Heart-horse Colic Surgery

My name is Cara Cagno and my horse Missin is currently at Idaho Equine where she has been since 11/28 around 8 pm for colic. When she went in she was struggling, distressed, uncomfortable, not wanting to stay standing. She was tubed and given electrolytes twice through the night and taken on a few more walks. On 11/29 things progressed enough that we started IV fluids and lidocaine to keep her comfortable. Into the night on 11/29 we were unable to manage her pain and made the decision to do colic surgery as we have done every single other thing we can do for her medically and she is suffering. Vets feel her prognosis is good and that she is a good candidate for this surgery. As for me - she is my heart horse and every person who has met her knows she’s worth her weight in gold. Our estimated costs are 9-11k at the moment if there aren’t further complications. This mare is a rockstar and with how much pain she was in the vets were impressed at how well mannered she was. Miss has meant the world to me since I met her 8 years ago and started her for a friend of mine. I had the absolute pleasure of buying her 1.5 years ago and I don’t want our journey to end here. If you know me you have seen me on this horse, giving lessons, at shows, on trail rides. She is part of Coughing Cowgirl. I do not like asking for help but a few suggested this- I will put everything I have into this mare and if each person from my following donated $3 we could get this taken care of and it would mean everything to me. Thank you for reading.