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Posted by Karen on March 04, 2002 at 17:51:11:
Well another cold day Granny is doing better. While my car was warming up I decided to finish trimming the froze wool off her, she was still not impressed but let me do. To do a good job I had to take her collar off. She seemed very depressed but was acting like she wanted up, so without putting her collar back on (DUMB DUMB DUMB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) I boosted up the back end as she can't get her legs under her big baby belly. Once the back end was up she was up and running. Now she runs with her head down as I was lunging for it to get her stopped so the only way to catch her was to knock her down. Mean I know but better than having her loose in the barn with my luck she would have went up the hay loft, that would have been bad. Anyway she stopped and of course she was too far away from her collar so I scooted her fat hiney around the other way, I boosted, and she ran again. Fortunatly there was grain remaining from last nite so she stopped on her own. Now tonite she is bawling loudly because the 1/4 # of grain the vet suggested is not nearly enough for her budding waistline nevermind that she has more hay than she can eat in two days. She has also made it very clear that the cats are NOT to share her grain, she started with a headbutt and finished with a headbutt and stomp to whatever part the cat didn't move out of the way. Poor kitty she hissed and acted like she should attack but ran away. I still don't think she will get up on her own but she is getting more steady on her legs so hopefully in a couple of days she will be ok. I think I will put her on glucosimene that should help as well. We pasture breed so I don't have a good date on when the lambs will come. I can tell you she is starting to bag and is getting real puffy in the hind end. After telling goathater how things went with her he laughed and wanted to know where the video camera was. Gooffy old bat anyway.....Granny I mean.
Good nite for some reason I am tired.
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