Dark
Brown & White Spotted Jennet
DOB 9/24/07 @9:30pm
Birth
Height: 18.5" - Birth Weight: 17 lbs.
Height June 24th, 2008: 27¼"
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!
9/24/08: Today is
PTL's 1st birthday! We are having a party! Join us in person in the barn or on-line on barn
cam #1 at 4:30pm!!
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.
Click here to see Pony-Tail's first birthday party!
