Samssimonsays: Blazing Acres journal

[samssimonsays]

Well, it's Week 3 +4 days post last seizure for sadie and week three of antibiotics for possible skin infection or toxoplasmosis. Constant Itching has subsided, coat is soft and shiny again and her sores on her butt have healed nicely and not come back. We are still nervous as all heck and holding our breath but we celebrate in each day that we have her and that surpasses the schedule she had been on previously with the seizures and other ailments.

 

[Baymule]

Well, it's Week 3 +4 days post last seizure for sadie and week three of antibiotics for possible skin infection or toxoplasmosis. Constant Itching has subsided, coat is soft and shiny again and her sores on her butt have healed nicely and not come back. We are still nervous as all heck and holding our breath but we celebrate in each day that we have her and that surpasses the schedule she had been on previously with the seizures and other ailments.

THIS IS GREAT NEWS!!!!!!!!!

 

[Hens and Roos]

 

[samssimonsays]

It is still short term but we are praying that the improvement continues.

 

[TAH]

 

[samssimonsays]

Of course I wanted to get updated pics of the goats and its snowing hard. At least the temps are up in the 30's today. Yesterday was miserable and negative 10* Friday night.

Tilda is a very large doe who seems to keep her body condition no matter what. I am in love with her cross between a saanan and a nubian. she is a character for sure. I can't wait to see what her babies look like along with her udder and milk production.

Olive, my little goat who had a tough start is doing wonderful and has caught up in size to the others. She is just a teeny bit shorter than them at the back. She is our gentle one and sits lowest of the girls in the herd but makes herself known to the younger ones she is bigger than at least they are.

Roscoe is really maturing now. He's such a sweet boy and loves chin scratches and head rubs.

May was not thrilled to be thrust out into the pen in the snow but they need sunlight and the temps are going to plummet this week and it may be their least hoorah.

I also could not get a pic of scarlet who was very very unhappy.

 

[NH homesteader]

I like your hay feeders. My goats don't mind the cold, surprisingly. They just don't like when they get wet!

I love Olive!

 

[samssimonsays]

Rebel with the rest for a bit. They pick on him horrible.

The dogs were so happy with the snow

 

[samssimonsays]

I like your hay feeders. My goats don't mind the cold, surprisingly. They just don't like when they get wet!

I love Olive!

She is our favorite lol. She is that one special goat you get, ya know?

 

[samssimonsays]

We are officially at one month post seizure as of today. Spoke with the vet and she feels that since sadie will have been on antibiotics for close to that month time we can use the rest of The antibiotic pills (one full dose tonight and 1/3 dose tomorrow am) and be done with the course. we will continue with anti seizure meds as a precaution as she still may have them or be triggered to have them from here on out. We won't know for sure.

We are nowlooking forward to the kidding season! We will be doing a lot of improvements as the years progress but can't wait to start our journey!