First, I have a quick correction to make: on my last post I said that the puppies were 5 weeks old. They were actually 4 weeks, today they turned 5 weeks. With how busy we've been lately my brain has been going in about ten different directions, and I somehow got mixed up about their age. So, here is their real 5 week update!
I did take a video of the puppies this morning, but it's not very good as I was my own camera lady, using the front facing camera on my tablet- so it's kind of shaky and needed some heavy editing. It also makes my voice sound strange, and you can see our messy shed in the background (the reason it's so messy is because we don't currently have a barn, so a lot of our stuff that would normally be in the barn is sitting around by the shed). But, knowing how I would enjoy a video update (even a bad one) if I was getting a puppy, I thought that you all might enjoy one too. Anyway, for what it's worth, here it is.
(Music is "San Antonio Rose/ Silver Bells" from 16 Twin Fiddle Favorites, by Henry T. Fiddler, on Internet Archive.)
My sister Savana took some individual pictures of them this morning with her new camera.
Dear little Fragoso. (BTW, the reason he looks wet is because he jumped in his breakfast, which was puppy "cereal"- milk, a little rice, a raw egg, and dry dogfood.)
And some very good news about Fragoso- he is 100% cured of his chest congestion and sniffly nose! Whatever it was that he had was a tough bug. I think the cold weather majorly contributed, and of course since the others were all bigger/ stronger than him, they got most of the milk. One night he just seemed to be getting worse and worse, and I began to despair that he would get over it. That is when I began to pray that the Lord Jesus would heal him, using the heavy doses of Vitamin C I was giving him, and that he would get completely over the sickness. The next morning, there was a very distinct improvement, and he has never looked back since then. He's gained some weight, and has no more rattly breath or sniffling nose. All glory to God!
(Luke 12:6) "Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?" The God who watches over the sparrows, also hears a simple prayer, even for something as small as a sick puppy.
Star. (Savana says she poses to have her picture taken!)
Selah. (I don't know why, but for some reason she isn't very photogenic. She tends to stare at the camera. Oh well.)
Bosco.
Jaxon.
Angel. (This is my favorite- love the leaf in the mouth!)
I de-wormed them this morning (with Pyrantel). Savana took some pictures of the process- which was quite difficult as they were all bouncing around, and chewing on everything in sight, including the bottle of wormer, my hands and clothes, the spoon, and each other.
Star loved my scarf...
They all were extra playful this morning.
Star- you little rascal! Trying her level best to strangle me.
See? She had one of her siblings on the other end helping her.
Thankfully they liked the wormer- if they hadn't it would have been much tougher to give it to them.
"Can we have some more?"
Fragoso was tugging on one end, I believe Star and Bosco had the other.
Naturally de-worming animals can be challenging, and some people will say that you are just better off going with the chemicals. There are several problems with chemical wormers however. You see, a chemical wormer is actually a poison, which is fed to the animal in large enough doses to kill, or expel the worms, but in small enough amounts that it hopefully will not injure the animal. Trouble is, worms have an ability to build up resistance to the chemical poisons used in these wormers. For example: A few years ago, when I first started with dairy goats, I had major trouble with worms. In fact, I lost quite a few goats to them. I tried using the chemical wormers- SafeGuard (at 4 times the dosage for horses, for 3 days straight), and Ivermectin. The goats' hair remained curly (a sign of a heavy worm load), and their gums and eyelids were pale. Finally, most of them died- including three beautiful purebred, registrable Nubians. I was heartbroken. Several years later,
Several years ago, I began learning about the benefits of copper as a supplement. I learned that it is actually a necessary mineral for goats, cows and sheep, and is best absorbed in sulphate form. What prompted the research was a case of foot rot in one of my goats. I was unaware that it was foot rot until someone diagnosed it for me over the phone. I had noticed that his foot had been swollen for a couple days, but didn't pay much attention to it, thinking that a bug might have bitten or stung him. After about three days from the time that I initially noticed the swelling he was limping badly. I mentioned this to a man who was interested in buying him, and he said that it might be foot rot. He said to check and see if it smelled bad, and that if so, it was probably foot rot. I checked, and sure enough there was a strong putrid smell to it. So I started researching a natural, and speedy, cure for foot rot online. There was very little information to be found
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