October 2008
Monthly Archive
Horses moved
Posted by Moo on 03 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: farm
We have had the horses on our property for three years. They have been a pleasure to watch and although we have not had to look after them (apart from the odd day or two when requested), we have got used to having them there.
Last night, at about 6pm they moved location.
Their owners are moving out of BC to Swift Current. The horses are not able to go with them so they have been relocated for the time being to new owners about three or four miles from our farm.
Bo saw them going for a “walk” last night, their owners riding them (when he was in with the alpacas. However he was surprised and disapointed this morning to find no sign of any horses in their paddock. I know he is going to miss them very very much as he used to love to spend time watching them from the other side of the fence, getting in with them whenever he could!
The up side of all this:
we now have room to have female alpacas!!! We have “Sasha” coming in about a months time. At the moment she is at her farm, being bred with a male stud “Caesar”, a fawn coloured male. Sasha is the sister to Chopaka and the half sister to Sumac, so they will not be allowed to breed with her. Frankie Blue Eyes coudl breed with her if we choose to allow him. Hopefully Sasha, a very dark brown coloured female, will have a baby (cria) in 11 months time!!!!
Bo at the vets
Posted by Moo on 02 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: pets
I took Bo for his yearly check up and injections on Monday this week. The appointment was for 9-30 and at 9-30, right on time, Bo got weighed. Then we went into the room where an assistant came and checked Bo’s heart rate and took his temperature. He was NOT pleased to have a thermometer stufk up his back side. How do I know? He abruptly stopped taking the little treats I had for him, ignoring them completely!
We were then left to wait.
At 9-45 the vet came in and checked Bo’s heart rate, felt him over and gave the prognosis of him being overweight as his ribs could not be felt easily. Then she gave him his injections which he didn’t even seem to feel. Great!
Then we went out to await the billing. This seemed to take forever! And in the end we got the bill, and some new shampoo for Jaxx,but came away without the form being signed (it will be forwarded by mail) to say which injections Bo had had.
10-15 am all done (minus the signed form). a long visit!