Saturday, February 08, 2025
The header photo is of my Rosie in her heydays. Now, although a bit gray, she’s still beautiful.
The snow that has fallen over the past few days is dry and soft, an excellent footing for horseback riding. I haven’t been riding because working in my part-time job interferes. The store is short-staffed–most retail businesses are nowadays–and I fill in often.
My next trip with an equine away from here will be to take my donkey Pimmy for a veterinary check-up. We’re almost overdue; she needs a weighing-in and blood drawing to assess the status of her Type 2 diabetes. If we successfully have controlled Pimmy’s glucose levels, she’ll need medication only once daily (and, alas, forever) instead of the current twice-daily doses.
We both dislike the syringe. Fortunately, when I show up holding it, she’s too hungry to avoid me. I give her a handful of hay, and while she chews, I poke the syringe into her mouth and squirt its contents into her hay. She swallows all. Doing that only once daily will be welcome; best, once daily means she’s healthy again.
Pimmy and Rosie are tight buddies. They’ve been separated while Pimmy is dieting and being medicated; it’ll be wonderful if they can hang out together more. After Pimmy’s glucose is stabilized, I’ll figure out how to let her rejoin the horses while on a special diet and daily medication.
Dear Friends: Work here is ahead, and then I can focus on “leaving for work.” Diana
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