Dark Brown & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 9/24/07 @9:30pm
Birth Height: 18.5" - Birth Weight: 17 lbs.
Height March 25th, 2008: 26¼"
MDR #51583
ACOSA #SA2294
Microchip
ID#144934660A
Sire: PGF
Peppercorn Jack, 29.5" Brown
Grand Sire: My
World Buster, 30.25" Sorrel
Grand Dam: Pine Grove Farm's Rhubarb,
31.5" Gray-Dun
Dam: Taste
the Rainbow, 32.75" Dark Brown & White Spotted
Grand Sire: Sunset
Acres Hoops, 31.5" True Jet Black w/NLP
Grand Dam: HAA
Alanis Morissette, 33.5" Dk Brn/White Spotted
Update
- 9/24/07 @ 9:30pm! Bow's baby was breech and she was in labor for nearly
two hours before the vet arrived and delivered the baby alive! A true
miracle...she is a gorgeous, tiny, dark spot but she needs your prayers.
She was born without a tail or anus. We are taking her to UT Vet Hospital
in the morning. This baby wants to live. The vet was amazed that
she was still alive and we were too. Bow is doing fine and loves her
baby who she thinks is just perfect. A big thank you to our wonderful
vet, Dr. Greg Harris!!!!
Update 9/25/07 @ 10pm - Bow and Pony-Tailed Lass are at UT Vet Hospital
in Knoxville. The prognosis is good. Her anus is going to be able to
be repaired with an operation but they hear a slight heart murmur. Her
heart will be evaluated further tomorrow to see if she is strong enough
for the operation on Thursday. Stay tuned for updates and keep those
prayers coming!
Update - 9/28/07: Bow and Lass are home. They will be returning in three
weeks for the surgery. The vets wanted her newborn skin to be more mature
before they operate. You can see them on our live streaming barn
cam now!
Update - 11/02/07: The vet hospital in Knoxville just called us and
scheduled Pony-Tail's surgery for November 6th. The vet that is doing
the surgery is Dr. Blackford. The retired vet that is an expert in this
kind of surgery that is coming in to assist in the surgery is Dr. Krahwinkle.
Everyone say a prayer for Pony-Tail. I am sure she is going to come
out of the surgery with flying colors!
Pony-Tailed Lass Update - 11/09/07 @ 10:34am: PTL is out of surgery!!
She is up and nursing. She will stay at UTK until Tuesday for observation
and is expected to be able to come home on Tuesday! The vet that did
the surgery is Dr. Blackford. The retired vet that is an expert in this
kind of surgery that advised Dr Blackford about the surgery was Dr.
Krahwinkle.
Update 11/13/07 @ 8am: Pony-Tailed Lass has gone back in for surgery
this morning. They are going to remove a piece of tissue between where
her colon stopped and the new hole the surgeon made on her first operation.
This may cause scar tissue to completely block her passage but as it
is now the tissue is making the opening too small for her to poop normally.
If scar tissue forms they will do a third operation and put her back
basically the way she was. Please keep Pony-Tail in your prayers!
11/19/07: Pony-Tail is home from her operation and so far it is a complete
success!
Update 12/09/07: Pony-Tail is continuing to do well. She is going for
her check up next week when we schedule her visit back to the vet school
in Knoxville. You can see her on our barn cam occasionally as she has
free access to all four cams now.
12/12/07: Pony-Tail's check-up at the University of Tennessee Vet School
today was a good one.
1/02/08: Pony-Tail's final checkup at the University of Tennessee Vet
School was today and she received a clean bill of health and was pronounced
well. She does not have to go back to the vets unless complications
arise later down the road!
Here is a video
of the breach delivery compliments of our friend, Donna Greenlee, on
marestare.
Click here to see a video
of Pony-Tailed Lass taken at twelve hours of age...right before we left
to take her to UT Vet Hospital.
Click here to see one
more video of Pony-Tailed Lass and a close-up on her tailess bottom.
Click here to see a video
of Pony-Tail taken on 11-25-07 after she returned home from her operation.
