Cynjim's Moki & a scare
With the ice storm, snow storms & the holidays, the posting seemed to lag. Cynjim made out okay with the ice storm. We lost power for a week and a tree fell on our truck (only left a few scratches), but other than that we made out pretty good. The holidays have come & gone, Meg turned 12, and things are settling down.
About Moki....I left that one hanging. Moki figured out the girls were getting better hay than the geldings were getting. He found a hole at the bottom of the girls barn that he could fit his head through. Needless to say he couldn't figure out how to get his head back out. After Meg and I 'freed' him, he tried it again. We put large rocks in front of the hole, but the next day they were moved, so we put larger rocks there. So far it has worked.
Now the scare, a few weeks ago, Chantilley 'choked'. She was eating her pellets, and the next thing you now she was thrashing around. We thought she had a seizure. I then watched her gasp for air, and realized it was choke. While I rubbed her neck, Meg ran and got the phone & the vet's number. While we were calling the vet, the throat rubbing worked, and she was able to catch her breath. We no longer feed and move on. We watch everyone eat. Amy (the vet) said the pellets most likely got caught just right for her not to be able to breath. She used vet terms, but that was the gist of it. It hasn't happened since, but we are always on watch!
Cyndi
Cynjim Alpacas
PS.. I forgot to thank Nicola for letting me ramble on after Chantilley was back on her feet!
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