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Red Escapes From Hospital--May 22nd

Red escaped from the Tuft's large animal hospital..., with their blessing. He has many fans and admirers there and they were happy, but sad to see him leave. They did a wonderful job diagnosing, comforting him and us, getting him and us through successful surgery, managing his recovery, and sending him off with specific instructions about his care. We all learned alot and we hope to share some of those lessons and facts along the way. Currently, Red needs fastidious monitoring and care. He needs to heal and gain weight because of the surgery he went through, but his system is very fragile now and he can't take in a diet that is too ambitious.
Thankfully, he is in the loving care and confines of Ray Of Light Farm. In fact it was Bonnie, Ev and Susan that liberated him from the hospital and drove him back to the farm. While he is not ready for visitors just yet, we still need to raise money for his medical bills and care. We are committed to saving him, but it takes a village of people working and fundraising to make it possible. We have some great video of him in the hospital and many new pictures to post. Please keep visiting for the latest and to see the new photos. Also please send this link to any animal lovers who want to meet a sweet and adorable soul and witness his recovery as he beats the odds. And finally, please send any donations to us at the address below. We will have paypal donation capability next week on the site. For now we can process your credit card donations by calling us, or issue paypal requests that you can use by asking us to send them. Our e-mail is gettingthepicture@yahoo.com Checks can go snail mail to: Equine Angels Rescue Sanctuary, 214 Candlewood Mountain Rd., New Milford, CT 06776. Our web site is www.foalrescue.com and the phone is 203-733-3576. Thank you and stay tuned to his rescue journey.--For the horses, Frank at EARS

Hi guys -
Well good news is that I visited Red yesterday afternoon and he was looking just as bright and full of life as I've seen him yet. One of the vet assistants said that he had just been out for a short walk right before I got there and loved every minute of it, and also that he was real hungry - but they wanted to take it slow and only give him a little at a time to avoid any further complications.
Red is just so sweet and loving and playful, it's really been making my day to be able to visit and check up on him. He always greets you with a smile (in his own way) and loves to cuddle and be rubbed and brushed and fussed over. If he's feeling real playful, he'll even play a little soccer with you with his blue jolly ball :o) He also likes to cause a little trouble, pulling on the strings for my hoodie or nipping at the toes of my shoes when I get distracted by the hustle of what's going on in the aisle. Red really does have just the greatest, sweetest disposition I've seen in a while and I'm really glad everyone at EARS decided to give him a chance at making it thru the surgery - he is going to make a wonderful family member for someone lucky soon!
His incision is clearing up nice with a lot of the excess bruising and swelling going down dramatically since I last visited him before the weekend. He's showing real good signs with being just as hungry as can be, and nickering at anyone who walks by to try and guilt them in to a handful or two of grass (its hard to resist, but the vets have been trained well to resist the cuteness factor lol). While I was visiting he was able to get a small feed bucket full of wet hay; he scarfed it down - making sure to hoover up any last blade - a great sign! :o)
I've attached some updated pictures below so everyone can see his progress. I'll be visiting him most days this week as well so I'll be sure to keep everyone updated on the latest and greatest in Red's recovery efforts.
Thanks in advance for everyone's support and contributions, it means a lot, and Red definitely thanks you as well - he's putting in all his efforts to make sure he gets thru this with as little hiccups as one can ask, he is one tough (sweet and adorable) cookie :o)

May 15th ---Red's Birthday

Today was a tough day for Red. He was colicy in the morning. He was lying down and biting at his side. The doctor said that his system is very fragile now, but there is no impaction or gas. This can happen after surgery. They have eliminated his antibiotics because sometimes the drugs can affect the system. They will do an ultrasound to check motility in his intestines.
Today is Red's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RED!!! It is not the party that we planned for you, but we are all sending much love!
One of the interns and I took him for a walk and it seemed to help. Because of his incisions from surgery, they take him on short walks inside the hospital. I could only visit for an hour, but it did us both good. Please put him in your prayers for recovery. He is far from being over this and could be taken in for surgery again, anytime.
Please remember that we are a 501(c)3 non-profit charity and we can give you a tax exemption donation letter for your support of Red. If each of us gave a little, his bills, which are up to $9,000 so far, would be paid. Also, please consider adopting one of our rescued foals, mares or geldings.
Red's case is very unusual as his small intestines were sinking into his scrotum. We have rescued and adopted over 250 foals during the last 6 years and this is the first case of colic, but it is only because of this rare anatomical condition. Please see his pictures below (click on them and they will enlarge) and post a comment . More pictures, updates and video to follow. Thanks also for passing this link along to your horse loving friends. http://www.equineangels.blogspot.com/
Our web-site is http://www.foalrescue.com/
Please send donations for Red's recovery to:
Equine Angels Rescue Sanctuary
214 Candlewood Mountain Road
New Milford, CT 06776
203-733-3576 ----Thank You! For the horses, Frank

URGENT HELP NEEDED!!!--FOAL'S EMERCENCY SURGERY

One of our foals, the beautiful Red Roan, Kevin The Red, had emergency colic surgery at Tufts Veterinary Clinic on Sunday, May 10, 2009. He was in great pain and distress and we had to make the $9,000 decision to put him down or spend the money with only a slightly better chance than 50/50 for his survival. If you knew this gentle soul, and you can see it in his eyes, you would make the same decision that we did. Do the surgery and give him every chance.

If each of us donated $10-$20 we could cover the surgical fees.

Welcome to Equine Angels

Welcome to our new Blog!
This is a great oppotunity to let you know about our horses and their adoptions.
Please check back often to see the latest news, we look forward to hearing from you too. Remember, "Rescues Rescue Us"
For the horses, Frank Weller