Tink's Vet Bill

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$550

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55% of $993 goal

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$550

16 Supporters

55% of $993 goal

Campaign Update

4 months ago

Friday Update!

We have picked Tink up from the vet office. Her total bill was $992.57 so I have updated our goal to reflect that amount.

Update from the vet:

During our examination, we identified several dental issues, including loose teeth and one fractured tooth, part of which we were unable to extract due to the limitations of our equipment. We filed down the remaining piece to align it with the other teeth and reduce discomfort. Given Tink’s history and the extent of dental issues, I recommend considering a referral to Auburn for advanced dental extraction techniques.

We also addressed Tink’s hoof care, trimming overgrowth and treating severe thrush. The treatment included cleaning and applying silver cream to two feet with sloughed frogs, and re-bandaging with metronidazole powder during a re-examination under anesthesia. For the drier feet with deformities, we cleaned them without bandaging to allow for drying. Tink showed improved mobility the day after trimming, which is a positive sign.

Given the need for Tink to recover from the hoof issues before undergoing transport, we'll defer the dental care, including potential multiple extractions, and aim for a referral to Auburn in March or April.

Campaign Update

4 months ago

Update on Tink:

Update on Tink:We dropped her off Monday AM for her vet day at Abbie Creek Animal Hospital thinking that we would pick her up later that same day but the vet said she needed to stay overnight. She did get her first initial hoof trim after xrays on Monday. She does have thrush in at least 2 feet so those were cleaned and she had all 4 feet and legs wrapped. Yesterday she was sore so we decided to give her a day of rest before doing her dental work which meant another night in the hospital. Today she is walking better and she had her dental done. We are estimating her to be in her early 20's and it has been a long time since she has had any vet care. She is missing 1 tooth, has a few that are a little loose and she had 1 fractured into 3 parts. 2 of the 3 parts were removed but that last piece did not want to come out so we are being referred to Auburn for her next procedure. (she will need to heal and rest so we will likely not take her until February or March) The vet said that her stifle issue was better today so hopefully the hoof trim is helping with that. They were able to unwrap 2 feet and they looked good enough to not need wrapping again but the other 2 needed another night of meds and wrapping. At this point, we have decided that the hour trailer ride would be too uncomfortable for her and it would be best for her to stay until Friday. She also had all of her vacccines done, bloodwork, a fecal, dewormed, and a coggins pulled. She also weighed in at a whole 130 pounds!