Plus it was obvious my vet loves working with horses. She was talking to Axe the way we do- in a funny voice, and just being relaxed and taking her time. Axe would tilt her head as the vet scrubbed the rasp over her teeth, like she was enjoying it! It was funny to watch.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Yearly Duties
I left work early yesterday for some horse business. The Axester needed new shoes (off with the snow shoes! YAY!) and her yearly spring shots. I love my vet: I asked her to check Axe’s teeth becuase she was long overdue for a float, and it was decided that she needed her teeth done. My vet grabbed her tools from the van and went at it. A tranq and a float only added $65 to the bill. The other “fancy” vet would have charged $40 for an oral exam, then $60 for the tranq and then another $90 for the float. And would say they’d have to come on another visit, so tack on another $72 for the second farm call. So Axe got her shots, her teeth done, and we had a long discussion about worming protocols AND ulcers, over an hour of the vet’s time, for under $300.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
I don’t know if this is a good or bad thing…
if you think about it. Was it a waste to spend so much money when there are so many perfectly good, normal horses needing homes?
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Allergic to Snow?
Axe's nose is 95% better. She has developed a slight cough- Em noticed it as she rode over the past few days (she stopped her riding for the day each time). I hand walked Axe last night, and about half-way thru, about 12 minutes, she sneezed/snorted/coughed 5 or 6 times, then was fine. I'm thinking she's trying to expel drainage from high up her nostrils? The snots look like just-standing-in-the-cold wet nostrils, no discharge to speak of.
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