Here I am the first day that I got my Shandi Doll back after getting sick. I love my Shandi and missed her terribly. She missed me too. Shandi would stand where she could see me and call to me.
Salty and Freedom were a bit mean to her. They won't share like I do and when she tried to share they bit her. Freedom would chase her out of his mush paddock and even kicked her. The DOR said that Shandi needed to learn "horse rules"...well I think all she needs to know is Uncle Jack rules! We get along just fine.
Enjoy your day and don't forget to hug your DOR!
P.S.
I am much better today. I am not wobbly at the walk or trot, my lope is flat out silly looking. I travel a bit crooked and drag my back feet a bit. I can lay down to roll and get up with no problems. The DOR thinks I will have no visible signs of the viral infection in 2 or 3 weeks. Thanks for the well wishes. I am going to share more of this wobbly adventure Thursday and Friday...I am hoping that it may help others down the road. Still no diagnosis, hmmmm wonder if I had my own special new virus yet to be discovered.
We are still waiting for the lab work to come in, so no answers yet as to what happened to me. As you can see in the picture I was not feeling well at all, this one was taken last Wednesday.
On Saturday the 19th I had my feet done, stood just fine for the farrier. Then the DOR and I had a lesson. I worked my butt off, but again things were fine. In fact we even loped! Sunday I wasn't even sore from my workout the day before. Monday morning everything was hunky dory. Then Monday evening rolled around and things had gone horribly sideways. I started walking in for my treats and the DOR thought I was moving a bit weird, she thought it had just taken me a bit to get sore. I got happy to see my treats, started to trot and fell to my knees. The DOR rushed out to see what was wrong. I struggled back to my feet and staggered to her, her eyes were leaking tears by then. I got to the paddock and swayed, trying to stay up. The DOR had to help me keep my feet. She called the vet, called the horse guardian, and called the SCC-she was having as much trouble talking as I was standing. The horse guardian arrived and she called a specialist in Ellensburg. I was given a bunch of stuff to eat, things to boost my energy and help my nerves. The SCC arrived and the DOR crumbled, she was so worried and felt so helpless. I was worried about her, while I felt funny I wasn't worried about me-things just were the way they were-but the DOR's behavior was confusing me. She started taking deep breathes and gathered herself together so I felt better. The vet arrived and watched me stumble around. He said I most likely had a virus, but he drew blood to find out exactly what kind. He gave me shots and said I was strong, other than the virus that I was very healthy, and young. He said as long as I could keep standing I had a good chance of recovery. Hey, standing around is what I do best so no problems right? Well there was one problem, Shandi, she was pushing on me out of worry and was almost knocking me down. The SCC put her in with Salty and Freedom so she wouldn't make me fall, if I had fallen I don't think I could have gotten up. I was put on paddock restriction and the vet left to eat dinner. The DOR stayed with me until 9:30 pm, the horse guardian and the ranch manager checked on me around 11:00 pm and then we tucked in for a long night. The DOR was out at 5:30 am and was thrilled to see me still on my feet shuffling around. I was given my treatment regime, the DOR is calling it "Jack's blast" (recipe given on Thursday). Tuesday morning the horse guardian watched me all morning. I was checked on every hour Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday evening I got more "Jack's blast", a shot, and sprayed with Release on my spine to help reduce pressure on my nerves. The horse guardian and the DOR talked to a specialist in Idaho who agreed to come out Wednesday and see me. I will tell you about that on Friday.
I can tell you that the DOR has left no stone unturned in treating what ever it is that is wrong with me. I am bouncing back and she keeps telling me over and over that I will be healthy and whole. That is the new mantra around me "healthy and whole Jack, healthy and whole, you will be healthy and whole." If chanted right it makes for a nice conga-line dance.
Enjoy your day and don't forget to hug your DOR
The horses in the photo are a group of geldings in search of a home. They are all broke to ride, some having gone both English and western.
Sunny Acres Ranch is helping an appaloosa ranch place approximately 35 horses. These horses need to be placed due circumstances beyond the owners control. The owner has worked very hard the past two years to prevent things from getting to this point, but the loss of her partner has left her unable to manage such a large herd on her own. These are impeccably breed horses who are all halter broke, good with the farrier, load, tie, and have wonderful temperaments. Many of them have just returned from Idaho where they were in training. They are easy to handle on the ground and many of them have had training in their past. Here is a chance to get a good quality, papered horse at a reasonable price. The current owner wants to make sure that each horse goes to a good home.
Sunny Acres Ranch is featuring each of the horses with a description on their board. Please go visit if you are inspired to have some adventures with a spotted horse of your own.
Enjoy your day and don't forget to hug your DOR
I will be leaving EC. I want to be able to choose what widgets are displayed on my site. Some widgets are a bit racy and I don't want them on here. The $50.00 fee to not have to run paid ads will feed one rescued horse for a month and I would rather put the money there. I have had to replace one computer from a virus contracted from EC related sites. I will still visit my friends and hope they continue to drop by too.
Blessing to all,
Cactus Jack Splash and his DOR
Innocence lives in the eyes of my horse... especially when he is peeking into the barn to mooch treats~DORI have been on paddock restriction since Monday evening. I came in for treats like a stumbling drunk, barely able to stand. I was fine in the morning...something went wrong with my nerves during the day. I was struggling to stay on my feet, the DOR was frightened for me. The DOR had the vet look at me, he drew blood, and said he thought I had a virus. The vet gave me several shots, I didn't appreciate that one bit. He said it was very important that I stay on my feet, that it would be bad if I got down...I listened and stayed standing, but it was very hard. The DOR said that she was going to hang me in a sling if I went down. I didn't want hung up and stuck in one spot, I would look stupid, so I stood! The lab results aren't back yet, so the DOR doesn't have a name for what I had, she is saying I got into bad firewater....hmmmm
I have never seen the DOR look so worried, she was more upset than I was about the whole thing. I didn't like the fact that Shandi had to move in with Salty and Freedom so she wouldn't knock me over, I don't like being by myself. I got a shot every day for 4 days, I am not fond of shots but I got treats for being brave. I have also been getting lots of medicines and supplements in my treat tub TWICE a day! I like that...the DOR mixes in molasses to cover the icky medicine taste. I have tried to follow her in the barn several times to mooch extras. I even peek through the barn window with my innocent face, with some pathetic thrown in, to see if she will cave in-she does and I get four berry treats.
I got Shandi back yesterday and spent the whole day in the pasture. I am still a bit wobbly and trot crooked...but I am bouncing back quickly. I will tell you more about it next week.
Enjoy your day and don't forget to hug your DOR!
Here I am the first day that I got my Shandi Doll back after getting sick. I love my Shandi and missed her terribly. She missed me too. Shandi would stand where she could see me and call to me.
