Orphaned Foal Finds Comfort in Giant Teddy Bear After Rescue (story & video)

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.care2.com/causes/orphaned-foal-finds-comfort-in-giant-teddy-bear-after-rescue.html

by Piper Hoffman June 14, 2013 9:30 pm



Breeze sleeps with a teddy bear. That isn’t so unusual — except that Breeze is a horse.

A foal, to be exact. Within hours of his birth, his mother disappeared. He tried to nurse from other mares to no avail. By the time rescuers reached him on May 24th, he was in severe shock and dehydrated; he collapsed.

The baby could not get his mother’s colostrum, which, “to a newborn foal…can mean the difference between life and death.” It contains vital antibodies that protect the foal until his own immune system kicks in.

The Mare & Foal Sanctuary rescued Breeze from Dartmoor Hill, in England’s Devon County, after getting a call from a concerned farmer. They gave Breeze colostrum drips, as well as a saline drip, milk and medicine.

FULL story at link.

[Cooley Hurd]

1. This is a post that "grounds" one...

Thank you because I needed to be put into a perspective beyond my own, Steve.

[Little Star]

2. omg! He's so cute.

[ReRe]

3. Teddy Bears are gooooooooood ;-)

K&R for good news exposure!

How precious. I hope the little guy makes it. He should with all the loving care that the rescuers are giving him. Thanks, OS. What with all that's going on in the world that's bad, this reminds us that good is happening too.

[reusrename]

4. k&r

[malaise]

5. Awwwwwwwwwwww

Lovely

[red dog 1]

6. Thanks Omaha Steve for posting this.

Also, thanks to The Mare and Foal Sanctuary.

We need more stories like this one.

I hope the little guy makes it

[Omaha Steve]

8. Your Welcome

[nolabear]

7. That's just lovely. He'll be some horse I'd bet.

Thanks for posting.