Sam

After multiple vet visits it has come to determination that Rosie my husky has allergies. The vet said it has something to do with the protein sources? I've been looking into the medi-cal brand. I know about skin support, and started reading in about the hypoallergenic and the hypoallergenic HP. Do you know of any others that they have?

I live in south western Ontario. I have two 17 week old new Zealand x rabbits. They live in a cage in a small metal shed. Its starting to get chilly at night, at what temperature should I start worrying? I have insulated the shed as best as I can but it still gets cold. They have a house with a big fluffy bed of straw, I've also stopped letting them go outside at night. So what could be considered to cold for my bunnies?

Also how much should they be fed? They both currently get : 1 1/2 cups of pellets, 2 large carrots, and 2 leaves of lettuce, as well as constant hay, however since I split them up only one chooses to eat the hay.

Its not the bit. I've tried riding him in just a halter and lead rope and he still does it.

I purchased a registered qh gelding about a month ago. I let him settle in, him and my older gelding love each other! I rode him every day for a week straight, we just went out around town, never going much faster then a trot. I was just showing my boy around his new home. After that week was up I had to go away for 3 days so he wasn't worked. When I came back and started riding him again he's now started this head bob. He'll drag his nose along the ground then all of a sudden he'll whip it up as far as he can. He doesn't rear. He'll do this a few times then he'll sit with his head at a normal level and bob between that level and as high as he can. He switches between them quite frequently. I thought maybe he injured himself while I was away so I had the vet, chiro and farrier. I even had someone check his tack to make sure it fits properly and nobody could find anything wrong. He doesn't kick up a fuss about being asked to do something, he will do it, just with the head bob. I tried using a tie down but he snapped it in a matter of minutes. I've tried changing bits, using just a halter and lead rope. I've changed saddles, heck I've even tried without one. He's not being stubborn or anything. Just this stupid head bob...help?

In my definition a mustang is a horse that has been roaming the wild or one that is related to. My grandparents own a mustang. Both his parents where wild horses ( mustangs). He's short and sturdy with a nice round bum. But I've been told by lots of people that he isn't one or they question how exactly he is one.

In your eyes...what's a mustang?

My grandparents mustang doesn't like having his bum touched when there is a person on top of him. I was out riding in our outdoor arena when I noticed this big black fly sitting on top of his bum so I lightly wiped it off, only to have the horse freak out and take off. He's fine with having his bum touched when there's no one on him its just when he has a rider. I assume the only way he'll get over it is to keep doing it so he gets used to it?

I had the idea of tying a rag onto the end of a stick so I could rub it on his bum without having to turn around in the saddle meaning I can focus more on him and staying on. Good idea? Bad idea?

Any other ideas on how I could get him used to it?

If that's what you call it. My grandparents mustang has what looks like a skin tag. He's had it for years. When he's saddled its on his right side, about half way up the side of his stomach about 4-5" behind the girth. I would post a picture but I'm on my phone and don't know how to.

Do horses get skin tags ? Or is it something else? Its just a little flap of skin and its covered in hair. Do you just leave it? I've never seen this on a horse before O.o

I am only asking because I am curious as to what it might be. He's not my horse so I don't have control over him.

I have two male rabbits. Leonard and Leroy. I hand raised them. They are brothers. Tomorrow night they will be 9 weeks old. Currently there cage is 2' wide 3 1/2' long and 1 1/2' tall. They share everything. I'm keeping Leroy but I'm not rehoming Leonard until I find someone who will love him. Leroy is going to be nuetered and if worst comes to worst and Leonard ends up staying he will be as well. They're Flemish giant x New Zealand. For the time being they are still really close with each other. How long do I have before I should separate them?

