Re: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Brandie
Thanks Janice!
It sounds to me like your black boy may have choked himself out, that is why he dropped when he stopped. It is also a very good idea to put a halter on when cleaning his feet, and tied to something very sturdy!! :) It might help to keep one of the others close by, untill he is done. One of my donks, Daisy Mae, a standard, has a fit if her best bud, another standard, Bonnie, is out in the field and she isnt!! Some of mine will stand without being tied or haltered. All of the donks will stand, some better than others, but atleast I can get their feet cleaned. When I have the farrier here, everyone is haltered and I put a lead on the lucky one that volunteers to be first.
I know the fear!! Last year I was out feeding one morning. I seen this light brown streak go by, FAST!! It hit me that it was my baby, Jynger!! There was something flapping around her head, I couldnt make out what it was. I ran as fast as I could, following her, just in time to see and hear her miss the gate opening and hit the cattle panel, bounce off it, and make it thru the opening. It was a plastic bag that evidently she had picked up, and the wind may have caught it, scaring her, and she took off. I caught her, and found she had blood coming from her nose, at the back edge. She had made her right nose hole a bit larger. I washed it off, doctored it and kept checking. In a few days it was all healed up.
Jim Guerin
Yelm, WA
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From: houckj@aol.com
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Sent: Friday, March 06, 2009 6:32 AM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] RE: Brandie
<<<Brandie is doing very well, does not seem to be showing any pain at
all. The paddling when she would walk, is gone too, walking in a
straight line. >>>
That is super super news Jim!
We had a very scary incident yesterday with one of our mini's - the
former black stallion who is so firey and stubborn and fiesty. My dd
was trying to clean his feet. She had already cleaned the others (major
mud in their pasture) and let them out into the yard to graze, while we
were working outside and can keep an eye on them - the buggers. Anyway,
she had tied him to a heavy wagon we use for hay, but it was empty. I
looked up from where I was pruning apples to see what all the clatter
was and saw him at a full run around the pasture dragging that wagon -
ON ITS SIDE - behind him in total abandon/terror. Both of us with
hearts pounding trying to get him to calm down. He finally came to her
and just fell over on his side. I can't tell you the fear we both were
feeling. She had tears welling up, my heart was pounding. The rope was
so tight around his neck - she had just draped it over while she was
doing his feet - that he darn near strangled himself. He just could not
stand it that his buddies were out grazing and he was not. Thank god he
appears to be ok, tho the old wooden wagon is toast. DD learned quite a
lesson yesterday - I am just thankful it did not cost us a horse....and
me a vet bill.
Warmly, Janice
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