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Straw Hat Kikos
The Kiko Cowboy
And without further ado, an updated journal!!
The last time I talked to you the vet had come and gave nothing but bad news. Now things has settled down and I don't know if things are better or not.
Caleb has been wormed with SafeGuard and Ivermectin. My vet will be checking his heart in about two weeks or so. Hopefully he will be fine. Arainna's lump has been lanced and cleaned. She is completely fine and normal. It is almost all the way healed now. She will be put back with the does in a few more days. When I was inspecting her on the stand we noticed that she had some mites on her. So did Alana and Sis. We believe they got them from the woods, as they live in there at all times. It was easily treated and the don't have ANY mites anymore. It's funny though, I had to shave the three does down to be sure we get all the mites with the spray. I had always said that I would never shave a goat. "They're goats!! They don't need shaved. All you're doing is wasting your time. bla bla bla." Well guess what? I really enjoyed it!! I loved shaving them down. I must say, I did a very good job too. My first time shaving anything down. So they are mite-free and all shaved down. They look pretty cool but I do like them with all their hair. So lets see.....oh yes, the bucks must be going to rut. The smell so bad already!! I am really looking forward to smelling the in Sep and Oct. It should be just grand! NOT. So recap: Goats are good. Caleb will be checked out soon. Arainna's lumb has been dealt with but it is still unknown if it is CL. Everybody else is good. Heidi is only 18 days away from her due date. The Kiko does (excluding Arainna) are at a friends house. Well, in her yard, eating her front yard. Thing is, in her yard there is alot of Azaleas. I covered most of them but there is still a bunch out in the open that if they wanted they could eat. They do not seem to be eating them yet, as they have lots of other browse and I check on them very often because if they eat some they will go downhill fast. Crossing my fingers. Callie is just as perfect as ever. She weighs more than 65 pounds and is almost 6 months old. She is as beautiful as ever, of course. I do believe this is it. I think all is covered.
ETA: I knew I was forgetting something. I have a huge field that I have to rake up.It is full of cut hay and I hand rake it all and put it into piles and feed it. One of the perks to free hay: Hand raking!!
The last time I talked to you the vet had come and gave nothing but bad news. Now things has settled down and I don't know if things are better or not.
Caleb has been wormed with SafeGuard and Ivermectin. My vet will be checking his heart in about two weeks or so. Hopefully he will be fine. Arainna's lump has been lanced and cleaned. She is completely fine and normal. It is almost all the way healed now. She will be put back with the does in a few more days. When I was inspecting her on the stand we noticed that she had some mites on her. So did Alana and Sis. We believe they got them from the woods, as they live in there at all times. It was easily treated and the don't have ANY mites anymore. It's funny though, I had to shave the three does down to be sure we get all the mites with the spray. I had always said that I would never shave a goat. "They're goats!! They don't need shaved. All you're doing is wasting your time. bla bla bla." Well guess what? I really enjoyed it!! I loved shaving them down. I must say, I did a very good job too. My first time shaving anything down. So they are mite-free and all shaved down. They look pretty cool but I do like them with all their hair. So lets see.....oh yes, the bucks must be going to rut. The smell so bad already!! I am really looking forward to smelling the in Sep and Oct. It should be just grand! NOT. So recap: Goats are good. Caleb will be checked out soon. Arainna's lumb has been dealt with but it is still unknown if it is CL. Everybody else is good. Heidi is only 18 days away from her due date. The Kiko does (excluding Arainna) are at a friends house. Well, in her yard, eating her front yard. Thing is, in her yard there is alot of Azaleas. I covered most of them but there is still a bunch out in the open that if they wanted they could eat. They do not seem to be eating them yet, as they have lots of other browse and I check on them very often because if they eat some they will go downhill fast. Crossing my fingers. Callie is just as perfect as ever. She weighs more than 65 pounds and is almost 6 months old. She is as beautiful as ever, of course. I do believe this is it. I think all is covered.
ETA: I knew I was forgetting something. I have a huge field that I have to rake up.It is full of cut hay and I hand rake it all and put it into piles and feed it. One of the perks to free hay: Hand raking!!
