Saturday, March 28, 2009
Woo Hoo!!
We have been keeping a close watch on Montero for his first week. He has buddied up with Jet and seems to be settling in. He's still a chicken and won't really push his way in to the herd but he does get in to the hay. I'm going to keep track of his weight each week. I used a weight tape on him last Saturday and checked him again last night. He has gained almost 30 pounds!!!! He doesn't look nearly as bony and is definitely starting to feel good. He was even playing with Jet today (at Jet's prodding) and was bucking and rearing. I am thrilled!!!! He has been wearing a cribbing collar which seems to eliminate his cribbing. We actually picked up a better collar today. He was wormed today and will get probiotics at my vet's suggestion. We will also be treating him for ulcers to see if that will help with the cribbing. Stay tuned for more updates.
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Just curious as to why you sold Montero after owning him such a short time. Was it because of his cribbing? (Cribbing drivees me crazy!)
I had never dealt with a cribber and he was cribbing on everything. The poor guy was a walking skeleton. The barn owner Eleanor really didn't want a cribber and I didn't really know how to handle it. Eleanor managed a really large barn in the area and I sold him to a boarder at that barn. When his new owner decided to sell him again, Eleanor knew him better and agreed to let him stay. He's been doing great and the cribbing has been minimized (so far) to the point of being almost non-existant.
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