Update on Lucky-rescued Belgian Draft Horse with a horrible eye injury after his 2nd vet appointment

Episode 52
If you are new to our channel, On Friday March 17th, while scrolling through Facebook I came across a horse that was scheduled to ship on the next slaughter truck to Mexico. The reason this horse stood out to me was because he had suffered horrible abuse. His right eye was missing and he was never given medical attention as the kill pen photos showed his eye covered in dried blood. There was no way I was going to let this poor animal suffer further by going to a slaughter house! So, we rescued him!

On Tuesday, March 21st, Cory and I drove 6 hours to Kemp, TX to pick him and we drove him straight to the vets office to get the medical attention he needs. Since he was rescued on St. Patricks Day we decided to name him Lucky.

From his first appointment Dr. Amber suspected he might have cancer because of the way his eye felt. She did X-rays and a biopsy of his eye and a spot on the side of his head because it looked abnormal to her. We received a partial report of the biopsy results and the spot on the back of his head did confirm he has cancer. With the results coming back positive for cancer we reached out to our other veterinarian, Dr. Waggoner to see if she could help with Lucky's diagnosis. We had an appointment on Monday and this is an update video our path moving forward with Lucky's treatment.

If you didn't see Lucky's Original videos, check them out here...
Saving Lucky
https://youtu.be/j7BNoVf5U1c

Lucky's rescue and vet appointment video
https://youtu.be/wRxbH3YpTQM

Lucky's partial biopsy results
https://youtu.be/GT1exO4hSyc

Thank you for watching and we will keep everyone updated on his progress.

If you would like to make a tax deductible donation to help with Lucky's medical care follow the below link to the Big Hoof Foundations temporary website! There is also a donate button in the top of our YouTube header.
Lucky's eye surgery looks to be more extensive then what we originally thought it would be. Baseline cost for just the surgery is $2000 to remove the tumor but we don't know the extent of what is in there until the veterinarians start the surgery. We want to make sure we have enough funds to cover the cost and anything additional that could arise, ex: extended vet stay at the hospital, etc.

https://www.fletcherfarmsamarillo.com/big-hoof-foundation

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Amazon Wishlist
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Thank you to everyone that has sent us gifts of Alfa Pro, we truly appreciate your support and can't thank you enough!

The one item we always need is FEED! If you would like to send a gift/donation of feed (Alfa Pro, hay, etc) to the horses you can send that through our local feed store.

Ranchers Supply and HF&C have offered to help us with anyone wanting to send a gift of Alfa-Pro to the horses. When you call, tell them you are sending a gift to Fletcher Farms Amarillo and they will add the gifts to our account. Alfa Pro is $17.50 per 50lb. bag plus tax at Rancher Supply and $18.25 per bag at HF&C. WE go through about 2-1/2 bags per day to feed all the 8 horses. We also purchase hay and alfalfa from Ranchers Supply which is used to feed the horses and donkeys.

Thank you to all of our subscribers and followers for your support, for your kindness and generosity! We are grateful for everything and don't know what we would do without your support!

Ranchers Supply
8048 River Road Amarillo, Texas 79108
https://rancherssupplyamarillo.com
Phone: (806) 383-2181
Monday-Friday 8am-6pm
Saturday 8am-4pm
Sunday Closed

HF&C Supply Amarillo
10410 I-27 Amarillo, TX, 79119
https://hfandc.com
Phone: (806) 622-9800
Mon – Fri: 8AM- 6PM (Central Time)
Saturday: 8AM – 3PM
Sunday: CLOSED

Thank you to Ranchers Supply and HF&C Amarillo for your continued support in helping all of our animals!

Thank you to our subscribers, followers and fans, we could not have saved Lucky without your generosity and support! THANK YOU!