DeniseJP
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My horses had their annual visit from their veterinarian, who they normally love and surround... even after getting their vaccines.
It was pouring two Fridays ago here so everyone was in their respective stalls/run in sheds. Problem one - no herd support.
Nefertiti was good and she is normally the naughty one.
Weatherly was next... getting the Coggins blood test was OK but when it came time for the shots, she was bad... bad to the point of getting a twitch out (which I hate using) and she shook it off... then we tried a lip chain... and I could not do it to Weatherly, who will not wear a bit as she finds it painful. Now I have 15.2 hands of upset horse and upset owner and a vet who has to get the job done, until I said enough.
I opted for an oral tranquilizer and paying an additional farm call to try the shots again... I had to sit with Weatherly for an hour after the vet left to make sure I was not on her (Weatherly's)"manure" list... round two happens tomorrow... and I am hoping she will take the oral tranquilizer disguised in a bit of applesauce (her favorite).
I truly believe (even though the veterinarian doubted it) that Weatherly remembered getting her shots last year and getting very, very sore, to the point of standing funny afterword and not moving until she got a dose of Bute. I might be a few sandwiches short of a picnic but I get a picture of what Weatherly feels... horses remember being mistreated by riders so why would they not remember an event that made them feel poorly?!
The herd will be with her tomorrow so hopefully they can support her as well through a necessary part of being healthy - weather is supposed to be cool but sunny. I am trying to visualize what she will have happen so she can understand but my animal communication skills are more in tune with Mercy's frequency so I have to refine my skills further to expand on additional horses. Some would say I need to get a life but my barn family is a life I enjoy.
Rabbits I am working on... and I am working on my dogs and cats and my snake...it is tough being multi-lingual in different species!
Denise
It was pouring two Fridays ago here so everyone was in their respective stalls/run in sheds. Problem one - no herd support.
Nefertiti was good and she is normally the naughty one.
Weatherly was next... getting the Coggins blood test was OK but when it came time for the shots, she was bad... bad to the point of getting a twitch out (which I hate using) and she shook it off... then we tried a lip chain... and I could not do it to Weatherly, who will not wear a bit as she finds it painful. Now I have 15.2 hands of upset horse and upset owner and a vet who has to get the job done, until I said enough.
I opted for an oral tranquilizer and paying an additional farm call to try the shots again... I had to sit with Weatherly for an hour after the vet left to make sure I was not on her (Weatherly's)"manure" list... round two happens tomorrow... and I am hoping she will take the oral tranquilizer disguised in a bit of applesauce (her favorite).
I truly believe (even though the veterinarian doubted it) that Weatherly remembered getting her shots last year and getting very, very sore, to the point of standing funny afterword and not moving until she got a dose of Bute. I might be a few sandwiches short of a picnic but I get a picture of what Weatherly feels... horses remember being mistreated by riders so why would they not remember an event that made them feel poorly?!
The herd will be with her tomorrow so hopefully they can support her as well through a necessary part of being healthy - weather is supposed to be cool but sunny. I am trying to visualize what she will have happen so she can understand but my animal communication skills are more in tune with Mercy's frequency so I have to refine my skills further to expand on additional horses. Some would say I need to get a life but my barn family is a life I enjoy.
Rabbits I am working on... and I am working on my dogs and cats and my snake...it is tough being multi-lingual in different species!
Denise