Sunday, September 29, 2024
Here’s what’s happening now with my donkey Pimmy. She’s doing well, losing weight, and accepting a syringe with meds twice daily. She tries to resist syringes, but I’ve learned they’re the most predictable and fastest way to medicate her.
These days, Pimmy again is looking and behaving like her formerly healthy self. I am becoming used to keeping her separated from her horse buddies. The separation lets me control her food portions and provide the meds.
I still need to introduce her to her new grass muzzle. She must be willing to wear it before being allowed to roam loosely on trails with me and the horses. Pimmy has always loved following her horses out in open territory, but she’s been diagnosed a diabetic, and green grass eating is a no-no. That’s why the muzzle.
Tomorrow is my day off from my part-time job. I will put that muzzle on her. If she accepts, she’ll wear it, and we will go walking in the neighborhood.
Dear Friends: Pimmy’s illness started us on a long learning curve. Diana
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