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"Mic," Horse With Ruptured EsophagusHi,
Everyone! This
is my boy Mic — and he needs your help!!
Yes,
I'm doing pretty darn good, but Mic has a rare complication in his esophagus
which has a rupture down in the chest area. This is not seen in horses his age
(2.5 yr.) and rarely even seen in any horse. He
is 16 hands tall, playful, and smart as a whip and very athletic. My trainer
Kathi McConnell was going to train Mic for event jumping. He was showing great
promise. Well, I could go on and on about him just like most parents do with
there kids, but here my problem.
Since
my cancer last year, I do not have the money to pay the vet bill. I have to give
him three shots a day for two weeks and he has to be on fresh green grass and
fed a mash food so blockage does not accrue and chock to death. So
I am asking for donations in two ways: one send checks directly to the vet for
the “Save Mic Fund”; or two, the “Adopt Mic Fund” and I'll send some
pics to you. You will not own him in any way, but your kids might have fun with
this. I still have to pay for pasture, mash food, and boarding so that money
will go for those things.
I
am almost done with the first week of shots, so all this is taking place very
fast and the chance that this treatment will work is low. Even if it works now,
it could go bad again later. The The
short term solution is to put him down, but I wanted to give him a chance — I
just don't have the cash. Here is the name of the drug.( Metoclopramide ). Tammany
Attn:
Save Mic Fund Phone:
406-961-1321 or
contact me: Mark
Rosecky, Attn:
Adopt Mic Fund Phone:
406-546-5899
October 4, 2011 Update: Hi
Natalie, Here is some more info on Mic after the two weeks and three shots a day
program we just finished. The vet said that the metoclopramide helped but not
enough to make a significant deference. I was expecting the worst so anything other then putting him down would be good news and that's what I got. The vet Dr. Kelly told me that some how he has resolved this problem on his own which tells us it has been there for a while and to give him a chance and see what happens and if it gets bad then then I would have to end it for Mic. I have to feed alfalfa and mash food and not hay, he seems to work though alfalfa better and if he makes it though the winter well then we will go from there. Most horses do not make it this far there dead already, which leads us to believe it is a birth defect. Andy has said I can leave him up there for now but finding a place for the winter will be the big problem seeing I do not have a place anymore to feed and take care of him so the up hill climb continues, no money, work is slow, and have two other horses. I will get you some more pics if you wont and thanks so much for the help OOO. If there is a need for more info give me a write back. Mark
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