Fixin’

Friday, December 29, 2023

My donkey, Pimmy, hopped into the horse trailer yesterday and traveled to her equine veterinarian, who found an abscessed hoof and some infected bone. Finally, Pimmy came home free from pain. Her hoof is bandaged and she’s on antibiotics.

I had help last evening to give Pimmy the antibiotic she was refusing. This morning, my neighbor will help to hold her still for two medications–a final dose of the painkiller and one of the antibiotic. Going forward, she’ll need only a twice-daily dose of antibiotic.

Starting today, I am scheduled to work in the afternoons and evenings through January 3rd. By then, the store will lack funding, until February, to cover a temp’s hours. I’ll use my January time off to focus on medicating Pimmy.

Yesterday, the young veterinarian who diagnosed and treated that sore hoof was smart, capable, articulate, and thoughtful. Kate Beardsley was with Pimmy and me; she had expressed confidence in this veterinarian’s capabilities. The Clinic is constructing a new branch for treating small animals. In the future, I will take all my critters there for exams and treatments.

Meanwhile, everything’s about Pimmy. She amazed everybody at the Clinic for being calm while being handled and examined. The staff said that most donkeys are difficult. I have known only Pimmy; she is a love. Our issue ahead will be our physical strength differences. Pimmy challenges my upper body strength by refusing to keep her head still and steady for medicating.

Dear Friends: Thanks to all for your support; we’ll keep doing our best. Diana