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It
is with a very heavy heart that I share the news that Danford
Rose’s Supreme
Bonnie was put to sleep today.
There
were several issues in poor bonnie’s hoof:
·
The
x-rays showed extensive long term damage in her left front hoof,
including two
traces from the VERTICAL vents that were clearly at least a year old
and
tracked all the way to her heels;
·
Significant
osteomyelitis (infection of the bone) of the coffin bone;
·
Bony
conversion to multiple areas of cartilage, including what was probably
sidebones AND osteomyelitis infection of those calcified areas;
·
Bony
changes around the traces mentioned above, and infection also in those
calcified areas;
·
Low
ringbone in the lower pastern bone;
·
High
ringbone – not significant but one more issue inside this
terribly troubled
hoof.
We
did not find a specific Quittor as anticipated, nor did we find another
type of
mass she had indicated a likely possibility. There was also significant
concern
of the likelihood of laminitis in the “good” hoof and bony
changes in the
shoulder and other areas from her body trying to manage this incredible
pain
for so long.
Both
our primary vet and the surgeon from Purdue who reviewed Bonnie’s
information
recommended making the kindest choice for Bonnie, and ending her pain.
Recovery
would’ve been extraordinarily long – estimated at 12 months
stall rest best
case with aggressive treatment that would be extraordinarily painful;
non-aggressive treatment simply prolonging the inevitable and thus
cruel to a
horse who has already spent at least a year in significant pain.
Bonnie
is now across the rainbow bridge, able to frolic freely in the grass
again,
without a worry or pain in her world. She joins our beloved Cheveyo,
Graycee,
Rocky, Hagrid and Diego, Barney and all the other animals that have
passed
through our lives, in waiting for our human spirits across the rainbow
bridge.
Rest
easy, sweet bonnie. Lounge in the grass for comfort now, instead of in
pain. We
will miss you terribly. We have done not what was simplest for us, or
easiest
on the human conscience, but what was the kindest and most dignified
choice for
our Bonnie.
If
anyone wishes to donate in Bonnie’s memory, you may:
1)
donate directly toward Bonnie’s medical bills. We can provide the
vet
information off list if you wish to send donations directly to the vet
practice
to pay for her care (Bonnie’s medical expenses totaled
approximately $800 – her
antibiotics alone were approximately $13/day -- a detailed accounting
will be
available in the future, should someone wish to see it);
2)
donate general funds in Bonnie’s name, to help us help the other
horses here
now and in the future;
3)
donate funds specifically to complete the resurfacing of
Cheveyo’s memorial
paddock. We have reworked the roundpen to weather-resilient footing
that doesn’t
make standing mud; but the attached paddock which allows access into a
stall as
a ‘run in’ remains deep in soft dirt that creates thick mud
and frozen ridges
so severe that Bonnie could not be allowed to use this turnout from her
stall
rest.
·
We
estimate having the space stripped, raised, graded, then gravel then
sand like
the arena will cost approximately $300, and will be getting a quote for
the
work soon.
·
We will
also be putting an access stall door directly into Cheveyo’s
memorial round pen
(where the new footing is already in place) so that a stall and that
round pen
can also be used as infirmary space, giving 2 horses’ side by
side run areas
without physical contact to each other. That project will cost
approximately
$100 for hardware, aluminum, lumber.
Thank
you all for your support of CWER, and for your thoughts and concerns
for dear
Bonnie. She rests in peace now with her friends.
In
fondest memory of a fallen friend,
AnnMarie
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