Ranch Happenings: 7/13/25-7/19/25

Freedom Reigns Ranch
Jul 18
3 min read

Sunday, July 6th, 2025

"We're needing a few more items to treat Dove's abscessed foot and are needing a special fly mask for Sparrow until his eyelid tumor can be removed. We've added these items to the top of our Amazon Wishlist in case anyone would like to help. Thank you to everyone who has been supporting their rehabilitation!"

Amazon Wishlist

Tuesday, July 15th, 2025

"Dove and Sparrow Update, 7/15/2025

After today, we will provide periodic updates on Social Media but will focus on multiple-time-per-week updates on our Blog. Check out our Rescue blog!

Ranch Updates and Rescue Blog

We are excited to report that Sparrow is hitting all of his improvement markers, and has even started gaining weight on a simple alfalfa ration that hasn’t even yet reached unlimited to stay in line with refeeding protocol. He is doing remarkably well, showing an inquisitive personality and has quite a bit of spunk!

We sadly had to separate he and Dove to provide Dove with the more intensive care she needs.

Dove’s prognosis is still very guarded as she has blown large abscesses at her coronary band and sole where the imbedded nail was, and is also blowing an abscess on her opposite front foot. She is on antibiotics, pain meds and ulcerguard to help systemically. She’s getting multiple times per day ice soaks, and is set up round the clock with special abscess-drawing wraps. We are waiting until she can bear weight comfortably to trim off months of excess toe growth that will help make her more comfortable. She gets a lot of good rest in a deeply bedded stall and we are still hopeful she can pull through. We are in close contact with our Veterinarian to ensure we’re making the right decisions by her. As long as she is still willing to fight, so are we.

Thank you to everyone who has been sending supplies via our Amazon Wishlist, and those who have donated locally and monetarily. We have a special thank you post coming Thursday to share with you all!

Please keep praying for Dove and Sparrow! We know God cares deeply for all of His creation and we are honored to be chosen as Dove and Sparrow’s caretakers."

Thursday July 17th, 2025

"We have three very special thank you’s to share!

The first, to every single person who has sent Amazon packages, dropped off supplies, or donated toward Dove and Sparrow’s care. We’re already over $1000 in expenses between vet visits, supplies, and alfalfa pellets and you all have so generously made sure they were provided for! What you all have donated should get us through their care for the month of July. We’re hopeful then that August and September will be just hay and feed to get them ready for their surgeries once up to weight.

We want to extend special thank you to Equiderma & Barn Dog for sending a special care package of bottles of their skin lotion and neem shampoo to help treat Dove and Sparrow’s rainrot. We jokingly asked if it came in gallons (come to find out it does!) and then they mailed us several bottles as a gift! Thank you so much Equiderma! We were already fans- now even more!

And a special thank you to Sonic Drive-In for donating bags of ice every day for Dove’s daily ice soaks. It is helping heal her feet and make her much more comfortable during this acute phase.

We are so incredibly grateful for each of you- and Dove and Sparrow are too!"