Ready or Not....... Shouldvknwnbetter- Fall

[Latestarter]

Silly dog! What got her all freaked out to that extent? Was she anxious about the goat kid?

 

[Hens and Roos]

Silly dog! What got her all freaked out to that extent? Was she anxious about the goat kid?

trying to edit for the 2nd time today(internet is not working right once again!)

She has had thunderstorm anxiety for several years now- not sure if she picked it up from the older dog we had while she was a puppy or what. We didn't know that the goat kidding would cause an issue, the only thing we can figure is that the doe was very loud/screaming(FF) when she kidded and both DD and myself were outside- the dog couldn't see us and she(the dog) might have been trying to get to us thinking we were in trouble .

When we brought her home after the vet fixed her leg, we had a challenge ahead of us. The ER vet put a patch of pain meds on her(our vet doesn't care for the patch/it's side effects) that turned her inside out once the sun set(my DD and I were the only ones who could comfort her when this happened and we never knew which one of us it would be) She wouldn't take the meds she had to- it was like her sense of smell became super aware- so DD would have to pretend to eat the same food so the dog would take it! Once the patch came off 3 days later- she started to come back into the normal(at least for her). Unfortunately, DH was the one who had to carry her, after her leg was broken so she wanted nothing to do with him right after her surgery.

I didn't leave the house(except for going outside to do chores) for 2 weeks following her surgery as she had to be supervised at all times unless the kids were home. It took us awhile to get to the point where she is okay staying home by herself- we can't crate her and the TV has to be on- if I have to leave during the day.

Thankfully, we didn't have any rental units open during this time and DH was able to handle the work load away from the house.

 

[Mini Horses]

Sorry about you the dog issues. some of those herding types are super hyper....costly results for you!

Yep -- I've exiled my buck and the rascal must FLY out!! Right now he is with a field of mini horse mares and seems ok. He is not one who has ever been by himself, hates it, the mares kick the crap out of him if he gets pushy by feed -- and he seems to love the abuse! So, for now he is contained. Oddly, the fences are not as tall or strong as the cattle panels he climbed. Go figure.

I have the heaters - like solar, spot radiant -- and barn of empty stalls, closed circuit cams, all from years of foaling. But, I just hate the cold to deal with these things as I get older. Grateful that most of my does do NOT want to kid at night, unlike the horses. Mainly, I don't like to milk in middle of the winter!! If you don't train, no good milkers for sale. The girls don't like winter milking either -- washing udders, etc. Even using warm water, the drying gets chilled. Even drying doesn't get it all.

 

[Latestarter]

Yeah, sorry about the dog issues as well H&R. That had to be a horrendous couple of weeks for you guys. Glad it wasn't worse with outside work needs piled on. Seems there's never a routine, something always happens to add more to the already full plate. Glad you had a SO and kid(s) to help carry the load. So is she more or less back to normal now, or is she still anxious when you leave or the TV is off?

I hear ya on several of those issues Horses... I always hated the heat and loved the cold but over the past few years it has really gotten to the point that I don't like EITHER extreme... As I get older, my comfort range has climbed about 10 degrees from ~60 to ~70, and I think that is another background reason why I'm moving further south next summer. I do love the seasons though... Fall being my favorite.

 

[Hens and Roos]

@Latestarter- she will most likely always have anxiety issues, as long as we can keep her on somewhat of a routine(hard to do some days) and the TV on- especially when we are not around she does okay. Since she has been allowed loose in the house- she hasn't touched anything that isn't hers and has had no accidents. We do have meds for her but only use as needed(mostly when we are getting thunderstorms), our vet has been great in working with us. She has the same great personality now as she did before the accident- for that we are grateful!

 

[Mini Horses]

Have you tried the bundling jackets for her? Like swaddling a baby calms them, seems a snug wrap on the anxious dogs helps with the nerves. I'm fortunate not to have a dog with those issues but, read about it a while back.

"Run to the barn there's a raindrop !" goats only nervous issue.

Yes, Latestarter, both extremes harder to handle !! Spring & Fall help remind me I am not truly a wimp -- just hellish weather.

 

[Hens and Roos]

@Minihorses- we have a thundershirt and tried it on her....she is a shredder too- so nothing lasts very long

 

[samssimonsays]

Wow! I just caught up! So sorry for the issues with the Aussie. Stella is a collie and has some anxiety but she just mostly hates us being out of her sight and only shreds paper items when we REALLY make her mad while we are gone.

Have you dried diffusing essential oils? They have some awesome calming ones. We also had a feline calming deal that plugs into the wall for our cat when I moved him with me into our house when we got married.

Good luck with the goats kidding! I can't wait hehe.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Wow! I just caught up! So sorry for the issues with the Aussie. Stella is a collie and has some anxiety but she just mostly hates us being out of her sight and only shreds paper items when we REALLY make her mad while we are gone.

Have you dried diffusing essential oils? They have some awesome calming ones. We also had a feline calming deal that plugs into the wall for our cat when I moved him with me into our house when we got married.

Good luck with the goats kidding! I can't wait hehe.

We have read about the essential oil- haven't tried it specifically for her- what would be a good one to try? Can't have one that is to over powering as several of us would be bothered by it(especially DH).

My DS(10) is super excited for kidding too....I hear him talk more about the possibility of does kidding on his birthday then Christmas

 

[samssimonsays]

Lavender is one I was told works but I would get a blend called calm or something