My grandparents expect me to start there horses in a tom thumb them switch them to a curb bit after they've had a few hours put into riding them. The only thing is they want me to use my own tack. Which I'm fine with. But my bridle has a simple o-ring snaffle and I refuse to constantly change bits. I've been riding there mustang in my o-ring snaffle and he listens better then with any other bit. He also throws his head around a lot with the tom thumb no matter how gentle I was so I put my bridle on him. My grandma realized this today and flipped. How can I convince them that my o-ring snaffle is so much more better for the horse then using a tom thumb ? My grandpa is old and stuck in his ways because those are the bits he used to train horses in when he was younger. Help ? Cause I'm not changing the bit on my bridle every time I ride on of there horses... I have to use a screwdriver. So yeah. Help?

Btw I'm riding/ training them western.

Plus I've read a lot about the tom thumb. And I don't like what I've read.

Its late. 3 am to be exact. The vet will be out in the morning. Newbie is limping on his hind left leg. When he walks he only places the toe of his hoof down before stepping. He's in the round pen for the night. He was fine this morning. It wasn't until late this evening that it started. He was just out in the pasture being a horse when i noticed him walking funny. There are other horses in the pasture.There's no swelling and slight heat starting halfway up his cannon and ending slightly past his knee.

Any ideas on what he may have done ?

When I say morning and evening I'm refering to it as if it wasn't 3 am and it's still yesterday... If that makes sense..?

My 2 bunnies, Leonard and Leroy, will be 9 weeks old this Friday. They have a feeder that is constantly full of timothy hay and they get 1 cup of timothy based pellets a day. 1/2 cup in the morning and 1/2 in the evening. They are also taken outside for an hour everyday (depending on the weather) where they nibble on the grass. I also give them 4 leaves of romaine lettuce. 2 with there pellets in the morning and 2 in the evening. Occasionally I'll chop a carrot up for them ( maybe once a week if even that).they go through about a feeder full of hay a day.

They are Flemish giant x New Zealand

Does this sound like enough ? They are nice an healthy I just want to be sure I'm feeding them properly.

The three of them where put outside in a cage during the day over the weekend while I was at home (they're currently at my grandparents ) my grandma left them for five minutes to go to the bathroom. When she came back one of the cats had the smallest of the bunnies by his ear and had somehow gotten him out of the cage and dragged him a good 30 feet. He appears OK...but I'm not sure if he's going to be OK. He sits with his head tilted to the left as it was his left ear. He slides along the bottom of the cage by pushing his body with his back legs. He doesn't hop and barely walks just shuffles his body around like described above. I know for sure that he's drinking water. I've separated him from the other two. I talked with my vet and they said there isn't anything they can do.

Your opinions? Do you think he's going to be OK? Have you ever had anything like this happen to you?

My grandparents horse , newbie, has started to be consistently ridden. I've been using him as my lead horse to get him used to the trail as eventually he'll join the rest of the trail horses and will be used for customers. But first we need to get rid of the bad habits. I'm hoping to take him to a few shows at the end of the summer but I won't be if this behaviour continues. When I ask him to stop he throws his head around and rears. I've been riding him in an o-ring snaffle. I don't pull back hard when asking him to stop just slightly so he knows what I'm asking. His teeth / mouth have been checked and there's no issues. Help? Its to the point I can't even apply slight pressure to ask him to slow down without him rearing. And he doesn't go very high. His feet go about a foot off the ground when he rears but he'll just continue to pop up until you allow him to move forward.

I'm on a cellular and I don't think you can add additional details so I hope I didn't miss anything.

We have a mare in heat. These horses have been together since the mare was bough ten over 15 years ago as a yearling. This gelding was gelded at 2 1/2. He has NEVER acted like this before. Even when he was intact. I used to use her as my lead horse when guiding trails but he tried to mount her with me on her back and someone on his. We can't separate either from the herd as they've both been in the same herd since he was born and she was bought. They have bonds with other members of the herd. What would cause him to suddenly act like this? There are at least 2 other mares that are currently in heat and he could care less about them. Its just this one mare and he just started it this year. Help?

