Surgery success thanks CSU and Dr Hackett and Dr. Miller

Early morning arrival at CSU.  Teri used her big comfy trailer to haul Dex to Fort Collins teaching hospital.  Our volunteer Roxanne has written a request for reduced rate on this expensive surgery.  Dr. Eileen Hackett and Dr. Brian Miller agreed to do the surgery assisted by vet students 

This is Nathan, a 4th year vet student from Roswell, N.M..  He greets Dex for his early morning check in.

Next Dex is weighed, 954 pounds.  He has doubled his weight since rescue.  Then he is given a mild sedative in the pre-operation room by Nathan.

Then Dex is walked into the surgery room.  The walls are painted a CSU green and they are soft!  The floor is soft like a memory foam bed and the surface is non slip.  Dex is then given anethsetic to go to sleep.  Dr. Miller and Nathan eased him to the floor

This is the surgery team.  Surgery took about an hour.  Dr Eileen Hackett,  Director of the teaching hospital is standing on the right.  Dr. Brian Miller is on the left in the dark blue shirt and student Nathan is doing the closing stitches..

Late afternoon Dex is ready to come home.  Everyone at the Equine center said Dex was well mannered and  as sweet and he could be.  Thanks to all who helped make this surgery possible:  Roxanne who wrote the request and made a framed picture of Dex for the hospital, Dr. Rice who did the initial diagnosis, Teri who did the transport and the handling.  Diane who made special treats for the surgery team, and Dr. Hackett and Dr. Miller and all the vet students who helped to make this day successful.  Also a big thanks to the wonderful people whose donations made this surgery possible.

Skye, Crested Butte rescue mare adopted

 This is Skye.  She is one of the dozen horses rescued from over fifty that had been abandoned and then claimed by a neighboring rancher, branded and loaded on a truck bound for slaughter in Mexico.

 Wonder of wonders in spite of starvation and health problems, Skye was nursed back to health by Teri.  and Terolyn visitors.  What a surprise when she gave birth to a healthy filly.  This is Ann, who fell in love with Skye and was part of the important team working with the mare.  Even though Ann owned a beautiful Arabian she also opened her heart to Skye and Luna and promised Skye a forever home.

Ryann at Terolyn gives Luna some TLC.  This little filly just eats up attention.  She is a cosmic example of miracles.

Dex gets crypt-orchid surgery

This is Dex, a three year old, crypt-orchid (testicles have not descended)  buckskin.  He is just one of several we were able to rescue from the Crested Butte area horses destined for slaughter in Mexico.   Dr. Dale Rice was the vet who worked with us to bring them back to health during their quarantine period.  Thanks to the hard work of our volunteer Roxanne who wrote a letter to Colorado State University's teaching hospital we were able to get surgery for Dex at a greatly reduced rate.  Thanks to a generous donation from Bill, Jill and their family we can pay the reduced rate and surgery is scheduled for January 2nd. 

 This is a very serious surgery and we are sure of a positive outcome.  With this surgery Dex will be able to progress in his training and be able to be placed in a forever home soon.

Teri from Terolyn Farms has volunteered her truck, trailer and driving to get Dex to Fort Collins.  We will keep you updated.  Surgery was scheduled for the week before Christmas but we had to cancel due to a snow storm.

All Dogs go to Heaven and Reggie went there.

Reggie was fifteen when he finally decided to make the trip to heaven.  He had limited use of his back legs for some time due to a back injury.  He also had numerous lumps.  Up until the day he went away he would wag his tail in greeting to our visitors.  When we had foster kids they spent lots of time counting the Mickey Mouse silhouettes they could find in his many spots.  He went to dogie school and won a blue ribbon for the best behaved "student".  Dr Dave Barton, Integrative Wellness chiropractor,  gave him several adjustments to keep his spine aligned.  When it was Reggie's time to go, Dr. Lee Mueller, his assistant Jennifer, and Lynda's daughter Teri made his passing stress and pain free.  He was a good dog.  He will be missed.  We thank all those who came around with a kind word for Reggie.

Dover's Giving Tree

The Edwards Foundation would like to thank all the patrons of Dover's Saddlery in Parker who selected us to receive requested animal care supplies.  This is Dover's second annual Giving Tree.

                  Jason and Diane, two volunteers, are pleased to accept the donations from Tracy.

And again just before New Years we, Diane and her daughter, are again receiving gifts from the Giving Tree.  Tracy said the tree was originally Mona's idea and that this year Emily and Anna were in charge of the Giving tree.  We were glad to hear that Dover's will be setting up the Giving tree again next year.  We thank all who made these donations possible.

Corbin finds a best friend and a new home with John

 Corbin and John spent many hours together to make sure they would work well together.

When it was time for Corbin to load up to go to his new home he loaded easily.

This is Corbin and his new best friend John.  John heard about Corbin and his rescue with the other abandoned horses from Crested Butte, Colorado.  You might remember the pictures of Rene and Corbin.  Corbin was so scared of humans that Rene and Chelsea from Rocky Mountain Horseshoeing came around to help him learn to trust people and also to help him get used to having his feet trimmed.  John was looking for a horse he could work with in his spare time.  He fell in love with Corbin and the feeling was mutual!  John would whistle softly and Corbin would come right to him.  We know they will have many good times together.