Rosco's Rescue Ranch

Moonpie with his blanket off and feeling spunky in the warmer temps :-) He is 35 going on 4 today, lol.

Laminitis SUCKS! Winter time is challenging, for our horses and ponies with laminitis. Laminitis effects the tendons and blood flow to their feet, causing inflamation, and if bad enough, "rotation" of the coffin bone. Very painful for them to stand. I give them medication every day for this, but when they have a flare-up, I have to give them Bute to give them any relief. They spend most of their day laying down, to get off their feet. This recent cold snap, has been no friend to Sadie, Lucy, Gemma and Dexter. Gemma and Sadie have been the worse. The video is of Gemma. Hopefully, this week's warmer temps will give them a break.

Jack is looking for his furever home! Jack is a Jack Russel Terrier, between 8 and 12 years old. Judging from the video, probably closer to 8. He has only had one owner, and is currently being boarded near Lincoln. Jack's owner is developmentally disabled and moved to a group home where she could not take Jack with her. Jack weighs 12-14 lbs., is sweet, playful, energetic, and loving. Jack has lived with a golden lab, but has no experience with cats. Jack has not had experience around children. He is healthy, no teeth issues, up to date on vaccines, and neutered. He is potty trained and leash trained. If you can foster or adopt Jack, and would like to meet him in person, please call or text Kate at Rosco's Rescue Ranch. 402-533-2994 *Home check and Foster or Adoption agreement required*

Mugsley: "Now you see me, now you don't" This is how he tucks himself in. 😴

Stray "tom" cat, White Kitty. White Kitty showed up at the rescue in late September. He would show up and disappear, until November when he decided to stay around. I started to set out food for him in the pine trees where he would hide. He drank the pig's water in their pens. I also made him a tote with hay to get out of the weather. Over time, he would come up to me when I fed him, and accepted pets. He now lets me pick him up and love on him. I moved him into the garage to keep him warm, during the colder weather. He is NOT fond of being cooped up. I noticed that he will start eating right away, when I feed him, but will stop eating when I leave him. I decided to stay with him this morning, to see if he would finish his food, and he did. I petted him while he ate. Not sure why he does this. Learning more about him since he has been in the garage. I never know what history these animals have had that come to the rescue. Over time, they will tell me.

Christmas cookie delivery

Christmas horse cookie delivery! Making my rounds with the yummy Christmas horse cookies that Tracy made and donated. First stop, Fender's foster home....

Mugsley.....the bucket inspector. I brought the bucket into his pen to gather up supplies from the shed. Mugsley was convinced there was food in there. He's a silly boy, sometimes. Lol!

Mugsley....the bucket inspector. I brought the bucket into his pen to gather up supplies from the hay shed. Mugsley decided that there must be some food in there. He is a goof sometimes, lol!

Yay Mugsley! When he arrived at the rescue, Mugsley refused to eat piggy pellets. For weeks, I have been feeding him oatmeal, and adding some fruit on the side. Today, he decided that he wanted to try some of what I was feeding the goats (goat pellets and timothy pellets, mixed together). I gave him a hand full to try. He ate all of it. Tonight when I came through his pen to feed Smokey and Bandit (the goats), he got up out of his bed. He never does that. He had eaten his supper but was acting like he was still hungry. I got him some piggy pellets and threw in a few timothy pellets. He ate them! FINALLY! Here I was worried that I would have to start attending the Board meetings for Quaker Oats, lol!

Ferral kitty update: I haven't mentioned momma kitty at the storage area in awhile, but I have been feeding. Her 4 kittens that I rescued from the shed at Petromart where spayed/neutered and rehomed by The Working Project. I have been looking for the last two kittens (orange striped one and black one), with no luck. When feeding momma kitty this morning, she came to eat before I left, so I was able to get this video. Her tummy has taken on a plumper look, since I saw her last. GASP!! She might be preggers AGAIN. I will be keeping a close eye on her to confirm my suspicions. Will be making plans to get her out of there. Stayed tuned for more updates...

Gemma snow bathing

Some of us enjoy the snow..

Mugsley (piggy rescue update): Mugsley has settled in, and made himself at home. I have been working on winterizing his shelter. Plugged in his heated water bowl, as it is suppose to get below freezing tonight. I am still trying to get him to eat piggy pellets. He will eat some if I put syrup on them, but otherwise, NOPE. He does like oatmeal, rolls, blueberry muffins, eggs, waffles (plain) and mac-n-cheese. No fruit or veggies. I watch his portion sizes on the people food. Mugsley enjoys ear and butt scratches, tummy rubs, and visiting with Smokey and Bandit (his next door neighbors). Stay tuned for more on Mugsley!