We call him GUS. This foto was taken the afternoon he arrived on September 17, 2010. He is tall, long and lanky. His story is a bit hard to follow but we were told that he came off the racetracks. Gus, who's former name we shall never speak again, is a grey five year old Throughbred gelding. He is a great-great grandson of Secretariat. He has lived in at least two horse rescues before coming to the Triple O. How he ended up like this, is an all too familiar scenario. Let's call it....HUMAN ERROR and leave it at that. He deserved so much more than he received. I'm certain of it. He is amazingly laid back for being Throughbred. His personality is that of Agustus McCrae of Larry McMurty's Lonesome Dove fame. Our Gus is very definately a smooth talker and charming gentleman. Gus is a hungry boy indeed. He hasn't stopped eating since he got here, over a month ago. He "attacks" his food instead of just eating it. He aggressively grabs big mouthfuls of the feed. We decided to feed him in a giant container with a good sized rock in it so he has to work at gathering up his food and eats more slowly. The rock serves as an obstacle as well as a weight, since he paws at the feed container and spills it. I've known animals (and people) that have gone "too hungry" for far "too long" and their hunger lingers sometimes for a lifetime. Even after they receive adequate nutrition, sometimes years later, they are always hungry. I can't stand to see anyone go hungry, human or animal. I can't understand why anyone would let this happen to Gus. But he no longer has any worries. Gus has a forever home here at the Triple O.
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8/9/2011 02:33:01 am
just wanted to comment that i agree when an animal has been hungry for sometime, they never get over being "hungry" and will eat themselves fat if they can. i rescued a feral white kitty 2 years ago who was near death,now she is a fat cat, happy and content, but would eat all the time. i think something happens to them, like their appestate gets stuck!
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