Sunday, January 29, 2012
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Miracle Horse Survived 12 Inch Tear in Colon!
It was February, 2009 when our senior gelding, Pablo showed signs of colic. He couldn't urinate or have a bowel movement. He was in a very depressed state. Right away we called our vet, but he couldn't get here due to the weather. We had a snow and ice storm and he couldn't come, so we had to call a vet that was closer and one we never used for our horses before. When he got here he attempted to due a rectal examine and found that Pablo was impacted. He tried to clean him out. The next day there was no progress and infact he was even worse.We called the vet to come back out. This time they tried to flush him out mineral oil and warm water, but that didn't work either. The prognosis was not good. She suggested we should put him down. We didn't want to give up on him, we had him since he was 11 months old. That is when she told use about Dr. Amy Youngblood at Southeastern Indiana Equine Center. She said if anyone could do anything for him it would be her, so we loaded him up in a horse trailer at 7pm and headed out to the equine center. The weather was so bad, we didn't get there until 11pm, normally it would have only taken about 1 hour or better. When we pulled up at the facility, she was waiting for us and went right to work on him. After she examined him, she found out that he had a 12 " tear in his colon. I am not going to point fingers, but with research, I found out most tears in a horses colon are caused with an improper examine. At that point our main concern was to try and save him and it was not important how he got the tear. We stayed with him until about 1 am and she was still working on him. Put him on an IV right away and antibiotics. He was severely dehydrated. She said she would do what she could, but he was in real bad shape. When we left that night I never thought we would see our Pablo alive again. It was touch and go for some time. She would clean him out several times a day and treat the tear. He wasn't on any food, just the IV for sometime, then he was started on Senior Glo feed and cut up hay soaked in water, but was still cleaning him out. She still didn't want him to have a bowel movement on his own. We would visit him every week and every week we could see him making progress.
He was there at the Equine center for 2-1/2 months and they all fell in love with him. He has an awesome personality and obviously a strong will to live. Dr. Amy called him her Miracle horse.She told us she didn't think that he was going to make it. I can't say enough good about her. She is an awesome vet and she is only about 5 ft tall and 100 lbs. Not many vets would have put the time, effort and dedication she did to save an animal . I will always be grateful to her. She didn't do it for the money either. It is truly just for her love of animals.
It has been almost 3 years ago and Pablo is doing fine. We still have him on the Senior Glo pellet food and we add about 1/3 cup of vegetable oil to it. We also bought a heated bucket for water, so he will drink plenty.
I suggest that in the winter months that you buy a heated bucket for your horse, especially if you have a senior horse, because if they don't drink enough water. it is possible they could get impacted. I think that was what happened with Pablo and I am not sure what caused the tear in his colon.
The upper picture is of Pablo at the Equine Center.
The bottom picture is of him last summer with Vision.(date on picture is not the right date. I didn't know how to change the date) LOL
He was there at the Equine center for 2-1/2 months and they all fell in love with him. He has an awesome personality and obviously a strong will to live. Dr. Amy called him her Miracle horse.She told us she didn't think that he was going to make it. I can't say enough good about her. She is an awesome vet and she is only about 5 ft tall and 100 lbs. Not many vets would have put the time, effort and dedication she did to save an animal . I will always be grateful to her. She didn't do it for the money either. It is truly just for her love of animals.
It has been almost 3 years ago and Pablo is doing fine. We still have him on the Senior Glo pellet food and we add about 1/3 cup of vegetable oil to it. We also bought a heated bucket for water, so he will drink plenty.
The upper picture is of Pablo at the Equine Center.
The bottom picture is of him last summer with Vision.(date on picture is not the right date. I didn't know how to change the date) LOL
Monday, January 23, 2012
Simple Goat Milk Soap Recipe
Equipment Needed:
Lg. stainless steel bowl or pot(large enough to hold ingrdients)
Lg. stainless steel or wooden spoon
2 thermometers, one for lye and one for the lard
Rubber gloves(for safety in stirring)
Soap molds to hold 6-8lbs. You can use a cardboard box or plastic container, etc.
Newspapers or old blankets to insulate the soap during soaponification process.
Supplies needed:
3 cups distilled water
2 cups of goat milk
1-1/4 cups(12ozs.) Lye( Sodium Hydroxide) Do not use drain cleaner!
10 cups lard
2 cups coconut oil
4 ozs. fragrace oil(if desired)
Directions:
1.Have prepared moldings ready before you begin.
2.Place the water into a large stainless steel bowl or pot. Carefully stir the lye into the water. Be careful it will get very hot. Hold your face away from the bowl and do not breath the fumes. If you can do this part outside, it would be best, if not make sure you do it in a well ventilated area. Keep white vinegar handy in case you splash lye on your skin. It will deactivate lye.
3.Allow water/lye mixture to cool to 85 degrees. This can take an hour or so.
When the mixture is cool, add the cold milk, stir. It will heat up alittle again, but not as hot. Let it cool to 80 degrees again. While it is cooling, prepare the fat and oil.
4. Warm the lard and coconut oil together to 90 degrees. Placing the pot into the sink of hot water can help you maintain the right temperature until used. You can add cool or hot water as need.
