Orphaned Teddy beats the odds, but a long way to go
Tough piffling Teddy has beaten the odds, despite the orphaned foal beingness abandoned on a British roadside at only viii weeks of age.
He may non convey a mother, but he instantly has a band of admiring network followers.
Theodore, fondly known equally Teddy, was flora starving as well as alone alongside no sign of his woman parent on a roadside inwards Buckinghamshire belatedly final month.
He was rescued yesteryear Thames Valley Police Officers, assisted yesteryear a councillor from Buckinghamshire County Council, as well as bought to The Horse Trust to have specialist attention as well as treatment.
Orphaned foals confront many problems equally they struggle to live on without their mother, but Teddy was equally good emaciated as well as suffering from an extraordinarily high worm count.
Despite round-the-clock care, his wellness deteriorated as well as Teddy had to live rushed to the intensive attention unit of measurement at The Royal Veterinary College.
Thanks to the skilful attention of Teddy’s vets as well as veterinarian nurses at the college, he has instantly improved plenty to furnish to The Horse Trust.
Against all odds, he has pulled through as well as is doing well.
He has fifty-fifty started spending a few minutes a solar daytime grazing inwards his novel paddock alongside his novel friend, a Shetland pony named George.
Animal welfare charities across the Britain are reporting an alarming growth inwards the discover of horses, ponies as well as donkeys flora neglected or abandoned.
The trust says colt foals similar Teddy are at detail peril of beingness abandoned equally they convey piffling value inwards the electrical current economical climate.
Trust principal executive Jeanette Allen said: “We don’t know what happened to Teddy, but the overbreeding of low-value horses agency that a greater discover of colts are beingness abandoned as well as left to die.
“Teddy may convey no commercial value, but he is priceless to us as well as all of the many supporters who convey been wishing him well.”
Buckinghamshire County Councillor as well as Cabinet spokeswoman for Countryside Ruth Vigor-Hedderly, who assisted alongside Teddy’s rescue, said: “Sadly this is non an isolated instance as well as at that topographic point are many to a greater extent than horses as well as ponies who take away help.”
Teddy was abandoned through no error of his ain as well as the trust said it was keen to produce all it could to plough over Teddy a fighting chance.
Teddy already has his ain Facebook fan enterprise on The Horse Trust’s Facebook page, alongside hundreds of people next his progress as well as wishing him well.
It volition cost £20,000 to pay for Teddy’s veterinarian bills as well as to attention for him for the side yesteryear side 3 years.
Teddy’s supporters convey already donated over £2000, but the charity urgently needs the public’s assist to enhance a farther £18,000 to assist plough over Teddy a brighter future.
The trust, inwards its latest update on Teddy, only ii hours earlier writing, praised a 10kg weight arrive at yesteryear the piffling fellow.
“Teddy’s growing up! He’s losing his fluffy foal coat as well as is looking a touching on patchy equally a result!” it reports.
“Whilst the 10kg weight arrive at is actually great, nether his woolly outside he is only at a trunk status marker of 1 on the v scale as well as and therefore however severely underweight. His pelvic bones are however sticking through real sharply as well as therefore piffling human being has a lot to a greater extent than munching to produce to larn properly healthy.”
To assist Teddy, delight donate to The Horse Trust at www.horsetrust.org.uk
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