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Excessive Heat & Horses

Excessive Heat & Horses

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* …..Hoo Baby!  It’s Hot!….. The forecasted temperature for the last few days has been 96F!…and that’s not even taking into account that mysterious “Feels Like” temperature…the one that’s SO much hotter…the one that all the meteorologists like to threaten…. I worry about the animals….. I worry about the animals who are outdoors….. I worry about the horses….. I just worry….. …..a lot….. Where Acts of God are concerned…that’s about all I can do…so…

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***Anja Had An Abscess***

***Anja Had An Abscess***

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We don’t know why it appeared….. It was on her neck where vaccinations are normally given….. …..but we haven’t given any shots since last summer?….. …..so an abscess coming up…..as a result of a vaccination needle…..is unlikely….. Hmmmmmmm….. But we treated it with the normal abscess-treatment-protocol….. …..and yes…..there’s an abscess-treatment-protocol….. …..(and I don’t recommend it for dinner table conversations)….. #1…..Daily hosing….. #2…..Drenching the inside with medicine….. #3…..Keeping track of her temperature (to make sure it doesn’t spike)….. …..(I’ve shown my…

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