A New Lease On Life

Seven weeks ago no one was sure Mama would survive. Seven weeks ago no one thought it possible that she could have a live foal. Surely if she survived, there was no way the impending foal could have developed into a normal foal after being so severely malnourished in utero. One week ago a beautiful filly was born. A miracle really. A miracle that she survived in utero, a miracle that she survived a difficult birth, a miracle that she has no deformities, & a miracle that she continues to overcome her hard start in life. Yesterday was her 1 week birthday & she celebrated by letting her human mom scratch her little neck. She was shy, but it felt so good she even scratched her human mom back. CMK was grinning ear to ear knowing the right decision was made in bringing Mama home. No matter the sacrifices, the long sleepless nights, the lonely vigil & the constant worry, it's all worth seeing the new sparkle in Mama's eyes as she proudly shows her new baby off to future herd mates.

While the long road has a long way to go, Mama & Filly are traveling each day ever so slowly to a new health & lease on life. Filly's knee is still swollen but she was less lame on her 1 week birthday. That's a very good sign that she's just given it a good bang. Today she will recieve a dose of VE/Se to help her on her way to healing. It was determined yesterday that Mama was strong enough to be wormed. Only with a 1/2 dose, but another small step on the way to health.