The Old Folks Home

[microchick]

Those pups headed in the right direction and to a great forever home..yours!

Thanks. Yes we are proudly owned by 5 dogs, 5 cats and 36 chickens....last count.

 

[drumstick diva]

Microchick, sure hope a stray elephant doesn't wander over to your house. Where would you put it?

 

[microchick]

Microchick, sure hope a stray elephant doesn't wander over to your house. Where would you put it?

That's why we have a big barn, LOL

 

[pennyJo1960]

could be fun to watch @microchick

 

[microchick]

Yeah, funnier hearing me try to explain the skyrocketing feed bill to my husband.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Yeah, funnier hearing me try to explain the skyrocketing feed bill to my husband.

dont think my house could support one either

 

[perchie.girl]

reminds me of a story someone told me....

She had a pregnant Clydesdale mare.... 18 hands sweet sweet girl... A car crashed through their pasture fence when the woman was at work. Mare wandered off and disappeared.

They hunted for her for about two weeks.... posted flyers and had almost given up.... Then the police called them... "You missing a horse?"

Apparently a lady in town known for animal hoarding had found her and put her in the Garage. And fed her Corn Flakes.... Boxes and Boxes and boxes and Boxes of Corn Flakes.....

the mare had traveled about twenty miles to find her self in the city.

deb

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Yes but it was 15 years ago cyn

 

[Athaid]

reminds me of a story someone told me....

She had a pregnant Clydesdale mare....  18 hands  sweet sweet girl...   A car crashed through their pasture fence when the woman was at work.  Mare wandered off and disappeared.

They hunted for her for about two weeks....   posted flyers and had almost given up....  Then the police called them...  "You missing a horse?"

Apparently a lady in town known for animal hoarding had found her and put her in the Garage.   And fed her Corn Flakes....  Boxes and Boxes and boxes and Boxes of Corn Flakes..... the mare had traveled about twenty miles to find her self in the city.  

deb

Animal hoarding? What the heck.

 

[Kusanar]

Funny that we are talking about taking a pounding from animals - I'm pretty sore myself today. Yesterday, I had the vet out to give the horses their shots and pull blood for the Coggins tests. Blondie was her usual sweet self - though she tossed her head once and swished her tail a couple of times ('ouch, that hurts!') she was about as good as she could be, then followed us around like a puppy while we did the others. Latte was about like Blondie; not thrilled with the needles, but cooperative. Sunny could be used by a vet school for the students to practice on; I don't think she even blinked. Syd? Well, "Wig Out First, Ask Questions Later Syd" had to be tied to a fence to keep her from jumping around so much, but once she figured out she couldn't go anywhere, she wasn't too bad. But then there was Betsy. Dear Betsy. Doing medical stuff with The Mule has always been challenging, but this was the worst time ever. Over the years, there have been many needles that got bent or went flying, and lots of trodden on toes and stuff. But this time, for some reason, the vet just couldn't seem to get the blood sample. I kid you not, we spent the better part of two hours on and off trying to get that sample. She had problems hitting the vein on the other minis, too - they are shaggy beasts at this time of year, and it can be hard to keep your bearings in all that fur. But Betsy was by far the worst, and like most donkeys and mules, once she starts to fight, she doesn't quit. I told my husband that after spending so much time trying to hold Betsy still, "I feel like I've done a couple of rounds with Mike Tyson." His response was, "I'd bet Betsy could take him."

We're all on pain relievers today; the minis got their Banamine, and I got into the Ibuprofen. Betsy probably feels like a pincusion, poor baby, but at least she is still talking to me. The good news is, the vet just called - apparently the few drops she managed to get were enough, and the lab got the test done. Whew!

With Betsy, did you try the other side? My mini has a damaged vein on the left side of his neck, they CAN get blood from it, but they have to dig for it and it's almost straight in, they can't angle the needle at all. The right side works fine though. Also, a lot of the time, if you take just the needle, no tube or anything attached, and just wander over, stab them in the neck, let them have their little freak out, then give them treats, scratch on them, whatever, then you can reposition the needle to where it needs to be without them freaking out again as long as you don't remove it completely.