French Fry In

French Fry the outside mare that came in for breeding while I was in Michigan came in season today and was covered. We were told it would take 2 of us to hold her but were pleasantly surprised when she stood very well for Raven not moving at all until he was finished.
Instead of taking Steven's truck and the stock trailer to Middle Grove to pick up Dalia and Eliza for their ultrasounds Steven and I took Sanna and her filly to Hoerr Vet clinic. She just didn't look right to me and I wanted her checked out before the weekend when a emergency vet call costs WAY more. Our appointment was 2:45pm, we arrived just a couple of minutes late but neither vet had made it back yet. Then came the emergencies, cars, trucks and trailers with dogs, cats, horses and goats all started arriving needing vet care NOW. Sanna's filly wasn't an emergency so we were the ones that waited but that's how we would want to be treated if we had an emergency so we were patient. By the time Dr. Pallen was able to draw the blood work, it was getting past dinner. The blood work came back that yes there is a problem, her white cell count had more than doubled in the few days she was home. The antibiotics she is on is not working. Dr. Hoerr and Dr. Pallen put their heads together and came up with 3 other meds to give her on top of 2 of the pills she is already one. This poor filly is now getting pills shoved down 3 times a day, shots 2 times a day and banimine paste once a day. At least she is not dehydrated, she is drinking well, not sure how much she is nursing though as she doesn't feel well.
Once we were cleared to go we still needed to go to Farm and Fleet for my syringes and needles along with some probiotics for her tummy. We arrived back at the farm after 6:30pm. Dr. Hoerr is coming on Monday for ultrasounds and will draw blood on her to see if the new meds are working and her white blood cell count is coming down.
The pups were playing so cute tonight. These 2 were having a ball chewing on Emma's ear and nose. They were crawling all over her growling as they attacked her ear, nose and throat.


The other pups were all busy nursing while these 2 were molesting their mother.

After they were finished nursing most of them hunkered down for a nap but 2 of them started play fighting, they are just so ferocious at this age.