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The Triumph of Twiggy

The sun rises on another day, another day that would be just the same, another day where no-one cared, or so I thought………..

This day, I was taken on a walk with my friend Astro, I didn’t know where to or why but we ended up at Katie’s Cradle.  I was tired and sore but there was a lovely big barn all covered with a big bed that opened up onto a paddock.  I wasn’t sure if I should trust what was happening so I didn’t bother too much with the people there, why should I have?  People hadn’t cared for me in a long time, I am 25 years old and I was a children’s pony all my life but I became old and tired, I don’t know why I was forgotten but I was why would people care now?  The people didn’t seem to mind and they still cared for me, they made sure I had hay as well as the grass in the paddock, they spoke with the vet and got a care plan in place until the vet could come and see me which included 4 small feeds a day.

I started to look forward to my days again, could it be that I mattered again?  Could it be that my days might be pain free and I can enjoy the sun and rain on my back without feeling so unwell?  Just, could it be…………….

A couple of weeks have passed and I’m already starting to feel better.  The vet gave me a full examination and it was found that I have something called Cushings, a heavy worm burden and my teeth were very overgrown and had been cutting my mouth causing ulcerations, I also have a lot of scarring from previous ulcerations😦my teeth have been done now and I am not in pain when i eat anymore.  I have been wormed and on herbal supplements for the next few weeks to see if my Cushings level will come down without the use of harsh drugs, I will be tested again shortly.  I have had my worm count done and awaiting the results of that to see if I need a second wormer.  This is me now after just a couple of weeks.

 

 

We may get old and appear to be of no further ‘use’ to anyone but should that mean we shouldn’t be cared for?  Does that mean that we no longer ‘matter’?  Well, not me, not now, now I matter, now I am seen and once I am stronger I will be a befriender to people who feel that they don’t matter, I am here to say YOU DO MATTER, we all matter and just like me, you will now be seen………………

 

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