Three Pines Farm

The morning rescue/retrieval crew. From left: Donna, Chrystale, Angie, Steve, Scott, April, & Danny. Thanks, guys!

Lefty and Pancho arrive at our farm

Pancho props his head on the fence to relieve pressure on his front feet

Pancho's front feet. The overgrowth had cut into the leg on both sides.

Initial evaluation by Doc Johnson

Lefty walking

Pancho shuffling

Lefty's right rear

Doc starts the sedation

Angie sooths Pancho as the sedative takes effect

The team goes to work

Doc takes a turn with the file

The wounds are from years of overgrowth rubbing the legs. The maggots in the wounds, while gross, were probably a good thing.

Waking up and getting back on his feet

Left front wound; the right front was worse.

Lots of granulated tissue/scarring

Back on his feet

Lefty gets his drugs

Lefty puts up a fight; he wanted to go back to Pancho NOW

The inside crew for Lefty's turn

Rescuing is never cheap :)

Helping Lefty regain his landlegs

Later that evening

Maybe It's just me, but I fancy I can see a little relief in his face

The next morning, sleeping side by side

'Get away from my breakfast!!'

The moment you wait for

Curious old man face

Day 2, giving shots and doctoring wounds. Thanks Leslie, Angie, Matt, and Alison!