Classic K Miniatures thread. pics and updates on my mini's

[cassie]

Thanks girls, should I do it only at night or during the day as well?

Smartie is ok in the stable as long as he can see Suzie n Finn at ALL times

 

[cassie]

I was thinking the same thingdiane

Setting the camera backup now I think I should have a little time left on it hopefully anyway would be useful then I and any of you lovely ladies who are wiling can watch him

Going to get some more stawthen they will be going in. Been pouring all night poor things are drenched

 

[AnnaC]

Cassie, as usual I'm muddled by your nights and days. For Finn's sake I would stable them overnight but not in the day - I would not keep hm off grass for more than 12 hours, it could cause trouble with his system again. So long as Smartie has his rugs (and brilliant if he will/has shelter overnight too) then Susie and Finn will be fine out during the day. If you decide to let them have the stable open during the day and that is the paddock with little grass, then dont offer them any hay in the stable (or outside), we need Finn to be outside consuming as much greenery as possible not guzzling dry hay if they choose to shelter for a while. Hay can come at night time if you have to shu them in again.

Gosh ths sounds so muddled (it's getting late and I need my bed!), hope you can understand?

Really hope your hands start to heal soon - I know how one can eat too much sugar, but where does all the 'acid' overdose come from?? What are you eating that is 'acid'?

 

[Wings]

If mine have their natural coat they get told to suck it up

And really, compared to some of the weather extremes in other mini owning parts of the world our guys don't get exposed to that much on the cold side of the scale.

If the grazing isn't particularly lush I'll chuck extra hay out for them but that's about it. Don't let my minis know how not spoilt they are

they'll move out!

 

[cassie]

we have left them out in the big paddocks as the rain has eased and its really muggy. finn is fine running around crazy and I have just put fresh rugs on Smartie

the rain is meant to get worse again anytime the temp is dropping but still not cold enough to make me get concerned for them getting too cold. Its just started raining again but unless the temp drops really bad I'll leave them out until tonight.

I can also cut a whole lot of grass and put it in their stable... the cattle yards have 6" long grass in there atm LOL

we got 50mm overnight exactly 2" and its meant to keep raining all week.

already had flash flooding in some areas. it is going over the dam but it would take quite a bit of rain to make it spill over again.

do you think moistening their feed when they go in at night could help Finn? I can put him on carafate again while we have this wet weather and put the rice bran oil in their feed to keep things moving. don't want colic!! lol

ok the lady looked into my eyes yesterday (stange I know lol) but its really good. she said I had a chemical build up in my system which we think is caused mainly from the vets. but my body is trying to get the chemicals out that I am reacting to and its coming through my hands. (if that makes any sense) chemical build up can also be caused by acidy food such as garlic and onion and fatty meats etc. so I'm going right back to fresh vegies and fruit. and making sure I eat alot of alkiline foods such as celery and red meats and fruit. my hands are starting to get better, the skin is peeling off which is horrible, yuo know the lines on the palm of your hand? mine are cracked and bleeding thats how bad it is and in the creases of my fingers which is why I can't straighten my hands out. I can't even wash my hair

mum has to do it for me...

but I'm getting better I have to take this yucky stuff morning and night and its gross. but its meant to help clean out my system. I also can't have bread or dairy food either. ahhh I love bread! lol but I think we are on the right track to getting my skin on track I just have to be really good with what I eat... and we are thinking I will have to wear gloves and face mask when at the vets or I have to give it up... :s don't know what to do there yet.

OK now the rain is here OMG my poor ponies!! its bucketing down! the weather has dropped but its still not freezing... will keep you all updated and will turn the camera on... I think I still have time on marestare. hopefully.

rain has stopped again which is good. meant to get worse tonight so i will bring them in

 

[cassie]

Thanks Diane

I have been making my own juice

I love watermelond carrot and apple, but watermelon has alot of sugar so I have been having celery carrot and apple have to get soem more apples and carrots when I do the banking.... I'm not allowed manderins

which are one of my fave fruits... but it will just be for a little while, so everything can clean out

oh n I have been squeezing lemons into my water and have been drinking heaps of water

so we shall soon have everything under control

praying for you aswell Diane!!! hope your feeling better soon!

