I trimmed Remi’s front feet this morning and I am fairly happy so far with his progress. The cracks at his toes are almost grown off on both feet but I am still having trouble with him growing tough wall. He wears off the wall faster than he grows it and then he starts wearing … Continue Reading »
As some of you know I have had some challenges with my milk goat, Sally. She is very spooky and was not at all impressed with my initial milking attempts. We have grown to understand each other but she is still not what you would call a gentle goat. On the other hand, her kid, … Continue Reading »
I love living on the same property as my horses. It allows me to be much more spontaneous in my interaction with them. Before if I went over to the clinic to ride that was what I did and I rarely went over just to pet or hang out with the horses. This morning it … Continue Reading »
Bud has been improving steadily but he still has a way to go. I have been able to learn so much having him right outside my window where I can watch him closely. I have determined that food sensitivities are a huge issue for him. He also can’t handle much food at one time. He … Continue Reading »
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I am going to apologize up front for any ranting that happens in this post but I am so sick(pardon the pun) of hearing about the health care crisis in this country. Before I even start into the health side of it I would like to say occasionally people(even doctors) do make mistakes and if … Continue Reading »
I still have Bud at the clinic and he is doing great. After watching him closely for a month it was clear that he always felt bad immediately after eating. He did not act like colic so much as he seemed to have very low energy and would lay down and sleep. I finally decided … Continue Reading »
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Tomorrow is the Fourth of July and that means fireworks in many areas. Fireworks and horses are not a match at all. In my veterinary career I have treated many horses, including my own, that were seriously injured by running into or through fences when they were frightened by the loud noise and flashing lights … Continue Reading »
I had my first encounter with a rattlesnake since moving to Fischer. I have seen several other non poisonous snakes but no rattlers until yesterday. I was walking out to check the horse water about noon and there he was in the path right next to my hay barn. I really am afraid of snakes … Continue Reading »
I took Remi to the lake today but we did not have time to swim. I was looking to test my new approach to his spookiness. I had been coddling him when he got tense and trying to show him he could trust me to take care of him. That approach would have been perfect … Continue Reading »
In the Five Element horse temperament typing I focus a lot on picking the right match for a particular person or event. The horse typing test is designed to help people know what horse will be best for them or what kind of horse they already have. What I have not done so much is … Continue Reading »
I was watching my hen, Madalyn(named this before I got her), mother her adopted chicks. She did not sit on the eggs but when the hen that did sit abandoned the chicks she watched them struggle for a few days then stepped in. I got to thinking how this compares to how I feel about … Continue Reading »
One on the advantages of having Remi a barefoot horse again is that I can take him swimming in the lake without having to worry about him pulling shoes off in the mud. The temp has been over 100 for the past week so this morning my friend, Sharon, and I went to the lake … Continue Reading »
I am so excited that I may finally be able to get Remi back to being a barefoot horse. The shoes with the fill in pad material seem to have done their job of letting him build up some sole. His last radiographs show his sole thickness has almost doubled in the six months he … Continue Reading »
Bud is hanging in despite high heat and humidity. With 100+ temps and heat indexes up to 105 even my stomach is upset. I have found with Bud that he has the most trouble if he eats all he wants so even though he is not to the weight I want I am rationing his … Continue Reading »
I just had the most amazing experience. I have been having problems with my AOL e mail shutting down every other e mail I attempt to reply to or forward. I did all the usual tricks like emptying my cache and cleaning up my desktop. None of this worked so I braced myself for the … Continue Reading »
Bud did very well yesterday and ate most of a small flake of coastal hay. In the past when he has eaten much coastal he has acted like he had an impaction. This makes me think his gut does not have good motility. It is possible he has a sensitivity to the coastal but he … Continue Reading »
Bud, the Arabian gelding with inflammatory bowel disease, is still living at my clinic. I thought he was turning a corner with getting his appetite back and gaining weight but after 1 day of eating me out of house and home he started acting uncomfortable again and backed off his eating. I have talked in … Continue Reading »
We are well into summer here in Texas but other areas of the country are still in spring. Mares are starting to cycle and it seems they tend to have more issues in the first few heats of the season. Signs that a mare is uncomfortable include: Swishing her tail Reacting to touch Resisting having … Continue Reading »