Give to Tango

DAY ONE   Tango, our incredibly sensitive, and attuned horse with his clear medicine hat, war bonnet markings would have warranted a special role in any tribe. He would have been ridden by a very brave warrior or the medicine man. The warrior and healer in one creature. Two sides of the same coin.

For us, he acts as the healer for the warriors from all walks of life who come with frazzled nerves and leave with a renewed sense of their capacity to handle life on life’s terms.

Right now however, it is Tango who needs the healers. He has a big sinus infection and tooth that needs to come out.

The infection came and went a couple of years ago. We treated it with antibiotics, which didn’t cure it. It went away after a while, but now, it’s back.

Dr. Moyer, who does both acupuncture and dentistry saw something in his jaw that looked suspicious. He suggested that we take him to Rhinebeck Equine to see what was up.

Here’s what the x-rays confirmed …

Tango’s upper left jaw has a tooth with a root that is most likely infected and should come out. The sinuses that run all through his face also need to be flushed to get rid of what is probably another infection there … two different things.

They’re going to drill a hole in his skull and flush the sinus cavity for 2-3 days until it is clear of bacteria, YIKES!

They’ll take a culture and decide exactly what kind of antibiotic we will use to keep it clear… until it’s gone.

This is a very big deal for him and for us. We need to raise $5000 to cover the cost of the tooth extraction, the surgical procedure needed on his head, the sinus flushes for 2-3 days for the hospital.

In the military, they say, “No soldier gets left behind” and we have our own very, very good soldier who is needed back at his post … as soon as possible!

DAY TWO   Here’s Tango with his skull wrapped so the docs can keep flushing his sinuses. The wrap puts pressure on his face to keep the wound from opening up or getting infected.

 

We are VERY grateful to all of you who are help helping us out!!  THANK YOU!!