Sadly we have lost our beloved old Perry following a heart
attack.
The vet was called out early one morning as Perry was unable to stand and
was in some distress. After listening to her heart for a while the vet
confirmed that Perry was suffering from a severe heart murmur, and she was
given a large dose of painkiller in the hope that it would help her to
overcome this and we
planned to attempt to help her to her feet if the vet felt that this was an
option.
Unfortunately though her condition remained the same and we had to make the
kindest decision for her and agreed she should be put to sleep. She had the
sun shining on her and was surrounded by staff who loved her stroking and
comforting her, with her pair bond Zimba looking on.
Perry was a very dear old chestnut mare who despite having a conformational
problem had lived a long time as a riding horse who was said to take good
care of her rider. She was retired to the sanctuary as her owner was no
longer in a position to care for her and felt that she deserved a well
earned rest for the rest of her days.
This she definitely had and soon found a friend in Zimba, who was besotted
with her and could even be very possessive of her at times.
She will be greatly missed by all of us and not least by Zimba, who is
looking very forlorn at the moment but is now stabled next to his friend
Paddy who seems to be helping him through it. Thankfully he is eating and
drinking well, and receiving plenty of TLC from everyone.
We are only thankful that Perry did not suffer for long and left us
dignified and surrounded by the people whose voices she knew and felt
comforted by.
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