Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[CntryBoy777]

That's the way I see it too, Joe...."Life" is just facing the challenges that the day presents....and some only share the Good "Highlights" of their day, and not the fiasco it took to get to it.....
If one can't laugh at theirself, they are taking "Life" way too seriously.

 

[misfitmorgan]

I co-miserate on trying to find a good vet. I still havnt found one not for goats and sheep, i use one when i have to but they mostly just give them what i tell them to give, then charge me.

I quit taking my dogs to the vet long ago. Between spring shots, rabies shots, heartworms meds, general check-up, teeth cleaning, random tests for whatever...i finally said nope i'm done. I give all the dogs a 7-way shot every other year, i give my own rabies shots every 3 yrs, i give oral ivermec for heartworms twice a year..since we have winter here and you only need to treat every 3 months of "warm" weather, I order and give them flea and tick once a year if i see a problem. The big dogs get teeth brushed and all dogs get denta stixs and other teeth cleaning toys. Last time i took my 13yr old chi mix in because she had some fatty tumors, the vet insisted on testing for everything under the sun and she came out no problems, no heartworm nothing.

So yeah i take everything any vet says with a grain of salt esp those who look at your dog for 3-5 minutes and then try to charge you $200 for doing nothing. I really hope your able to find a really good vet close to you!

Luckily it looks like it will not rain today which would be nice since we got 4 more inches of rain in june then we normally get. Poor live stock have not been taking it well.

 

[Bruce]

Think of it this way @Latestarter, if we didn't have challenges, life would be boring! When our cats are playing with something they intentionally make it harder to get to the toy. No fun if it is just sitting out there in the open.

I myself was ECSTATIC when I was finishing my shower this morning and the water seemed to be getting cooler. We have an on-demand water heater with a 12 gallon 110V electric heater "downstream". Should be able to have the same temp water all day and night until the propane runs out. But nope, when I went down to the basement to check, it had kicked a code ... 2nd time in about a week Yep, I sure was excited about that! I COULD have gone to the grocery store as planned but instead I got to deal with a challenge! I cleaned the air and water inlet screens hoping that might help (though I'm dubious since the code seems to be related to flame loss, ignition or something). DD2 was equally excited when I told her she'd have to put off her shower for a bit. Especially since it was she (of the horribly long showers) who only made it through washing her hair the last time this happened.

Sorry Mini and Fem, that your mower is so difficult to attach. I'm sure when the time comes I'll most likely share the same issues since I have one (sometimes two) bad hand/wrist. no strength/grip. aging sucks.

OR! Like the difference between the deck belt tensioning process between your mower and mine, now you know to look at such things when you do buy that tractor. Maybe some make it easier to put attachments on and connect them to the PTO

It's been raining since.

Seems everyone is getting a lot more rain than normal so far this year, I think we are all going to drown!

i give oral ivermec for heartworms twice a year..since we have winter here and you only need to treat every 3 months of "warm" weather

Ran into this some months ago:
"The lifecycle of the nematode involves six stages, and a dog can get infected with heartworm only if two of these stages are fully completed inside the body of the mosquito, and those stages can only be completed inside the body of the mosquito if the temperature stays above 57 degrees for at least 45 days straight, both day and night. If the temperature drops below 57 degrees even once during that 45-day period, the lifecycle of the nematode is broken, and heartworm cannot be transmitted to your dog."
https://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/billion-dollar-heartworm-scam.html

I checked the temps for last summer on Accuweather. There was not a single 45 day period here where the temps didn't go below 57F at least twice. So, in theory and if he is right, the only dog in Vermont that would test positive for heartworm would be one that went south for the winter and picked it up there. I know someone that lives in Wyoming that expected and wanted heartworm treatment for her dog when she moved from an area where they were prevalent. The vet wouldn't do it so my friend asked for a test. It came back negative. Asked again the next year, again negative. OK, she's figured out the vet knew what he was talking about

 

[misfitmorgan]

Ran into this some months ago:
"The lifecycle of the nematode involves six stages, and a dog can get infected with heartworm only if two of these stages are fully completed inside the body of the mosquito, and those stages can only be completed inside the body of the mosquito if the temperature stays above 57 degrees for at least 45 days straight, both day and night. If the temperature drops below 57 degrees even once during that 45-day period, the lifecycle of the nematode is broken, and heartworm cannot be transmitted to your dog."
https://terriermandotcom.blogspot.com/2008/05/billion-dollar-heartworm-scam.html

I checked the temps for last summer on Accuweather. There was not a single 45 day period here where the temps didn't go below 57F at least twice. So, in theory and if he is right, the only dog in Vermont that would test positive for heartworm would be one that went south for the winter and picked it up there. I know someone that lives in Wyoming that expected and wanted heartworm treatment for her dog when she moved from an area where they were prevalent. The vet wouldn't do it so my friend asked for a test. It came back negative. Asked again the next year, again negative. OK, she's figured out the vet knew what he was talking about

Yep so far this year they havnt been treated for heartworm because it hasnt been warm enough. Early on we had some ticks but since it has pretty much been cold no problem with them or fleas so no flea and tick yet this year either. All the dogs did get wormed though i saw signs of worms from 2 of them. Crazy weather here, besides the rain the temps havnt been right. We had some nights in june down to 39-40F.

 

[Mini Horses]

We have two fronts trying to hold the same territory. So heat in 90s & high humidity....plus random showers "whenever" but, mostly late afternoons.

It was hot enough that my DAIRY GOATS stood in the shower Yep, wet goats. Guess they finally figured rain is OK!

 

[misfitmorgan]

Yep been very humid here too even with the rain and colder temps. Everything in my house feels damp....i hate it.

 

[Baymule]

We got a pop up hard rain today. I was picking tomatoes, sweating like a Lady of the Evening in Church, and here came a clap of thunder! In a few minutes it went from hotter than sticking my head in the oven on BROIL, to pouring down RAIN! So I canned those tomatoes.

 

[Mini Horses]

hotter than sticking my head in the oven on BROIL, to pouring down RAIN! So I canned those tomatoes.

You go gal!!

Hot & humid is NOT good.......BUT, a couple months of that is better than 2' of snow on the ground for 6-7 months, any day! That's just IMO

My plants have green tomatoes on them. Soon I will be eating HOME GROWN tomatoes again. I'm so excited.

 

[babsbag]

OK, it is July and 102° and I have to ask...what is rain and what is a tomato? My plants that are supposed to have tomatoes on them are beautiful, lush, and green but no fruit. Perhaps too much goat manure or perhaps too hot. Either way, I have no tomatoes.

 

[Mini Horses]

No pollination? And heat often prevents setting of fruit to some degree. Chickens lay fewer eggs quite often during high heat spells.