Dear CyberFriends, Thank you SO VERY MUCH for all your love, prayers, healing light and support you have given my pony Huginn and me.
I can not even begin to tell you how much this means to us!! I feel so blessed and I know that Huginn feels your love. I have been crying since early this afternoon when I met with Dr. Tan at the U of MN. I am just sick to my stomach with fear. Huginn has a case of bastard strangles. As you know Huginn has been fighting high temps since June 21st. And the Vets (my private vet and U of MN vets) had no clue as to what was making him ill. Other than the high temps, a bit off feed and being lethargic, he had NO other symptoms. That is why the all the vets have been so darn baffled. This afternoon, they performed a endoscope on Huginn and found an abscess putting pressure on his larynx and another one in his guttural pouch. On Thursday, they will do another endoscope to check out a suspicions "spot" in his stomach and also an ultrasound on Huginn's liver to rule out an abscess. Dr. Tan is concerned about his liver and kidneys, as the blood panel enzymes keep getting higher (calcium??). It seems as my pony has a storm going on in his body...but he is remaining very cheerful towards the Vet staff. They all keep telling me what a good boy he is and how much they adore him. Huginn is still eating his beet pulp, but not really interested in his hay. Dr. Tan believes if no other abscesses are found, Huginn will pull through fine. But, she is worried about what she may find. Huginn has a long recovery ahead of him. And I pray that little Dixie is okay and her loneliness does not hurt too much. She is still calling for Huginn. <:9[ I miss Huginn very much! I have not seen him since Friday. I really need to see my boy! The camera in his stall was not working tonite. I am going to try to get in to see him tomorrow, I just want to touch him. I want to thank a few folks who shared their great fund raising idea with Debbie. Debbie and I will try to put something together and send the info off to the list. I can not tell you how scared to death I am. Many of you remember my beloved Wizard and how I lost him. Huginn's illness is just more than I can bear at this time. I just am not ready to lose another horse that I dearly love. I have been in a bit of a funk for the last few days, worried about Huginn and now...I am trying really hard to pull myself up and be brave. I want to thank my very best friend Debbie, who has always been there to love and support me. What would we do without good friends? Your guys are the best! I will try my hardest to read and answer your emails. Please know that I am not avoiding you, I am just a bit overwhelmed right now. Please give all your horses and dogs a big hug and kiss from me. Without our animals, we would have little empty spots in our hearts and lives. Good Nite...sweet dreams! Raven Lucy & Molly, the Girl Doggies Huginn & Dixie Chick, the Back Behind the Barn Ponies Respect ALL Earthlings. We are all animals of this planet. We are all creatures.
