Here we go again....

Siri`, my sweet little Norwegian Fjord is back on antibiotics. Or at least she will be once they are compounded and I pick them up at the vet's office. She has severe ulcerative cystitis, a whopping bladder infection and a urinary tract infection as well. I started adding electrolytes to her food to get her to drink more water. I hope she heals quickly. I hate to see her hurting.

 

I finished the temporary shade in her pen for her last night. I hate to do anything temporary, but I don't think she can wait until the barn is completed. And THAT is going to take more time than I estimated. I am still transplanting cactus from the site and have bulldozed a good bazillion cholla under, so I am still pulling that out as well. At least I can use this shade in the turnouts when done with its current purpose.

This morning, after a fretful night of Siri` watching, I came down to see tufts of white/gray hair all over her pen. I was like....what the hay???

But then I noticed on the posts, (all 4 of them), about Siri` horse butt high, dust spots. Siri` has been using them to scratch her behind! I think I will go to the dollar store and buy about 30 stiff scrub brushes and attach them to the posts. That was she can groom herself and I can get rid of the hair...

Please pray for my sweet Siri`. She is really enjoying the students and I hate like heck to have her out of commission when her set of little ones come for their lessons. They all love her so!