AN INTRODUCTION
MEET MOLLY
She's a grey speckled pony that was abandoned by her owners when Hurricane Katrina hit southern Louisiana.
She spent weeks on her own before finally being rescued and take into a farm where abandoned animals were stockpiled. While there, she was attacked by a pit bull terrier and almost died. Her gnawed right frontleg became infected, and her vet went to LSU for help, but LSU was overwhelmed, and this pony was a welfare case. You know how that goes.
But after surgeon Rustin Moore met Molly, he changed his mind. He saw how the pony was careful to lie down on different sides so she didn't seem to get sores, and how she allowed people to handle her.
She protected her injured leg. She constantly shifted her weight and didn't overload her good leg.
She was a smart pony with a serious survival ethic. Moore agreed to remove her leg below the knee, and a temporary artificial limb was built. Molly walked out of the clinic and her story really begins there.
This was the right horse and the right owner, Moore insists. Molly happened to be a one-in-a-million patient. She's tough as nails, but sweet, and she was willing to cope with pain. She made it obvious she understood that she was in trouble. The other important factor, according to the owner who is dedicated to providing the daily care required over the lifetime of the horse.
Molly's story turns into a parable for life in Post-Katrina Louisiana. The little pony gained weight, and her mane finally felt a comb. A human prosthesis designer built her a leg. The prosthetic has given Molly a whole new life, Allison Barca DVM, Molly's regular vet, reports. And she asks for it. She will put her little limb out, and come to you and let you know that she wants you to put it on. Sometimes she wants you to take it off too. Andsometimes, Molly gets away from Barca. 'It can be pretty bad when you can't catch a three-legged horse,' she laughs.
It's obvious to me that Molly had a bigger role to play in life, Moore said. She survived the hurricane, she survived a horrible injury, and now she is giving hope to others.'
This is Molly's most recent prosthesis. The bottom photo shows the ground surface that she stands on, which has a smiley face embossed in it. Wherever Molly goes, she leaves a smiley hoof print behind.
Please feel free to copy this if you would like to share it with all of the animal lovers that you know. God's creatures often reflect the character we aspire to.
God Bless,from Trish at Homemade Quilts by Granny .
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It was decided by the editor that this wonderful story of Molly's courage should be told to all Critters far and wide. We pray that Molly will make a full recovery and enjoy the rest of her life in her new forever home.
God Bless Molly and God Bless us All.
Brought to yoy by Jovi Woofley
1 comments:
This is a wonderful story indeed. Thank you so much for sharing!
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