When Heather called to report another horse, Cody was in distress, I thought she might have been hypervigilante as it was the first time she'd been in charge of the horses. When she described what sounded like a mild asthma attack, I decided to call Dr. Brown immediately. The aforementioned super-vet was here in less than an hour. I was going to be late for my appointment in Auburn with Axel, but decided to wait for a diagnosis in case it was 2 horses that needed hauling to the vet school.
Somehow arriving only fashionably late for Axel's appointment, I aimed to be back on the farm within two hours. Axel had other plans.
His eyes are remaining stable since his surgery, but the specialists felt he could benefit from steroid injections into his eyeball. Meaning my schedule went out the window and the crew and I were stuck in town longer than expected. I'd been lamenting that I needed time away from the farm, but this isn't what I had in mind.
The dogs and I lingered far too long at Panera's. Meanwhile, Heather was managing quite well without me... that had been the contingency plan because I know Murphy and his Laws quite well, thank you.
We toured the grounds of the art museum and considering it was 103'F with humidity, I didn't mind that Dax had a splash in a fountain. I did mind when Peter slipped his collar and waddled in the lake in front of the museum and refused to get out. Rebel stayed out of reach in order to bob around at his leisure.
I had my fun too. One sculpture invites you to climb on it.
No coaxing required.
We have way too much fun.
Back at the vet school, the more mature boys behave well.
The other one, not so much.
We all made it back home, hours missed during the day were made up during this other shift called 'second shift'! Murphy and his naughty horses aren't going to mess with progress on the farm!
Tuesday's report card is out:
Heather A+
Dr. Brown A+
Garrett A
Peter B
Dax C+
