August Actions: Care & Community
Here is a list of Lucky Ones Ranch events and community appearances for the month of August 2023 :
August 1: Celebrated Dodger’s 6th Gotcha-Day!
August 2: Pena Adobe Camp - we (Thao along with 4 volunteers spoke with 30 summer campers and discussed the mission of the Lucky Ones Ranch. We brought one sheep ‘Baaxter’ / ‘Hutch’ goat/ ‘Precious’ llama and 5 dogs: Fonzie, Stevie, Holly, Tommy and Henry.
August 3: Pacifica Senior Living visit. Brought Henry, Mikey and Holly along with volunteer Barb for pet therapy.
Bentley (16.5 year old Cattle Dog) went to VEG for an emergency exam on his eye.
August 5: Rachel’s Paint Party, 17 participants painted their pets and helped raise $500 for LOR.
Isabelle vet appointment at Medical Center for Birds and discovered she had a mass. $1250 deposit for the surgery. Surgery to remove mass was on August 7th. Isabelle came home on the 11th and ultimately passed away on the August 15th.
August 8: Bentley & Henry acupuncture at Southhampton Pet Hospital $465.90.
August 9: Bentley went to Sage for an ophthalmology appointment $233.74
August 10: Sully’s skin cancer mass partially removed $210.
Taco Thursday: Hosted 25 sponsors and guests for tacos at the ranch.
August 12: Hay Wagon picked up in San Diego $500.
August 13: We celebrated Precious’ 13th Birthday!
August 16: Ziggy & Marley (donkeys) sedated for hoof trims and re-check for Sully’s wound by Dr. K $285 / trims were $100 ($50 ea.)
August 19: Lola suffered an injury and went to the Medical Center for Birds
She was humanely euthanized on August 22nd.
August 31: Taco Thursday: Hosted 25 sponsors and guests for tacos at the ranch.
Stevie had a vet visit for a limp with his front right paw.