In Memory of Patch

Описание: We are so sorry to announce that Patch, a young foal who we rescued earlier this year, has very sadly passed away.

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Lots of you will remember Patch from one of our #ReadyToRescue stories earlier in the year, after he arrived at Redwings in April, with another foal called Billy. They were emaciated, in very poor health and both of them had maggots in their hooves.

Unfortunately despite our best efforts Billy was so poorly that he was put to sleep shortly after his arrival, but seven-month-old Patch, who had a high worm burden and evidence of liver disease, responded well enough to treatment that he went on to make some new friends and enjoy the summer months out on grass.

Despite the very best efforts of our vet team Patch continued to show signs that his young body was suffering from long term damage to his intestines and very sadly he recently suffered a bout of colic that meant the very difficult decision had to be made to put Patch to sleep to prevent any further suffering.

From our years of working with severely neglected rescue horses, we have come to learn that we cannot save them all and that some will sadly not make a full recovery. But we are all shocked and deeply saddened by what has happened.

If you'd like to make a donation in Patch's memory, and help us to continue to be ready to rescue ponies like him and Billy in the future, you can do so through the link higher up in this post, thank you so much #RedwingsAngels ❤️