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Post by averyacres on Aug 25, 2007 0:44:42 GMT -5
By the way, Kathy and Kevin, congratulations to the both of you! I am so very excited that you have Shante and Buck! I did have the opportunity to meet the both of you at the show, and it is wonderful to hear that this has worked out for both you, Shante, and Buck. I was the one who was with the young girl riding Shante at the show.  I look forward to seeing lots of pictures and hearing all the wonderful updates!! ;D |
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Post by jaybird on Sept 4, 2007 13:37:08 GMT -5
update from Kathy on Buck and Shante:
Hi,
Just an update.
We took the boys on a trail ride yesterday and today. Of course Shante was as mellow as usual, he did great, kept him at a slow pace though.
Bucky on the other hand was his usual lets go and get there first. I had to work really hard to keep him at a slower pace, I was really tired when when we got back home. That was yesterday, today, I was shopping and Kevin had one of the grand kids on him in the yard, and he was as mellow as Shante, with a child on him. I'm really impressed, he is truly a wonderful horse.
They are both still putting on weight, but are looking good and bonding with us. All the horses have figured out their place in the "herd" so it's peaceful in the pasture.
Kathy
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Post by winterlakesfarm on Sept 4, 2007 13:53:22 GMT -5
What a wonderful update!
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Post by cardicorgi on Oct 22, 2007 15:18:36 GMT -5
A picture of Bucky from yesterday's visit:  |
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Post by cardicorgi on Jun 24, 2008 13:09:28 GMT -5
I briefly visited Bucky last week - it was a bittersweet visit because of Shante's passing (Shante's final resting place is a lovely spot on kind of a knoll, under a huge tree). Bucky was eating his mush and hay when I arrived; he's all shed out, his coat is glowing, and he is bright (though Kathy said he seemed out of sorts following Shante's death). Sorry about the poor quality of the photos - I'm a rather cruddy photographer. Cute face:  Body-shot:  |
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Post by trillium on Jul 6, 2009 19:40:23 GMT -5
Here are a few new pictures of Bucky.   He looks good. He was kind of shy and did not want us to catch him, but the other horses in the field came up and wanted some lovin'. |
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Post by schwung on Aug 5, 2009 16:41:57 GMT -5
Due to some health problems in Bucky's adoptive family, Buckwheat's adopters are going to sadly have to sell their farm and Bucky is in need of a new home. This sweet guy is still quite ridable and sound and is free to an approved home. If not adopted, he will be returning to SAFE after the SAFE show on August 22nd. Please contact me if interested in seeing Bucky at his current home in Beaverton, OR or after he returns to WA.
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Post by trillium on Aug 20, 2009 20:50:09 GMT -5
I picked up Bucky today to prepare for his trip north. He is a wonderful older gelding. Kathy says he still has a lot of spunk left. He will be at the show. Everyone stop by and say hi. I think this guy still has something to offer. He is not young anymore, but is by no means ready to retire. Here is a picture from my cell phone, it is a little pixely, but I will get a better one on my regular camera. He is residing in my round pen for the next couple of days. I was going to put him in with Jazzy. But my old man stallion, Skeeter, was having nothing to do with an ol' gelding in with her and the fence between them was going to suffer.   |
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Post by schwung on Aug 30, 2009 1:29:29 GMT -5
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Post by trillium on Aug 30, 2009 20:10:36 GMT -5
In the couple of days I had him here, I could tell he was a sweetheart. He whinned at me the first day when I went to feed him.
I did notice that when he chewed his hay, clumps of it would fall from his mouth on to the ground. Hope he does well when he is on his meds. Although I always thought Cushings horses had overweight problems, not underweight.
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Post by schwung on Aug 30, 2009 20:15:53 GMT -5
Well I think the problem was he couldn't chew hay well, as you pointed out. He loves his mush though. |
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Post by Buena on Aug 31, 2009 0:36:25 GMT -5
In the couple of days I had him here, I could tell he was a sweetheart. He whinned at me the first day when I went to feed him. I did notice that when he chewed his hay, clumps of it would fall from his mouth on to the ground. Hope he does well when he is on his meds. Although I always thought Cushings horses had overweight problems, not underweight. It can go both ways. And muscle wasting is also a symptom that has shown to be common, too. |
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Post by trillium on Aug 31, 2009 10:56:47 GMT -5
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Post by Buena on Aug 31, 2009 13:12:37 GMT -5
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Post by schwung on Sept 1, 2009 17:39:57 GMT -5
Poor Buckwheat. His ACTH results came back...normal for this time of year is around 21-53, his was at 164, so quite elevated and definitively Cushings. Well I guess it is a good thing that his adopters could no longer keep him so we can now get him the care he needs! He will be started on Pergolide ASAP and we will retest him in 3 months to see if his dosage is correct.
For now he is very much enjoying his huge mush meals of grass hay pellets, beet pulp, low-carb grain, rice bran, Cool Calories, oil, and probiotics. Oh and I put him on a week of Echinacea just in case his immune system is depressed and he's gone through a lot of changes lately. I expect him to look and feel much better in a month or two!
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I look forward to seeing lots of pictures and hearing all the wonderful updates!! ;D
