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Posted on 03/21/2005 7:18:04 PM PST by HairOfTheDog
We are at a computer store, Mack is talking to a salesman, and I found a computer and actually figured out how to get here:)
I think he may buy a mini Mac. He has now heard enough negative stuff about the "new" computer we got that he may not want to mess with it. But we really do need to upgrade.
Talk to you all later.
Becky
~waves at Becky in the computer store~
I think what she was saying was when they are normal you may barely feel the pulse or perhaps not at all, and when they are foundering, it will definately pound and you can feel it.
I think the place to check is on the back of the fetlock
That's good. Is everyone in the barn recovering or are you still getting new cases?
Woo. Tell us what you get.
Both. It's runny it's course.
that should have been running
Runny is an unfortunate typo when discussing illness. ;~D
true lol. Well the good thing is that she has been desensatized to tight spaces, ropes and roosters:') Seriously, I have noticed that both are a little jumpy after they started getting better. When they were sick , do what ever you want and then suddenly routine things back um up. I guess their nerves just raw.
Well, there's 'too sick to fight' and then as they improve they have to pass through 'still feel like crap and irritable'. ;~D
Yeah but it's more like startlability (spell check says that's a word:') than irritability.
They have both been very good patients and seemed happy to let us do anything to make them feel better. Dull but trusting eye watches.
Tomorrow, Okie and I riding. Eddie is gonna let me borrow him . Big of him huh? lol Anyway , he's gonna be my "lesson horse" for awhile.
Somebody once showed me how to find that pulse at the fetlock but I have always had trouble locating it.
Yes, sometimes it is a worry about thrush when their feet is always wet, but if you want to put in some extra work, paint the bottom of their hooves with Hooflex or neat's-foot oil to keep it from getting thrushy, and then let the water tank overflow. Really. Everybody around here does it to keep hooves flexible.
And BTW I don't have any dry-hoof troubles today, a terrific storm just went through, massive rain and hail. But it was very welcome.
You mean she's now chicken broke.
The best way to explain it would be to use "ankle". At the back of her leg, above her ankle, put your thumb and forefinger lightly just above where the ankle starts to widen. Your fingers will be on either side, about an inch and a half to two inches apart. Lightly, run them down until you feel a gentle pulsing. Don't feel it, try again. If the horse is fixing to founder it won't be difficult to feel. On some horses you can even see it. If I can get outside for longer than a few minutes, I'll take my digital camera with me and and take pictures of how it's done. 2 of my kids are sick today, one has a temp that's flirting with 105 and one is 100.
I was driving back from the Victoria area yesterday. I fought a south wind all the way back. It looked like it was going to get bad a few times but it didn't. Same today. It's very windy and dark clouds but it's held off so far.
You know I'm looking for property don't you? I haven't found anything I like or can afford around here. If you run across any "good deals " in your area, holler, ok?
Good morning,
How's Belle this morning?
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