Solo Vino – He was bludgeoned over the head and left to die!!
A concerned citizen reported his abuse. The final vet bill was over $8,000! Please know all your donations will go directly to Solo Vino’s veterinary and ongoing care. We have collaborated with the Sherriff’s Department to try to find the person who did this to Solo Vino.
Thank you for all your support and your help with Solo Vino!!! If you would like to donate to Solo Vino’s Veterinary Fund, you are welcome to donate by Paypal, Credit Card (feel free to call us at 520-398-2814) or check. Please state that your funds are for Solo Vino’s recovery.
All donations are tax deductible, and WE APPRECIATE your support!
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Or you can send a check payable to:
Equine Voices
PO Box 1685
Green Valley, AZ 85622
UPDATES:
November 2009 Update – Photos taken by Brittney Reigelspeiger – Solo Vino having fun with his friend Miss Jenn.
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May 5, 2009 Update - Solo Vino is still resting at his foster mom’s in Mesa. He is doing very well and has regained much of his energy. His ringbone continues to be a problem for Solo Vino and he is still taking Adequan, an injection given to him weekly for his pain. Thank you all for your continued interest in his recovery. You have all been remarkable!!!
With much gratitude and thanks to Dr. Christiansen, Dr. Cooper and Staff at East Valley Equine for taking such good care of Solo Vino!!!!!! And to Gwen Cleary and Eric for taking such good care of this wonderful boy!!
3/22/09 Update – Solo Vino – a six year old thoroughbred gelding - reported on 3/3/09 with two shoes on his feet, severe ring bone and major head trauma.
According to the vet the area at the top of the head between the ears is called the poll, underneath this lies the skull and a bony protrusion called the nuchal crest, which could be compared to the occipatal lobe or area in our own skull. The nuchal crest has a ligament that runs down to the cervical vertibrae I, II and down to T1 etc…This ligament helps hold the horses head up right and runs along the neck. The right side of the nuchal cresst had broken off and has displaced along with the ligament approximately 5 inches back and needed to be removed. There was deep infection which had actually had to be removed from the bone and deep tissue. This injury was at least 2 weeks old prior to us getting him on the 3rd of march. This had to be a significant blow to the head to cause such a fracture.
Solo Vino’s journey has brought him to all of you kind and caring individuals, who have helped save his life! I know he is so grateful and realizes he’s supported from the East Coast to the West….Someday in the near future he will be able to once again hang out in the pasture with some friends, smelling the desert cactus and munching on treats from his loving caretakers. The healing will be a long process and he is half way there…he will need to stay in the hospital a short time longer but will be able to come back to his foster home in mesa until he is strong enough to come home to the sanctuary.
Solo will need supplements for his arthritis in his ankle to help him stay comfortable as long as possible. solo had been neglected for so long that he will want to eat everything he can and we have to make sure he gets the proper rations so he will put on weight gradually.
We will continue to give periodic updates and let everyone know when he comes back to foster care…
Sincerely,
Gwen Cleary
Foster mom and volunteer
**** As of yesterday 3/21/09, Solo Vino quietly loaded on to the trailer and made his short journey back to Gwen’s, where he will snuggle with his new friends and live in a loving foster environment. His head wound is partially healed and he is on the road to recovery!! A HUGE thanks to all of you who have prayed for him and have helped in his recovery.
 Solo Vino at Hospital 3/12/09 |
 Solo Vino at Hospital 3/12/09 |
 X-Rays taken on 3/9/09 |
 X-Rays after Surgery - 3/12/09 |
Photos of Solo Vino before surgery and after. Photos courtesy of Dr. Christiansen with East Valley Equine.
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Thank you Eric for helping Solo Vino and trimming his hooves. Please look at his right front. Severe upper and lower ringbone.
BEFORE – 3/3/09: Photos of when Solo Vino was saved by Gwen Cleary. Photos taken on 3/3/09.
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UNCUT: Beaten horse’s foster mom – Solo Vino Video: AZFamily.com
$1,000 reward now offered in horse abuse case
Future brighter for horse left for dead in Mesa: ABC 15
