From Shocking to Gaining Weight

How Could this Happen?  

This is a picture of Hades around August 25, almost a week after his emergency eye surgery. It is absolutely unreal that the local veterinarian in Normandy, France gave the barn owner (whom I entrusted with Hades' care in my absence), to "put Hades out to pasture so he could eat the rich Norman grass." He said it would resolve his weight loss and looked no further for a medical explanation. 

A simple blood test would have revealed he was glucose intolerant, meaning he was not getting calories from his food, no matter how much he ate. He could had died.... 

Because he is very allergic to flies, Hades remained covered with a fly sheet during his two months on the pasture, hiding his dramatic weight loss from sight. No one at the barn or the vet thought to follow up and see whether or not his weight was contenting to decline or getting better. 

It is a testament to our deep connection that Hades sent me a message through my dream, and came to me with the message to come quickly, Urgent! Our connection is bound in the vibration of love where miracles are born. 

He is on a steroid treatment, low dose because it interferes with the healing of the eyes, to help calm the inflammation in his gut.

The first two pictures are from mid-August when I first learned of his dramatic weight loss.

Now more than 3 months later, he has gained some of the weight back, but still has a way to go. 

Hades on November 26

Hades gained another 15 kilos, for a rough total of 150 kilos or about 330 pounds. It is just shocking to me that my dear Sweet Hades lost nearly HALF of his body weight due to neglect and bad advice. 

Revisiting this saga reminds of the old adage: If you want something done well, you must do it yourself. And never entrust the care of someone you love, to someone else. 

That said, we can't be all places at once. And must find good people to look after our creatures when we are unable to tend to them. 

And for that, I am grateful to Helen (who is like an RN for horses), at the barn for convalescing horses near the equine clinic where he is being expertly monitored and supervised. 

If you are so moved to help offset some of these heavy vet bills, please order a print from this site.

Thank you,

Elisabeth