It's a miracle
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altivoWell, maybe a little too soon to say. Simon went on the rimadyl today. One dose in his breakfast this morning, and this afternoon he was more lively and eager to move about than he has been in months. I wonder if it's possible to overcorrect his problem. We'll see. Normally he can walk the perimeter of the dog yard once with me, and is exhausted by the end. He did it twice around this afternoon, and without any special urging. He just clearly wasn't ready to go in after the first lap and wanted more, so we went round again. When doggie supper time rolled around, instead of lying on the floor waiting to be called he was up and dancing with anticipation. One day is too short, of course, but what we've seen so far looks very good.
Vet was supposed to visit the horses after 3pm this afternoon, so we got all ready for that and she called to reschedule for the morning. That's OK, though. Gary doesn't have school tomorrow and is flexible in the morning as long as she gets there before noon. The boys gave me dirty looks about having to wear their halters all day for nothing, though. Wait till they have to put them on again tomorrow before going out. ;p
Not that Archie or Asher resists being haltered. They are quite cooperative. In fact, you can hold the halter out to them and they will put their own nose into it for you. But they do know it's something unusual when the halters come out first thing in the morning. Generally that means either the vet or the farrier is coming to visit.
Tess wears hers every day, so it's no tip off to her. That's good because she really isn't fond of the vet. We're working on fixing that, though. Last fall when the doctor came, she fed Tess an apple, a bite at a time, in between vaccinations and such. It did seem to help. The boys mostly like everyone, but Tess is more standoffish, and especially so with people who may be carrying a syringe behind their back.
Looks like we're about to get summer all at once here. From now until Monday, the forecast has chance of thunderstorms every day. Temperatures are rising daily too, and expected to hit a high of 80F/27C on Sunday. This will promote atmospheric convection, and we are told to expect hard and heavy thunderstorms, possibly even tornado warnings that day.
Vet was supposed to visit the horses after 3pm this afternoon, so we got all ready for that and she called to reschedule for the morning. That's OK, though. Gary doesn't have school tomorrow and is flexible in the morning as long as she gets there before noon. The boys gave me dirty looks about having to wear their halters all day for nothing, though. Wait till they have to put them on again tomorrow before going out. ;p
Not that Archie or Asher resists being haltered. They are quite cooperative. In fact, you can hold the halter out to them and they will put their own nose into it for you. But they do know it's something unusual when the halters come out first thing in the morning. Generally that means either the vet or the farrier is coming to visit.
Tess wears hers every day, so it's no tip off to her. That's good because she really isn't fond of the vet. We're working on fixing that, though. Last fall when the doctor came, she fed Tess an apple, a bite at a time, in between vaccinations and such. It did seem to help. The boys mostly like everyone, but Tess is more standoffish, and especially so with people who may be carrying a syringe behind their back.
Looks like we're about to get summer all at once here. From now until Monday, the forecast has chance of thunderstorms every day. Temperatures are rising daily too, and expected to hit a high of 80F/27C on Sunday. This will promote atmospheric convection, and we are told to expect hard and heavy thunderstorms, possibly even tornado warnings that day.
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Date: 2011-04-08 08:49 am (UTC)Snowing!
This is ridiculous ... we had very rare snow before Thanksgiving, and we're having it again in April. March is supposed to come in like a lion and out like a lamb here, but we're in April and the winter lion is still roaring!
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Date: 2011-04-08 09:56 am (UTC)And I've got to say I always enjoy reading about the horses, too. It's really very interesting, especially for a city dweller like me who's never really had any animals to take care of. ^^