The Storms Passed… But the Bills Kept Coming
Updated: Sep 2
Well, friends, remember how I told you July went out with a bang?
Apparently Mother Nature wasn’t finished with us yet.
August started with more bad storms, and while things around here are finally starting to dry out and get back to normal, my humans have learned that cleaning up after a storm is only part of the problem. Eventually, the bills start showing up. But fences and storm damage aren't the only expenses piling up around here.
1,500 Bales to Go
My humans have slowly been working on filling our hay barn for winter. You guys know how important that big barn full of hay is to those of us who prefer eating our way through the cold months. Right now, we still need approximately 1,500 bales of hay.
One bale might not seem like much when you look at a goal that big, but around here, every single bale matters. And before we know it, those bales start stacking up.
Then a New Little Girl Arrived…
As if August wasn't keeping everyone busy enough, we welcomed a new little girl to the rescue. She is only 3 years old, and the circumstances she came from are hard for even this old donkey to understand. She was found with a bucket of water, tied to a brick at an abandoned property.
She also has an issue with one of her legs that we knew needed to be looked at. Our veterinarian has already been out to examine her, but because she came to us as a stray, we first have to wait through her required seven-business-day hold. Once that is complete, we can move forward with additional X-rays and hopefully get a better idea of exactly what is going on with her leg and what she will need from us.
For now, she is safe. She has food. She has people watching over her.
And, most importantly, she doesn't have to worry about being tied to a brick ever again.
And Then There Is Mayfly…
This is the part where I really need your help.
If you've been following us, you already know a little about our tiny Mayfly and the dental problems we have been trying to figure out. We had X-rays taken, and unfortunately they showed something concerning. The roots of Mayfly's teeth appear to extend into her sinus cavity.
We have reached the point where our regular veterinarian can only take us so far. So in October, my little friend needs to make a trip to Purdue University for a CT scan of her face. The CT will allow the veterinary team to get a much better look at exactly what is happening and, hopefully, tell us what can be done to help her.
The hard part is that Purdue cannot give us an estimate for treatment beyond the CT until they know what they find. When we bring her there, she will receive the CT scan and, if needed, any procedure recommended by the veterinary team. There will not be time to fundraise after the CT, which is why we need to be prepared for the potential cost of her treatment ahead of time.
My humans are preparing for her care to potentially cost as much as $3,000.
And this is a big one for us. In all the years my humans have been rescuing horses, this will be the first time we have asked our supporters to help us raise the money to take one of our horses to a university for this level of care.
We don't make that decision lightly. But Mayfly is a young little girl with so much life ahead of her. If there is something that can be done to fix this and give her the chance to live comfortably, we want to give her that chance. And we can't do it without you. Please sponsor Mayfly today.
We Could Really Use Our Village
Between storm repairs, hay still needed, our newest little girl's upcoming medical care, and potentially $3,000 for Mayfly, the cost of rescue has been adding up very quickly.
My humans don't like asking for help over and over again. But the truth about rescue is that us animals don't stop needing them and you just because the bills are getting bigger.
So this month, I'm asking for them.
If you can donate a bale of hay, it helps.
If you can put $10 toward Mayfly's trip to Purdue, it helps. https://www.illinoishorserescue.org/sponsor
If you can give more, it helps more animals than you probably realize.
And if donating isn't possible right now, sharing our story helps too.
July ended with storms. August started with storms.
But through all of it, there has been one thing those of us here at the rescue have always been able to count on: You.
Thank you for continuing to stand behind my humans so they can keep standing behind animals like us.
Until next month,
Samson 🫏
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