Good Afternoon All,
The last couple of days we have been very busy, and we had to attend to personal business yesterday. It is not fun when we have to deal with everyday personal/family matters. I would much rather be with the horses, but the reality of it all is we do have a family and things do come up that we do not expect and we have to do our part as well. I do apologize for not having posted sooner, but some things cannot be helped.
We keep Jerri and Apple separated when we have no one in attendance on the property. It would be very irresponsible of us to place the two of them, or shall I say the four of them, in a position that a fight could erupt and there would not be anyone here to break it up. Jerri has proven to be very unpredictable with her moods and Apple. So in order to prevent potential veterinarian costs or worse, we keep them separated during feeding as well as when we are unavailable.
Apple has a slight eye infection which is being treated with medication prescribed by the vet. We have to keep her fly mask on which is not a problem, but AJ obviously has an aversion to this particular contraption on his mother's head, or for that matter on anyone's head. Apple's eye infection will clear up. Untreated, of course, it could get worse; however, we are right on it. A little tidbit: AJ has actually tried to pull Fred's mask off as well. He is always messing with someone.
Hope will be getting her blood work done the middle of September, however she will be getting her traveling shots next week. This was scheduled yesterday with Dr. H.
Thank you to everyone who has participated in the August Fund raisers, your participation is appreciated.
Sidenote: We had to rush Utah to the vet as it seems she may have been bitten by a snake of some sort. Her head began to swell rapidly. She is at the vet's right now as they rushed her back to give her injections and she will be monitored for a few hours. She became more distressed when I had to leave her, but their tech is good and was very comforting for her. I asked to stay but they said it would be better if I did not at this point. They will let me know what is going on and when I can COME AND GET HER!!
We were also informed that yet another small dog at the beginning of the week had been bitten by a snake and was doing fine.
Anyway, everyone have a wonderful rest of the day!!!
Stephanie
MHR PMU horses
