MOLLY'S NOT HAPPY.....!!!

As you can tell from the set of the ears, feet, eyes, not to mention the set of the tail, she is NOT happy. 

Courtney got out to trim last night.  We started with Wister, figured to get him out of the way while Courtney was strong....!!!! LOL

 

I think she is the first person to yell at him...........well let me tell you he was NOT impressed.  John had him tied & I thought he was going to climb out of the pen, he got those front feet off the ground & was trying to plant them somewhere to get away from that person......!!!  He really is a smart little guy, one big blow up & he decided if cookies were involved maybe it wasn't so bad after all.  He wasn't perfect, but he never tried to kick and was pretty good for the first time,  she even used power tools.  He actually didn't seem to mind the tools as much as he did being "restrained", that was the horrible part. 

 

When Courtney was out last time & trimmed the mini mules for the first time, she found a little bit of thrush in a couple of Molly's feet.  With a good trim she thought it would probably heal itself out here running around in the rough dry ground.  Didn't work, if anything it was worse. 

 

Courtney trimmed off a bunch of frog to open up the area & left me with instructions.  Both front feet are pretty nasty, the backs not so much. 

 

This morning I mixed up some White Lightening for the worst of the fronts.  Got one of my IV bags, tied her up, put on the bag, poured in the White Lightening, & we had a rodeo.  I don't know if it was the "wet" being poured on her leg or what, but she wasn't having any of it, thank you very much....!!!  Mixed up some more White Lightening, while John explained to her, we were going to do this.  I wasn't really sure we were going to "git er done", but we did..........this time.  I don't think she actually cooperated, I think she spent her time thinking of how to win next time.......!!!!  

 

Once it had soaked, & we told her what a good girl she was, it was time to address the other 3 feet.  The back feet that aren't so bad, I just cleaned out & sprayed with cider vinegar.  The other front foot, I put a piece of cotton on a hoof pick, and used that to stuffed as much Banixx into the nooks & crannies as I could.  Her hooves are so contracted with deep concavity I could leave the cotton in there, which I did.  Figured it would help to hold the Banixx in longer & also help to keep dirt & whatever from packing in. 

 

Can't wait for tomorrow morning.......!!!! LOL

This morning when I took the gauze off Jenny's foot, it was stuck with some of the goo that oozes out.  It's not much, probably wouldn't cover the end of your finger, but does dry out enough to make the gauze stick.  When I pulled, it caused it to bleed a little.  I hadn't soaked it with White Lightening since last week, so figured it wouldn't hurt.  I'm thinking about having the new local mobile vet come out & see what she thinks.  The only other option is to haul her up to Gilbert again, this would be 4th or 5th long trip.  Megan could do a scraping or swab or whatever she might need to do, to find out what kind of bacteria we're dealing with. 

Ruthie is getting bigger & bigger, but so far no changes to make us think she's ready to have her baby.  This morning when John checked her, he got thumped, when he put his hand on her belly.  Guess the little guy didn't appreciate John's attention.........!!!!  That's our first "relationship" with him or her or them.  She lost twins last October, & it would be fun if she had twins, as long as they were healthy.  That way they'd have a playmate.  Poor little Tucker didn't have anyone except Momma Mocha, & believe me she paid the price.

When I went out to feed tonight one of the 1st things I noticed was Frijolita is 3 legged lame, as in abscess lame from the way it looks.  I guess all the rain & damp weather we had for this year's monsoon, has been a little hard on some of the donkeys.  Frijolita usually has real good feet, if it is an abscess I hope it pops real soon, she is miserable.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TUCKER.........!!!!

One year ago today this is what greeted John when he went out to start the round-up for morning feeding.  It was a rough & rocky start for the little guy, but he made it.  He & Mocha went to their new home a couple of months ago & according to the phone call from their momma this afternoon, are spoiled rotten. 

I know when I answered the phone, I could hear them braying in the background.  I assume she had just came in from "messing" with them, & they didn't appreciate her leaving.  

Courtney came & trimmed last night.  When we took Jenny's foot bandage off, there were some maggots in the open part of the hoof.  The only time it's ever been uncovered is when we were letting it dry out uncovered in the garage for 30 minutes or so.  There were a few flies around, & I guess they were quick to lay their eggs.  Disgusting, & since maggots only eat dead tissue, I assume there is some dead tissue somewhere in her foot.  

Her foot really looks good & we decided to leave the bandage off to let it air dry.  I covered it with a couple of layers of gauze & we left her in her pen last night.  This morning it looked good although it did bleed a little from an area high up on the hoof.  This morning soaked it for 20 minutes, actually I didn't make the White Lightening deep enough to soak the whole hoof, I'm relying on the gas it produces to get in all the nooks & crannies without the softening, actual soaking might do.