omg hes so adorable
Just back in from the barn to eat something. Rizada is showing no other sign since earlier. (Hope the vet doesn’t think i made-it-up). Did some barnchores and now just awaiting on the vet. Here is the little rabbit’s training session we had while i was cleaning their stall:
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And Quigley, the cause of all this trouble, is oblivious and content with his life.
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and growing! He’s turning four and still see-sawing. He turned rump-high this winter and he’d been so nice and uphill a year ago! I figured he had more growing to do…i think 3 yrs old on a mustang is still pretty immature. I’ll get a photo of him for you this afternoon…i’ve been meaning to get more pix of the ‘wild horses of the cimmeron’ (lol…some of them are fond of thinking they’re still in the wild ;-). Even at four he’ll prob ably grow more.
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Rizada is obviously hanging on until my birthday on Monday.
Hazel-pony did very well!
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What a perfect little gentleman! Does the slightly wavy hair on his face mean he has the curly gene like his beautiful mama?
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JIngles for the little guy. He’s adorable.
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Oh he’s cute! I love his little off center star.
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Oh my….he is the cutest little fuzz face ever
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Watership! How lovely.
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Mission accomplished. Hazel is chocked-full of immunities now! And, my new vet friend, Dr. Chloe, has learned something important. Though her first two sticks of the catheter were in an artery the third try was a vein. 20 mins of drip drip drip… and then it was over. I’m really happy we got to do it all here, at home, in their habitat. And super glad i didn’t have to transport them.
welll… the thing of it is…that snap test is weird…
the range is 400 to 800. 400 is Low/800 is High and perfect. ANYTHING at all above 400 but less than 800 is a dot in the middle. Hazel was in-the-middle. And he could have been at 799! But, we gave him an IV plasma anyway and tested immediately after and he was top banana big-bright blue dot. So, he’s covered for the next 12 weeks quite well and at that time his own natural immunities should kick in. I’ll have him tested again and if low, will do this one more time. Chances are he’d never have gotten sick and had decent coverage this entire time. BUT…best to error on the side of caution!
Pix or it didn’t happen right?
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Gooo Hazel! Come on wee one. You got this. How was Brenna during the infusion?
Ha! well, she walked a few circles around us. But mostly just hung close and watched. She was a good mommy and a civilized co-worker, you know, just part of the team.
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She looks like she’s gonna be a good mama.
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Hope you don’t mind if I share two foal stories. First one has to do with a mare delivering surprise twins. One was 60 lb and one 40. The little one was too small to nurse, and even presenting a bottle of the mare’s colostrum didn’t get her antibodies up, so off we went to the vet school about an hour 45 min away. I had a trailer with an extended front, no dressing room, so I made a hay nest up there with hay bales all around it. Mom had her head over her babies and was happy with that, and the foals curled up in the hay. They arrived in good form and everything proceeded very well.
Other was a foal who was born with contracted front legs, to the point that he was walking on the front face of his hooves. My wonderful vet said we’d try three boluses of oxytetracycline. It was my job to hold the foal down, the mare assisted by looking over my shoulder and on three consecutive days huge syringes of oxytet were given. By the end of day three the legs straightened out. It was fantastic. Your pictures brought it all back.
Thank you and best of luck with this fella (who will grow into his ears!) and the next foal.
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I can’t fault her for anything yet. She stands over him when he sleeps and that is so heartwarming for me. Right now, she’s not happy if he is more than 5 feet away. I’m sure her bubble will expand as he grows, but right now, she must have him close. She is trying to teach him to follow…but in this small area, there’s not a whole lot of room to teach that. I’ll let them out into the corral and shedrows in a day or two. When his bandage comes off probably. Weather should be warmer (days are fine but nights are still nippy). And soon…very soon…they get to go to pasture every day. That will be fun!!
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great stories! I’ll bet you were sick with worry about those legs! I know i would be.
and omgosh! I’ve never known anyone who’s mare had twins! You bottle fed her after that? How did you milk the mare? Or did you buy mares’ milk and mix your own?
That’s wonderful. What a good Mom. I will say I was so impressed watching the foaling videos… how you had the fortitude to sit back and let things happen. My anxiety would have been through the roof. You have really good instincts.
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You must be exhausted!!
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Less physical labor than i’ve done in quite a while, so my body is getting a good respite. Emotionally i’m ok, because none of this has been overly stressful. I am sleepy-tired for sure.
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