs her own thread... too many people skip over the "New Horses Listed" type threads.

[Admin]

We can take her if approved. She needs a vet
I have e-mail Shawna.

[maloney]

oh my gosh!!!!! I could say so much right now about that awful owner...but I will save my breath to say -- Let's find her a home!! Do we start sending $$?? Or?? What's the deal? Help!

[maverick]

So what do you want to do Tash? Shall we pool our money or use some of the AG fund & get her pulled ASAP!
Who can take her in & get her up to weight?
Who can transport off the lot & get her to QT?

Anyone who wants to volunteer now is the time!

[TashGaia]

I can send $100 for her, but I cannot take her I'm sorry...

[maverick]

OMG shes only $400! I didn't realize her price was so low.

[gypsy79]

I would love to help. What can I do? I don't know if I have the kind of space it would take to QT and I've never dealt with QT before. I am an approved adopter. I have 4 acres and a 9 stall barn (which includes 2 foaling stalls and I have had foals here before). I currently have 4 horses so I would have the space for her if I can figure out the QT issue. I am also not rich.

So what it comes down to is I have space, just not lots of cash.

Horses here are fat and happy. I helped with a reconditioning of an Arab mare last winter. She came to me in almost this same condition (minus the pregnancy issue). In 3 months, I had her fat and happy.

So, again, what can I do?

[keldco]

Pec/Dean said she could also take her.

[maverick]

gypsy79 where are you located? Can you transport?

As for basic QT, keep the horse away from your other horses for about 30 days. But if shes sick? think 90 days & vet bills!

I have 3 horses off the other feedlot, they were all fine, thin but fine health wise & I never need to call a vet.

However getting her weight up is a tough job!

Also I found out the hard way but if you take in a mare just figure she may have a bun in the oven, mine did even though she didn't show at the lot or when I got her home.

Last a lot of these horses are spent emotionally, they are thankful & kind to those of us that give them care & love. But sometimes they give up on life & pass away.

gypsy79 are you really ready for this task?

[TashGaia]

She's over here by me... Woodinville, I think?

On the other side of the mountains from this poor mare...

[gratefulknits]

So she has two offers of a home, we need to get some pledges going fast to get her off the lot, vetted, and fed. I'm pretty tight this month but I will pledge $50 for her, Tash has pledged $100, so we just need $250. We can do it!

[gypsy79]

Not Woodinville TASH, Monroe. Still, the wrong side of the mountains from this poor old girl!

[TashGaia]

Wooodinville, Monroe... 10 minutes difference!

BTW, Gypsy... you coming to the auction on Sunday?

[toeps]

oh poor baby, how can people do things like this?

[maverick]

Well can we come up with transport to the right side of the mountains for Granny?

[gypsy79]

Don't know about the auction on Sunday TASH. I have to check with husband. I'll get back to you later tonight or tomorrow. Okay?


And does anybody have tips for QT?

How far away from other horses do they need to be kept in order to not infect my own?

Other issues around QT that I should know?


Advice please!

[NanciK]

She will need more than just $400 bail - she needs bail + vet + transport + senior feed.

I can offer $100.

[TashGaia]

Almost certainly... but can she travel right now? And what about QT?

[maverick]

OK we have 2 homes for her to go to PEC & gypsy79, $250 pledged we $150 more to met her price.

But we need a ride for her ASAP! Anyone up for a road trip?

[TashGaia]

So....

$100 - TashGaia
$50 - Gratefulknits
$100 - NanciK
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$250

$400 - Bail
-250 - Pledged
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$150 Left towards bail.

[mkgbuegel]

I will send in the 150.00, poor girl.

[maverick]

Tash call it in & let the CBER gals know were almost on top of bail.

[gypsy79]

Is she strong enough to take a trailer trip over the mountains? I am worried about her!

[maverick]

She has to be if we can't find QT close to her, if we can is that what you want to do?

[maverick]

Bail has been met!

[swissgrl]

Thank you guys, I just saw this post, poor girl.

[maverick]

We need transport ASAP!

[Admin]

The PS needs to make the decision where she is going first. I can certainly help with transport if needed. I have a big cushy trailer for her..... and a hole in the ground with her previous owners name on it!

[maverick]

Great so were set there!

[TashGaia]

I just sent in my pledge...
Payment Sent (ID #8UL84175ET651115Y)

I don't know that there is anything more that we can do until we hear from her PS... unless we want to try and raise funds for her for vet/qt/transport? I am sure she is going to need it...