 

[MeganH]

Oh my everyone who is sick needs to get better!

I have never heard of a chemical build up before, Cassie.. are your hands super dry and bleeding or is it something different? I worked at a vet and my last year I was pregnant and I hated being around all the chemicals. I was an assistant/nurse so I did a lot of cleaning and worked with the chemicals in the xray machines and everything else. I really hope you get better soon. It does not sound fun at all.

 

[cassie]

yeah they are really dry and cracked, but its from the excema and infection its yucky!

I think the chemical build up is my body reacting things that other people can handle normally (if that makes sense ) we are pretty sure I'm allergic to Sulphur and other things but we are still not 100% sure which is why I'm being extra careful. I'm lucky at the vets I work at we have one of the new digital xray machines

no chemicals to play with there so easy!

but I am dealing with bleach and medications and all the rest, I could be allergic to some animals as well and just everything has built up and boiled over LOL so to speak. I'm thinking of some more options at the moment, its been a dream of mine for ages to do something with guide dogs (dont know what you guys call it over there) but training dogs for blind people and that sort of thing... so going to look into something like that or maybe somethng with horses... just thinking at the moment but I dnt think I will be at the vets for to much longer

 

[cassie]

Ok girls, Suzie and Finn are in the stable with smartie on the verandah part hehe

Camera is up and running if anyone has time to have a look I dnt expect anyone to watch for me, I'll have them up on my laptop but if you would like to have a look please do... I'm hoping the camera will work through the night it's a bit strange, the first camera turned on and everything and I plugged it in expecting to see the charging light come on but it didn't so I tried a different cord, nothing. Tried the second camera nothing, tried a different lead nothing tried a different PowerPoint nothing lol so all I can workout is that it's fully charged fingers crossed anyways... Puzzle lol

I have given Finn a carafate just to be on the safe side and it won't hurt him to have one will be back in a few hrs but I have rubbed them down as best as I could they are still wet but warm so that's the main thing

Thanks my friends xx

 

[Eagle]

I can see them

8.50pm and they are quiet, Finn is down sternal and Suzie is standing by him.

chat later as I am making lunch

 

[MeganH]

LOL Finn is flat out in the spot light at 10:40pm Suzie is hoovering right by him

 

[LittleBittyBritches]

So sorry about your skin Cassie. Will say a prayer for your healing. Guide horses Cassie! That would be perfect! I can see little Finn now....

 

[cassie]

Thanks girls

as you can see Finn loves HIS stables lol n I love to see him n Suzie in it

Hoping he isn't too cold but he looks content so I think he is fine n all that fluff would surely keep him warm

cutie kid

Well time for bed night all

I'm sure my precious girl n her handsome little boy will be find lol much better then out in the pouring rain!

Xx

 

[Eagle]

2.15am and the lazy little mite has finally got up

 

[Eagle]

cam is down, I wonder if it is the weather?

 

[cassie]

Not sure why can is down I can't get it started from inside though so it should be ok... Smartie might have knocked something loo brat that he is, Finn was certainly nice n comfy last night so I'm happy back to bed for a few hrs thanks Renee

 

[Eagle]

sweet dreams

 

[cassie]

Smartie the brat unplugged the cord! I thought I had put it in a Smartie proof spot... apparantly I was wrong LOL he always gets up to mischief when in the stable.

Suzie and Finn were really good.

as you say Finn is SOOO lazy when he is in the stable and sleeps all night long LOL

helped him lose some weight though LOL

its sunny at the moment but I don't know if the rain is meant to come back again or not, will probably put them back in tonight. they did really good and its probably good for Suzie as her tummy has gone down too LOL they have fluffed up alot more over night too.

 

[cassie]

Suzie and FInn are in for the night

the dam is meant to spill over the next few days... though unless we get a massive amount of rain here it won't effect us too much.

we got 100mm 4" in two days lol but no as much today.

 

[Eagle]

I have them up Cassie