Bo B Bunny
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While I was reading in the infirmary, I thought of something that happened to me a few years ago. The thread wasn't appropriate to tell the story. SO, this is the thread for the stories we want to share. We might justgive each other an extra smile!
A colt story:
To make a long story short - a colt was born in sis inlaw's barn, everyone going out of town, the coltstood up outside the gate where his mama was and they didn't bond in those first few hours..... she wouldn'tlet him nurse. He had to be hand fed, and I was asked to do it for 10 days while everyone else was gone.
Charlie had a bit of diarhea due to all of this and the vet prescribed "the pink stuff" Peptobismal. We had to figure out a way to get it down thisbaby! and I said - "Add it to his formula" - they weren't sure but tried it and voila! he sucked it down! He didn't care!
What made this so cute and special was that Charlie wouldn't take a bottle. He was bucket fed. If you have ever bucket fed a calf or horse - you know they SUCK the milk and it's hilarious! They suck until the bottom is clean. Charlie would raise his head out of that bucket and have these adorable pink lips! He was so cute! I never had so much fun caring for a sick animal.
Charlie grew up fast and attached to people. He was sold by the people who owned him and I didn't see him for a long time.
Last year my horse went to a trainer. She turned out to be the buyer of Charlie and she had sold him as well - and I saw Charlie at a show. The trainer and I got to talking and I didn't realize it until then - Charlie is my horse's half brother! I thought that was kinda cool.
Anyhow, I wanted to share the story of my little pink-lipped horse.
A colt story:
To make a long story short - a colt was born in sis inlaw's barn, everyone going out of town, the coltstood up outside the gate where his mama was and they didn't bond in those first few hours..... she wouldn'tlet him nurse. He had to be hand fed, and I was asked to do it for 10 days while everyone else was gone.
Charlie had a bit of diarhea due to all of this and the vet prescribed "the pink stuff" Peptobismal. We had to figure out a way to get it down thisbaby! and I said - "Add it to his formula" - they weren't sure but tried it and voila! he sucked it down! He didn't care!
What made this so cute and special was that Charlie wouldn't take a bottle. He was bucket fed. If you have ever bucket fed a calf or horse - you know they SUCK the milk and it's hilarious! They suck until the bottom is clean. Charlie would raise his head out of that bucket and have these adorable pink lips! He was so cute! I never had so much fun caring for a sick animal.
Charlie grew up fast and attached to people. He was sold by the people who owned him and I didn't see him for a long time.
Last year my horse went to a trainer. She turned out to be the buyer of Charlie and she had sold him as well - and I saw Charlie at a show. The trainer and I got to talking and I didn't realize it until then - Charlie is my horse's half brother! I thought that was kinda cool.
Anyhow, I wanted to share the story of my little pink-lipped horse.