5. When the lye mixture is 80 degrees and the fat mixture is 90 degrees you can mix them together.
6.Slowly pour the warm fat mixture into the lye mixture, stirring all the while. Make sure you pour the fat. It is important to pour fat into a small steady stream, while stirring constantly.
7. Stir until mixture reaches the consistency of honey. This can take 25-45 minutes, if you do it by hand. (if you have a stick blender it will only take a few minutes). At this point, if you want to add fragrance, slowly stir in thoughly just before you pour into mold.
8. Pour the soap mixture into prepared molds, cover with a layer of plastic wrap. Then lay some newspapers and a blanket on top to hold the heat. The soap will get warm and harden. It is important to hold the heat for awhile. After 24 to 48 hours the soap can be removed from the mold.
9. Remove the soap from the molds, cut into bars, lay them or stack them in a way that air can circulate around them. Store them in an out of the way place to age for 4-6 weeks Turn a couple of times during the aging process do they dry evenly.
10. After 4-6 weeks the soap is ready to use and can be packed into storage containers.
Lg. stainless steel bowl or pot(large enough to hold ingrdients)
Lg. stainless steel or wooden spoon
2 thermometers, one for lye and one for the lard
Rubber gloves(for safety in stirring)
Soap molds to hold 6-8lbs. You can use a cardboard box or plastic container, etc.
Newspapers or old blankets to insulate the soap during soaponification process.
Supplies needed:
3 cups distilled water
2 cups of goat milk
1-1/4 cups(12ozs.) Lye( Sodium Hydroxide) Do not use drain cleaner!
10 cups lard
2 cups coconut oil
4 ozs. fragrace oil(if desired)
Directions:
1.Have prepared moldings ready before you begin.
2.Place the water into a large stainless steel bowl or pot. Carefully stir the lye into the water. Be careful it will get very hot. Hold your face away from the bowl and do not breath the fumes. If you can do this part outside, it would be best, if not make sure you do it in a well ventilated area. Keep white vinegar handy in case you splash lye on your skin. It will deactivate lye.
3.Allow water/lye mixture to cool to 85 degrees. This can take an hour or so.
When the mixture is cool, add the cold milk, stir. It will heat up alittle again, but not as hot. Let it cool to 80 degrees again. While it is cooling, prepare the fat and oil.
4. Warm the lard and coconut oil together to 90 degrees. Placing the pot into the sink of hot water can help you maintain the right temperature until used. You can add cool or hot water as need.
5. When the lye mixture is 80 degrees and the fat mixture is 90 degrees you can mix them together.
6.Slowly pour the warm fat mixture into the lye mixture, stirring all the while. Make sure you pour the fat. It is important to pour fat into a small steady stream, while stirring constantly.
7. Stir until mixture reaches the consistency of honey. This can take 25-45 minutes, if you do it by hand. (if you have a stick blender it will only take a few minutes). At this point, if you want to add fragrance, slowly stir in thoughly just before you pour into mold.
8. Pour the soap mixture into prepared molds, cover with a layer of plastic wrap. Then lay some newspapers and a blanket on top to hold the heat. The soap will get warm and harden. It is important to hold the heat for awhile. After 24 to 48 hours the soap can be removed from the mold.
9. Remove the soap from the molds, cut into bars, lay them or stack them in a way that air can circulate around them. Store them in an out of the way place to age for 4-6 weeks Turn a couple of times during the aging process do they dry evenly.
10. After 4-6 weeks the soap is ready to use and can be packed into storage containers.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Slow Cooker Chicken Noodle Soup
This is a hearty soup that only takes 15 minutes prep time and 6 hours in slow cooker. It is very easy and low in fat.
3/4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs(cut into 1 inch pieces)
2 medium stalks of celery(with leaves)
sliced (1-1/4 cups)
1 large carrot, chopped(3/4 cup)
1 medium onion, chopped(1/2 cup)
1 can(14.5oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1- 3/4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 box(9oz.) frozen baby sweet peas
1 cup frozen home-style egg noodles
Spray 10 inch skillet with cooking spray, heat over med. heat until hot. Add the chicken pieces, cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently until browned.
Spray 3 to 4 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix chicken and remaining ingredients, except peas and noodles. Cover' cook on low heat setting 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours.
Stir in peas and frozen noodles, cover, cook on low heat setting about 10 minutes longer, or until noodle are tender.
Serves 6
Enjoy!
3/4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken thighs(cut into 1 inch pieces)
2 medium stalks of celery(with leaves)
sliced (1-1/4 cups)
1 large carrot, chopped(3/4 cup)
1 medium onion, chopped(1/2 cup)
1 can(14.5oz) diced tomatoes, undrained
1- 3/4 cups chicken broth
1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
1 box(9oz.) frozen baby sweet peas
1 cup frozen home-style egg noodles
Spray 10 inch skillet with cooking spray, heat over med. heat until hot. Add the chicken pieces, cook about 5 minutes, stirring frequently until browned.
Spray 3 to 4 quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In slow cooker, mix chicken and remaining ingredients, except peas and noodles. Cover' cook on low heat setting 6 hours 30 minutes to 7 hours.
Stir in peas and frozen noodles, cover, cook on low heat setting about 10 minutes longer, or until noodle are tender.
Serves 6
Enjoy!
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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