Raymond
Ray, a young stallion born about 2015 or 2016, has had a very rough life! Thanks to the amazing people at Saving Grace Animal Rescue, he now has a second chance. Ray was found in late August, 2020, with a large gaping wound on his rear flank (it's believed he was hit by a car) and Saving Grace contacted us to ask if we could take him on. Of course we said we would! Before Saving Grace could send someone to get him, he was also shot in the head, most likely in a misguided attempt to put him down. All they ended up doing was destroying his one eye and leaving him with numerous bullet fragments in his head. Ray still had fight and a lot of life, so Saving Grace brought him immediately to a vet where his damaged eye was removed and stitched up, his wound was cleaned and treated, and he was gelded.
We picked Ray up a couple of days later and he's been with us, recovering, since that time. Ray has been a good patient, though he keeps us on our toes as he gets used to being handled and confined. His flank wound is healing very quickly, the swelling at his damaged eye socket has gone down, and his gelding incision is closing up. His wound is washed daily and he is on antibiotics and pain medication. Due to the gunshot to Ray's head he has had some obvious difficulty chewing so he's getting mash several times a day and we are also chopping his hay (a leaf shredder works great for that!) so it is easier for him to eat.
We can tell that Ray has had some past issues. He may have been born with angular limb deformity as he has some thickening and crookedness in his front legs. He was also a bit underweight when he came in, and his tail was badly matted. Considering all he has gone through, he is doing really well and improving daily!
We picked Ray up a couple of days later and he's been with us, recovering, since that time. Ray has been a good patient, though he keeps us on our toes as he gets used to being handled and confined. His flank wound is healing very quickly, the swelling at his damaged eye socket has gone down, and his gelding incision is closing up. His wound is washed daily and he is on antibiotics and pain medication. Due to the gunshot to Ray's head he has had some obvious difficulty chewing so he's getting mash several times a day and we are also chopping his hay (a leaf shredder works great for that!) so it is easier for him to eat.
We can tell that Ray has had some past issues. He may have been born with angular limb deformity as he has some thickening and crookedness in his front legs. He was also a bit underweight when he came in, and his tail was badly matted. Considering all he has gone through, he is doing really well and improving daily!
