Tinney's Red Dexters

03/29/2025

It’s a beautiful morning on the farm.

03/24/2025

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03/24/2025

That’s about right for where we live.

03/24/2025

This morning, the barn swallows are back!!
I enjoy these guys a lot.

03/21/2025

Cupid is a really sweet boy.
When I came out to feed the goats, Cupid looked like he had a straw in his nose
Sure enough, he came up and showed me that he had a thick yellow piece of stem (from their hay)sticking out of his nose
I grabbed it and yanked really quick. He let out a yelp and ran out of the barn
The piece of straw was in his nose about 10 to 12 inches and of course it was covered in what you would expect to see. Fortunately I did not see any blood
When I went out to check on him, he was trembling .
There was not any blood coming out his nose, so I think he is ok
But he wanted me love on him.
A few minutes later, he was back in the barn and wanting a treat.
Everything quickly went back to normal - like nothing unusual had happened.
I love farm life!

03/20/2025

03/20/2025

The wind has been crazy!
A guy up the road had the metal roof peel off of his barn.
Last year we had trees fall on fence lines three different times. Fortunately for us, this year there has not been any damage
The mild inconvenience of dragging the feed bunk back to it’s frame is just a reminder of how strong the wind has been.
While it is calm this morning, more heavy winds are coming.
Stay safe my friends.

03/19/2025

A Missouri woman who was charged with neglecting four dogs discovered in emaciated conditions could only face misdemeanor charges. House Bill 910 would increase penalties for depriving an animal of food and water to a felony offense. Please get in touch with your state senator and state representative and ask them to support the passage of HB 910. Find your Missouri legislators at the link below. https://www.senate.mo.gov/LegisLookup/Default

This pup is in the care of Moberly, Mo Animal Control/ Dog Pound and is receiving care and much needed attention.

03/19/2025

A wildfire in Douglas County is growing again, causing evacuations.

03/19/2025

I’m struggling to find the right words and how to introduce this sweet baby. There’s so much to discuss but today we have just tried to process, address immediate needs and then we will go from there.

I know I said earlier the baby was a girl, which is what we were told but he is a precious little boy, and he was born with only 3 legs.

Once we picked him up he was taken immediately to Dr Longoria’s. She drew blood, did a full assessment and X-ray of the shoulder where his left front leg should be. There is actually the start of a very tiny underdeveloped leg there, it just stopped growing for some reason. This is not something she has ever seen nor the other professionals we have consulted today. Due to that, there are more what ifs and maybes than there are “we can do this or thats”. What we do know is today, he’s a fighter and has a very strong will to live. At only 3 days old, he’s learned to compensate and can walk, and get up and down on his own. He’s bright and curious just as a foal should be, and incredibly sweet.

I don’t think anyone would have faulted us for euthanizing him today, and many will fault us for not doing so today as well. We held off on making any decision about him until we could see him for ourselves and see what Dr Longoria felt as well. This is also why I did not post what his birth defect was or a photo in my earlier post. I like to come to you all with as much information as possible and be prepared to answer questions to the best of our ability. I feel I’m prepared to do that now.

We made the decision to bring him home to the rescue as TODAY, he is thriving. This could change at any time, and we will not allow him to suffer or prolong any suffering he may have in the future. Being there is no research to look to, no professional we have found with any previous experience, this was a somewhat hard decision partly in knowing that there will be some outrage but having this precious baby of my arms and knowing he wants to live, it’s the decision we made.

There is no hope of a prosthesis so let’s please not get deep into that. We contacted the best in the world before we ever took possession of him, and it’s just not an option. There is nothing there to attach a prosthetic to, and if there was, it would likely fail due to not bringing able to bend it, inhibiting him further from laying down or getting up.

He is drinking very well from a bucket and caught onto that pretty quickly. The best I have ever seen a foal do. This was encouraging. We do believe his quality of life would greatly improve with a nurse mare and that is in the works. His life most likely will not surpass a few months or at least weaning age as he will gain weight and become heavier and that’s when more problems will arise, but we would love for him to have the very best life possible while he is on this earth. What things do you put on a baby horses bucket list when life is just not fair sometimes but you want to make the best of it? Nature is wild and things happen, but he made it here and we want to chose to celebrate the time that he has however long that may be.

We take in a lot of hospice cases, but a newborn hospice case is a first for us. How special it is to get to provide this for him though, and as worried as I was, I was very joyful after being with him. All God’s creatures ❤️.

I will update more as we know more. For now, what should we name such a special little boy? I will not name him anything to do with him only having 3 legs.

03/19/2025

03/19/2025

Watching Over Whiskers (WOW) is NOT a shelter. We are a foster home based cat rescue.
To do what we do on behalf of felines in Southwest Missouri we must have FOSTERS and FABULOUS FELINETEERS (VOLUNTEERS) at WOW HQ.

Many shelters operate very differently than rescue groups. Always educate yourself on the differences of those in your community who serve felines and be sure and volunteer to help or foster when you can!

A strong TNR (Trap Neuter Return) program is the only way to reduce the number of unwanted, discarded and forgotten felines left to fend for themselves.

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03/18/2025

We did it again! Today we zipped up to the auction yet again to help save even more horses from being sold to the meat men and shipping to slaughter. We’re thrilled to share that 3 more lives are safe, including this adorable draft mule! He’s suffering from some serious hoof neglect that makes walking incredibly painful for him - we’re going to make sure he sees our farrier right away so he can finally walk without fear of pain 😔

I know we say it all the time, but we truly mean it when we say we could not do this without each of you! Whether you are donating to support the horses in our care, sharing a message to help spread the word about our mission, or even adopting or sponsoring your very own gentle giant - you are a part of our team and we are so proud and grateful to have you in this fight with us!

Stay tuned to meet the newest crew from todays rescue mission and watch their journey to safety!