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Just Because It Never Happened Before

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Just because something never happened before, don’t get to comfortable.

Desert could never have an additional shot given with his Rabies. He would run a temperature. All my other horses breeze through their shots. For the last 57 years I might add.

Since Desert had a problem I stopped giving combination shots, except EWT. Why tempt the shot gods?

So it was time for everyone to get their Flu Internasel. They’ve all had it before, they didn’t like getting this thing sprayed up there nose, but never a reaction. That is until this last time.

Walked out to feed the next morning and there was Friday (of course) with neon yellow snot coming out. Now I’ve seen discharges forever, yellow yes, but never neon yellow. No temp, good appetite, but yellow gunk out of both nostrils.

No big deal. Put her on SMZ’s for 5 days and it was gone. It could have been a sinus infection, it could have been a bad tooth, but what it was, was just a reaction (so far).

So even if your horse has never had a reaction before, always be on the lookout for something odd. Sometimes a bad reaction could be life threatening. We know that they always try to improve on everything, but sometimes a horses system just doesn’t like the new and improved version.

I’m not going to be the lab rat for the Covid injection, so let me know, if you are, and how it works out for you.

Are You Ready?

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Are you ready for fall? Some are and some not so much.

Down here in Sunny Florida we are in the middle of a heat wave. Yup it’s like August. It was 100 yesterday with a heat index of probably 110. The horses are not dealing with the heat with their winter coats. It’s hard enough on them in the summer in their bikinis.

Then there are those in the path of the next hurricane in Louisiana. They haven’t finished cleaning up from the one they had six weeks ago.

Not to mention the wild fires burning in California. They had a suggestion list for those who did not evacuate in time. Pretty much the same as what we use for Hurricanes. Spray paint your number on the horse. Tie it in their manes and tails. Turn them lose and close the gates and barn doors after them so they don’t run back in.

I personally can’t imagine having to turn my horses loose in the middle of the fires I have been seeing on TV. Animals who have been burned. Hello folks, Get Out Of Dodge ahead of this stuff.

For the rest of the country who are having cooler weather – get out and enjoy it, it won’t be long before the snow and ice set in and you’ll be in hibernation (much like we are here in Florida now).

It’s also time to think about making sure you are ready for what’s coming next. Winter blankets, tank and bucket heaters, you all remember the drill.

Enjoy the lovely colors, and the frisky horses. Hope we will join you soon. We did have one week of 80’s and 60’s. It will come again.