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Archive for March, 2010

Our great and powerful veterinarian, Dr. Rick, battled with Dixxy’s dental dejects and won! The poor girl was a mess. One abscess had begun to work it’s way out of the front of her face. She had several broken teeth with roots dangling and just the pulp exposed. The girl had to be feeling massive [...]

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Better Off Dead?

Sometimes, as seen in the case of Karen the minpin, this is true. But not so for the girls you’re about to meet. If you’re a fan of John Cusack movies then you’ll get my reference, “Now that’s a real shame when folks be throwin’ away a perfectly good dog like that!” This is how [...]

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Becca’s going to begin training under saddle soon so we needed to address any dental issues beforehand. It’s not nice to put a bit in a horse’s mouth if there are owchy teeth in the way. She hasn’t actually lost any of her baby teeth, yet, but she did have what’s known as Wolf Teeth. [...]

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Barby, our elder cattledog, accompanied Scottie to the barn the other day. Becca’s used to seeing Eva everyday so meeting another dog was no big deal. Barby requested he never bring her there again! As soon as we let her off leash she made a beeline for the gate. When Dr. Roberts came out to [...]

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Tragedy At The Barn

Our baby lamb was put out of her misery this morning after being attacked by something overnight. We don’t know what happened. Her hoof was gone and she was trying to get around on her bloody stump. Maybelline (momma cow) and Becca were also sporting injuries. Their wounds are not life threatening. We are desperately [...]

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