Samssimonsays: Blazing Acres journal

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We also found out that BOTH Rumely and Stella have Lymes last night at the Vets office. We will be starting treatment on them tonight because after 20 minutes of fighting them and trying different ways to get them to take the meds and them putting me behind by 15 minutes for work, I GAVE UP.

 

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Do they actually have Lyme? My old BC tested positive for it a few years ago, but my vet told me that the positive results didn't mean that she actually had it, just that she had been exposed. I chose not to treat her because she was showing no symptoms and I didn't want to give her a month if antibiotics. She never showed any signs.

I don't mess with hiding pills in things for my dogs. I open their mouth up, drop the pill in, and then hold the mouth closed until they swallow.

 

[samssimonsays]

Do they actually have Lyme? My old BC tested positive for it a few years ago, but my vet told me that the positive results didn't mean that she actually had it, just that she had been exposed. I chose not to treat her because she was showing no symptoms and I didn't want to give her a month if antibiotics. She never showed any signs.

I don't mess with hiding pills in things for my dogs. I open their mouth up, drop the pill in, and then hold the mouth closed until they swallow.

I am not sure if they actually have it. they do not show any signs... I have already purchased the pills and I Guess collies are on the list for breeds that can suffer kidney damage/failure from it according to the vet.... they recommended treating it to be safe. They are 15 months for the collie and 9 months for the Bernard / Pyrenees pup.

 

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We welcomed a litter of nine French babies today while I was at work.

 

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At the show on Saturday I only had 6/8, intermediate, rabbits to show but we did well!

• Phoebe placed second out of 5 consistently
• Baby Blue did a 1 out of 2 the first show and then was sadly DQ'd for mis matched toenails that I missed somehow!
• Theodore bounced around a bit getting a 2nd out of 3, 3 out of 3 and 1 out of 3.
• Frostie I made the mistake of entering her as a sr., For what ever reason I thought she was 8 months old but is only 7 months so the first show she took a last, second show I changed her to 6/8 and she took a second and the third show she took a 2nd as well.
• Poplar is the biggest doe out of all of my 6/8's and BARELY made it under the weight restrictions for the 6/8 class This is a GOOD problem to have! I don't have these sorts of problems usually. BUT she also seemed to be uncooperative and placed low with the first judge at 5 of 5, 3 of 5 round 2 and 4 of 5 round three.

All in all I feel like we did very good this time around for the competition we had! (my good friend and fellow frenchie breeder came from North Dakota to show with us and she has AMAZING animals )

Hopefully come state (if I show) I will have some of my own Jr's to show instead of rabbits I bought. But I still plan to show the ones I bought

 

[Hens and Roos]

It's always nice to get some feed back on your rabbits, the 1st year DS(10) showed- 1 rabbit had a broken toe that we missed, 1 rabbit was a boy and we thought is was a girl(never double checked) and 1 rabbit was underweight- DS took it all in stride!

 

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I'm so glad he took it in stride! That is so important. I am shocked at how many people just don't at the shows... and they are adults!

I tried Champaign D'Argents and it was a nightmare my first show. So I sold them. I just didn't want to deal with anyone who couldn't compete fairly.

 

[Hens and Roos]

we've seen that too with the adults and it is kids who are showing!

right now 1 of our sr. angora bucks is blowing coat hard that he coat looks thin in spots- if he doesn't look better in the next few weeks he wont be going.

 

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I had to leave several srs home due to that. They were lost causes and my one doe was due and had a litter just before the show. Maybe I can show her at fair though. She's never shown before.

 

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Some more pics of the farm goings on.


A pair that was going to the same family but sadly the girl passed away to bloat

My broken cream baby and a solid orange

Olive has to be very close while I walk

Olive followed us on our walk friday night with the pups.

Impossible to get these two to pose anymore

Stella-"Mom, does this goat make my butt look big?"
No stella, you look beautiful on and off duty