pictures from Austin's birthday...

Kacee's vet visit

So the vet's wife called at 10:45 and said he was leaving his last job.  I went down with Molly to the barn and we managed to get the Dormosedan paste in Kacee.  The vet arrived about 15 minutes later...we waited another 20 minutes or so and he went in the stall to float her teeth.  Her head was down...she was definately sedated but as soon as he tried to look in her mouth she reared.  He then tried to give a little more med IV...she would have no part of it.  She still tried to rear and aggressively shook her head.  He ended up giving her a little more IM and waiting.   After 20 more minutes her head was on the ground...she was snoring and wobbling a bit.  He was able to do her teeth without any problem.  He tried to get the Coggins which is a blood draw from her neck and it still took him 2 times!  He gave her her routine shots and was on his way.  She's locked in the barn and probably won't be awake enough to let out for 4-5 hours.  Hopefully she won't colic like she has in the past.

Austin's birthday carrot cake celebration

Well Austin turned 14 on Tuesday.  Molly is home for spring break (she arrived Thursday evening) and brought him his traditional piece of carrot cake.  It's been bitterly cold here, -8 the other night.  I'm so ready for spring!  Austin had a trim this morning and will get a bath thanks to Molly this afternoon.  I called to schedule Kacee's spring shots yesterday thinking it would be in April and surprisingly he had a cancellation today.  They have a new product Dormasedan gel, a sedative, which is administered like a wormer.  Kacee is usually a real idiot when it comes to the vet.  Ever since she had the porcupine quills in her nose she is terrified of needles and wants to kill anyone around her. (Rearing, striking etc.)  Usually the vet has to do a quick im injection, then we let her rest in the stall until it kicks in.  They have to give more med in the intramuscular injection and sometimes she ends up getting colicky.  This new med is given 30 minutes before the vet arrives and hopefully will do the job so it isn't so traumatic for her.  She needs her teeth floated, shots and a coggin's test.