I have a half shaved cat and a goat on pepto bismol. Seriously. Couldn't make it up. The two are not related. The incidents that is, not the animals, but the animals are not related either. Just so we don't start questioning what kind of farm I'm running.
Saturday I had to take one of the barn cats to the vet for what I thought looked like a gunshot wound. Turns out some other cat must have ripped the hole into her side. So I have to spray peroxide on it and the vet shaved all of the hair of that side so she couldn't curl hair into it. She's fine. Handy trick I learned from the vet that day? Keep your peroxide in a spray bottle. GENIUS! Have you ever used peroxide and tried to pour it onto a cut? It's a mess. How handy to have it in a spray bottle I picked up from the dollar store for 50 cents. I'm going to keep one in the barn and one in the house. It's a great idea for humans, too!
My goat, the big guy, Coal, is lethargic and not eating. If you know anything about goats, and especially THIS goat, you know this is not normal. I usually can't go anywhere near him without him nibbling my hair, the ties on my hoodie, searching my pockets for treats. Right now he just looks at me. So we called the vet (the food animal vet, not to be confused with my pet animal vet.) And I have to give him shots. 3 of them. Antibiotics and anti-inflammatories. Two doses of antibiotic. The cost for all of these meds? $15. Yeah, you heard me. $15. What does that say about the cost of OUR prescription meds? Honestly...it's pitiful.
So I gave him the shots last night and there's no improvement. Now he's foaming at the mouth. Goats grind their jaw when they don't feel well, and he's worked himself into a lather. And my stall looks like a vomitorium. The vet said to give him some pepto. There's Alex and I, 8 am, trying to syringe 30 cc's of pepto into a goat's mouth. Now I have a pink foaming goat. Farmers everywhere are laughing at me.
When I get home I have to give him mineral oil. That should be fun. At least I can get out of my work clothes first. Oy.
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When are you going to get the Horse? Is there a petting zoo party planned for the summer?
You wantes a farm! Now you have it. I hear you about the drug costs. The real shame is that sometimes it's for the exact same dose an adult would use only we pay 4 times as much. Makes you wonder where our values are.
By the way, happy belated birthday!
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Thanks Mom Joy!
I know, can you believe it? And they gave me the syringes to administer it! All labeled and ready to go. I wonder how a shot of banamine would feel in my shoulder?
Hmmmmm, for $3, it could be worth a try.
Please tell me you are not actually comparing animal drugs to human drugs...That's just silly. I will admit that over all R/X drugs are expensive. The stuff that I take costs $255 with out and $25 with insurance. I guess not having a seizure is worth the $300/year....I guess....
Also, you are just way to excited about peroxide and the distribution of such...
Jimmer - yes - it's true. I am excited about the peroxide thing. hee. It's the little things, Jimmer, the little things.
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