I'm not very educated on club foot so that's what is leading me to question whether this is her problem. My grandparents have a pb qh mare named peanut. For the past few years she has not been reliable. She'll randomly show up lame. And its always on her hind right leg. Her leg always has a stiffness to it. She's is currently lame after having all winter off and being ridden once at a walk only on a calm trail ride only because we came to a fallen tree. She was able to get 3 legs over but was unable to fully bend her hind right then appeared stiff after making it over. My cousin could feel it in her walk so we cut our ride short and took her back to the barn. All her hooves except her hind right have a nice angle to them but her hind right has less of an angle.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=clubfoot+in+horses&t...

Her foot has slightly more of an angle then the image in the middle. We've had the vet check her quite a few times when she showed up lame and he was unable to find anything. My grandpa trims the horses feet and he is no expert so he's not sure either. I'm on a cellular or else I would post images of her, etc. Any other ideas on what it may be? I'm paying out of my own pocket to have a true farrier come and check her feet out. He'll be here next week when my mare is due for a trim

And out of all the times she has shown up lame the results where varying. Sometimes she could barely stand to bare any weight on the leg , other times she had a slight limp. The vet checked her back etc to ensure that's not where the issue was and he came up with nothing. Her leg doesn't feel warm and I'm able to apply pressure everywhere without her flinching.

I hand raised 3 Flemish giant x rabbit kits. There all males. They will be 6 weeks old tonight. They're almost completely weaned. I plan on keeping them until they're atleast 8 weeks old. I'm keeping one to replace there mom who was my pet. My friend is taking one and I haven't decided where I'm letting my last baby go to. Will they continue to get along?

Also I know for sure that 2 of them drink out of the water bottle but I'm unsure if the 3rd one is. They get very diluted kmr in the morning and at night I just put water in there dish. So its not like they all aren't drinking. Will the 3rd one catch onto the water bottle from watching the other two?

They are eating pellets, hay, grass, lettuce , and carrots :)

I hand raised 3 Flemish giant x rabbit kits. There all males. They will be 6 weeks old tonight. They're almost completely weaned. I plan on keeping them until they're atleast 8 weeks old. I'm keeping one to replace there mom who was my pet. My friend is taking one and I haven't decided where I'm letting my last baby go to. Will they continue to get along?

Also I know for sure that 2 of them drink out of the water bottle but I'm unsure if the 3rd one is. They get very diluted kmr in the morning and at night I just put water in there dish. So its not like they all aren't drinking. Will the 3rd one catch onto the water bottle from watching the other two?

They are eating pellets, hay, grass, lettuce , and carrots :)

I hand raised 3 Flemish giant x rabbit kits. There all males. They will be 6 weeks old tonight. They're almost completely weaned. I plan on keeping them until they're atleast 8 weeks old. I'm keeping one to replace there mom who was my pet. My friend is taking one and I haven't decided where I'm letting my last baby go to. Will they continue to get along?

Also I know for sure that 2 of them drink out of the water bottle but I'm unsure if the 3rd one is. They get very diluted kmr in the morning and at night I just put water in there dish. So its not like they all aren't drinking. Will the 3rd one catch onto the water bottle from watching the other two?

The weather here this past week has been very wet. One of my grandparents older geldings has gotten the white rings at the tops of his hooves from the moisture. We don't bed our horses with shavings so we have none. We bed down with shredded paper. What can we do to help his hooves dry? He's been moved into the barn where its dry. So any ideas?

3 years ago my grandparents QH stud got in with the pony mare while they where away. Well of course we ended up with a baby. Hope is now 2. Her mom is a miniature x shetland. Around 8 hands. Her dad is a QH. 15.2 HH. She's a nice looking filly. I'm 5'3 and her back reaches my chest. Is there any way to estimate how big she'll end up when done growing?

My grandma called the filly I described in my earlier topic flash. It doesn't suit her at all. I was more leading to Reign. She was born on a rainy night and she reminds me of the mare off of the movie Spirit. So I can't change her name. Or else my grandma will forever hate me. What are your opinions on calling a little red and white filly with one full blue eye and the other is partially blue, Fly? Flash can be her name but to shorten it a little. Any others names close to flash that I could call her?