Today is supposed to be the first day of spring & it is freezing & now that evening has rolled around the snow has moved in. With much consideration I opted to keep Ben in for this evening. He got about 10 hours outside today plus he's been out since Tuesday day & night. I chose to keep him in because the weather was snow mixed with rain & dropping temperatures as the evening progressed. I have a vast array of blankets all of great brand & quality but I still always question if they can handle a full evening of that much precipitation? He does have a run in shed a very nice one might I add,but alas he is Mr. Stubborn & chooses to snooze in the worst weather. So he happily agreed to come to the barn with me & I applied a generous amount of a product called calm balm a fellow boarder very nicely gave to me for him just for this situation. He got his medications like always & gave him a nice grooming along with a fresh dry blanket ....next came the part were I put him in a stall.... So he had his treats waiting like usual & he ate them without hesitation like usual & holding my breath as I watch him finish & wait for him to begin that horrible pattern he instead begins eating his hay ...contently might I add... Ok so he's done this before also he eats some hay for a very short time then starts the merry go round so I go off & fix a few things waiting to hear that sound.... Nothing yet... 10-15 mins & he's still eating hay. Its a miracle! For now at least this point in time I will take it. Here's to hoping he has a restful evening of eating lots of hay & napping quietly!
So on another note his appt. Is approaching so quickly I'm becoming a bit more apprehensive naturally... The fasting, the trailering, the angry looks, & my sleepless evening ... Im hoping for some great results this time around! Also found a place that carries beautiful alfalfa hay & though I've been doing the soaked cubes & he enjoys those figured since his birthday is Wednesday this week to treat him to a big bale & a special Nibblenet to go with it. He will only be getting a small portion of it at a time because he is just used to the cubes at this point so super slow introductions are always a must! His specialist wanted him on alfalfa either the hay or cubes soaked so that's why I'm even doing the alfalfa in the first place per his vets orders for his particular needs & situation with his ulcers. At least the weather is looking better After tonight & he can resume his usual turnout routine of all day & night again .
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