Last weekend, my girl, Lora, called me. She has been without internet access for a bit, so she didn't know the story yet about how we lost the boys.
She called because her foal, Liberty, who was about 18 months, had contracted West Nile Virus. It was heartbreaking - and the vet bills were mounting. She was so sad about her baby being sick - and having to stand there and watch it. The poor foal was so weak she could not stand - but she was rolling across the field to get to more grazing area. Lora recounted how she couldn't really do anything but stand there and speak soothingly with tears down her face. She didn't expect the foal to live, but asked if we could say a prayer. We did.
Sunday morning she went out - and her foal was up walking around, still a bit weak, but there was a definite transformation. The vet told her he had only heard of one other horse getting West Nile and living through it - and that is was nothing short of a miracle.
So for all those moments when I wonder if He is paying attention - if He hears me at all - there are moments like this - where you know that something happened which defied logic and science and can only be explained by divine intervention.
1 comment:
God, and good nursing care. And fighting spirit.
west nile is SCARY, and 99% preventable with vaccines. It's out here too; the vets say vaccinate yearly, EVERY horse on my place gets it twice a year, and those I dont know the history of get it 3 times.
I hate spending money and dont really like giving shots, but at 20 bux a pop, for 40 to 60 bux a year it's sure worth it to avoid the heartbreak.
i'm so glad she survived stace.. bet she'll be vaccinated THIS year!
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