Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Devonviolet]

So I broke out the camera... Here's the little stud: Royal Jewels or RJ

We've been busy, so I haven't had a lot of time online, and I just found this. RJ is a good looking boy! That's too bad about the scurs.

 

[High Desert Cowboy]

Oh, I ASSUMED this was a given! Shy a natural gas "flamethrower" (as some fireplaces have) I can't imagine how one could start a "full log" fire without starting small and working up regardless of the air temperature differential.

The real key there was to slowly heat the box and pipe. This prevents from smothering and then smoldering which is really what causes most of that smoke that billows back into the house. Where he’d said that he’d hoped if he got it burning fast enough he’d be ok I assumed there wasn’t enough time to heat the box and pipe but you close it anyway hoping it’ll heat fast then it dies and smolders and it’s easier for the smoke to leak out the door than to go up the pipe and then your house is full of smoke. I would hope a small fire was a given. Back in high school we were out deer hunting and had rigged up a wood stove in the horse trailer to keep warm during the night. It got to snowing a lot (froze the action on my rifle) so clearly we wanted a fire fast and I in my teenage moment of genius decided to use some gas to get that thing going. Cue small explosion from the front of the stove and me singeing all the hair on the right side of my body and my bedroll on fire. After that I decided Id rather be cold for a few minutes longer Instead of trying to explain to everyone why I buzzed my head and my right arm was hairless.

That hard working dog of yours looks like he’s reached a point of ultimate relaxation that can only come from a satisfying hard days work.

 

[Mini Horses]

Seems Mel has "bonded" with that floor quite well!! Now, put that type floor in the goat shed and take him there. He sure is handsome.

 

[Bruce]

Nice that you lived to tell the tale @High Desert Cowboy !!

Seems Mel has "bonded" with that floor quite well!! Now, put that type floor in the goat shed and take him there. He sure is handsome.

A dog has to rest up for when he is needed out with the herd!

 

[Latestarter]

So my doc appt today was with the endocrine folks and they are quite OK with my labs/levels & bodily functions at the moment. As a result, my CT scan scheduled for the 28th will no longer require contrast (as ordered by my primary care doc <PCD>) and since they are the specialists in this particular area, I have to guess their call over-rides my PCD. So, no radioactive isotope/dye injections required Still gonna have to get basically naked and lie down on that ice cold table though so they can squeeze me into that giant magnetic donut machine. I believe my PCD set up an appt with him for later the same day, so pretty sure that's gonna be a full day over in Shreveport.

So I stopped into another large animal vet's office (next county over) on the way home (different one from the first one I used here, who I'm pretty sure isn't as knowledgeable about goats as they wanted me to believe). The vet was out in the large animal barn working with a cow client at the time so I was talking to the vet tech/desk gal in the main office. She assured me that the vet was familiar with goats though it wasn't like a specialty of his or anything. So I asked about getting multimin shots for the goats as they need a scrip and Bang & Dot are starting to look a little thinner than I want/like. I also asked about their recommended worming protocol. They said I have to worm monthly. That basically set off alarm bells in my mind and I left after that portion of the discussion. I don't think that's the right vet for me.

I explained that I had dairy goats and asked what they used and told her the last vet had me give them a shot with a cattle wormer that specifically stated was not for use with dairy animals... She said they used valbazen. Of course with that, ---> "Valbazen Suspension (11.36 % or 113.6 mg/ml): Do NOT use in pregnant does in the first trimester of pregnancy." and I just brought home my new herdsire to start breeding them So hopefully I have several does in their first trimester...

 

[Mike CHS]

I like our farm vet but he recommended monthly worming also. We didn't argue the point and and didn't do that but we like him otherwise.

 

[Mini Horses]

Food for thought ---

I have used herbal dewormers with good success while milking. I supplemented this with Ivermectrin & Equimax when dried up, generally just after I stop milking & again just shortly before kidding. The product is safe with pregnancy and lactation, per label. After many years of use in both mares and goat does, never an issue. The herbal I get from Hoegger. The animals also free range. So, lids and fecals have been good. You may never be 100% free, depending on conditions but, mine have been in good shape for many years. Another thing, I use horse feeds for the goats and it has much higher copper. Alternatives.

You know, it's about being reasonable & healthy. Can't always be "perfect". I've raised a lot of horses and goats. Most have died of OLD AGE.

Glad your OWN labs went well

 

[CntryBoy777]

That is really good on the report Joe, it has to make ya feel a bit better about things, especially not having to have the dye shoved into ya....hope it turns out well, too....

 

[Baymule]

Sounds like a fun day at the Dr office......NOT! But i'm glad that the tests went well for you. Vet shopping.....something you can't do on Amazon!

 

[Devonviolet]

I know I have mentioned this before, but given your experience with closer Vets, you might want to consider our Vet:

Cypress Springs Animal Clinic
Dr. Matte Gerdes
Hwy 115
Mt. Vernon, TX 75457
(903) 860-7387

He owns Spanish/Boer cross meat goats, so probably understands goats better than most Vets.