I know how good bloggers are at rallying around if anyone needs help or advice, so if any of you have any advice for my friend Carol over at All These Pretty Horses, head on over there; her blue roan stallion Shadow has been diagnosed with COPD, which is severe asthma. His treatment is pretty expensive.
It seems that a lot of us have been having issues with our horses this year, things just seem to go in bunches. I had a bad stretch where in the course of 2 years I lost 6 horses. Never again, I hope!
We've hit some beautiful weather, cold at night but clear in the day- true fall weather. Last night the Big Dipper was sparkling away when I brought the mares in late, there have been geese wending their noisy way through the skies, and the scent of smoke from wood stoves in the air. Beamer gets his blanket on at night, and he shares his shelter with Url; usually Url finds the deepest pile of hay and plunks hinself down on it while Beamer stands. Every morning when he hears me come out the door, I'm greeted with a hungry moo. Even if he still has hay left- fresh is better!
On Friday Ted and I have been invited to the Mennonites belated Thanksgiving supper and social. It should be an interesting evening.
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This photo is gorgeous! And the way you describe these precious Fall days, "cold at night but clear in the day," with the "geese wending their nosy way through the skies..." Have you ever thought about writing a book about your life there? (Excuse me if you already have! I just haven't been "following along" long enough to know if you have!)It just all sounds so amazing and real and yes hard at times (to loose 6 horses in two years - I lost my dog last July 16th and that's been hard enough...)but so very interesting.
Ann
My old fellow had COPD, and it is a tough thing to manage esp in theis country where we feed hay so long.The product line she is asking about I have used some of and found them quite benificial.I hope she is able to find a system that give him some releif.
My first horse come down with COPD and he did pass away from a air bubble bursting and bleeding to death and that was one of the worst moments in my life! It happened on mothers day weekend too! I will go on over there. Your picture sure is lovely!
Lily has COPD and we were able to manage it pretty well - but she's doing much better now that she's outside 24/7 in Tennessee. I'll visit her blog.
Sorry to hear about Shadow and hope that everything works out for the best.
Gotta tell you... "Even if he still has hay left- fresh is better!" That is definitely the mantra of four spoiled donkey boys at Morning Bray Farm!
Indigo has allergic pharangytis or summer COPD. If she gets in contact with mold or dust she coughs like mad. Because of this she has to have her hay wet every single day, every meal and when she gets really bad I use vicks in her nose and give her farnam's cough free (which you have to order from the US because of a really dumb human food and drug regulation in Canada) and antihistamine from the vet. If shes inside anyplace I always sweep all cobwebs and make sure any bedding shes near/on is dampened to keep down dust.
ps- Indigo is also outside 24/7, essential for a horse with anything relatively like COPD
Can't help with the COPD unless its in a human, great shot of Beamer.:-)
I dont know anything about it, but hoping she finds something that works for him.
Nice shot. Have fun tonight. Phone me with a time for Sat.
What a good blog friend you are to be worried for Carol's horse. I hope Shadow comes through his COPD well and is able to get some relief and healing.
~Lisa
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