Sick Tole

Our computer is sick. The sick tole is now up to three. I swear I get one finally back to feeling ok, and another one goes down.

Sam is doing much better. I again put him in the barn to keep a close eye on how much he's eating. He even went to the now frozen barn door and bangeg on it demanding I let him in for his supper. He decided he didn't like the soaked calf manna but devoured the soaked senior. So we'll change his grain mash up a little bit until he's back to eating his normal ration. I've got beet pulp soaking and alfalfa pellets soaking in the hopes that he'll be hungry enough to eat them. We're already through six days of ulcer treatments but I think I need to go to the vet and get the last two doses (to go 14 days). I want to make sure there is no relapse.

To keep Sam happy and calm, I brought in his friend Brego, who seems to be a little on the thin side too. He's getting spoiled. I' am thinking he may need his teeth floated even though he's only six. I thought he wasn't going through all his food because the others pushed him away, but last night I had hay and alfalfa and he didn't get through all his hay. Can't figure that one out.

Mike also went downhill the same time Sam went downhill. Too bad I was a bit more sympathetic to Sam than I was Mike... Poor Mike! Apparently Mike has been dealing with influenza since last Thursday (the same time Sam went downhill with ulcers).

So Borderlands has been an infestiation for not feeling well. But everyone seems to be on the mend. I'm hoping that by this weekend, everyone will be back to their chipper selves. I'll feel stressed and worried knowing that "my men" are feeling better. Nothing sets me to worrying faster than a sick husband and a sick horse (but maybe not in that order?) :-)

And now the computer is sick. We've been tossing around the idea of buying a new one but haven't gotten to it. I'm guessing this month will be the month we finally get around to it. Why is it easier to bring a horse in with all his/her problems than it is to find a computer?

This Saturday is a local auction. I'm thinking about going so that I can at least get a better feel for what prices will be like at the Mitchell auction the following weekend. I do hate auctions and going both weekends will just add to my stress level but I'd rather be prepared and see if there is any that are in desperate need (when I say deseperate, I mean health reasons...not the impending killbuyer since there are too many to try save from the KB).

But I seem to be ranting so I'll go. Until we get a new computer, there may be few pictures and possibly the posts my be sporatic. But dont' worry, we're alive and I'll be frantically scurrying around like I do every day.