With The Good Alwasys Comes The Bad...

The Bad

This last Friday we lost our beloved Daisy. We retired Daisy last year from our carriage company, so she could live out the rest of her life being a horse. This last fall she started having trouble with severe arthritis in her shoulder. We had the vet monitoring her, and although she was not getting any better, we had been able to keep it from getting too mcuh worse. This last Thursday night she got real sick. She was up and down for awhile, then her shoulder got to hurting her so bad, she was unable to lay down or even walk. Friday morning we had the vet out and although he said that she could be saved, it was no longer going to be a quality of life, but a quantity of life. She was unable to walk and the vet said that she was not going to get much better. So we made the decision to have her put down.

Daisy will be greatly missed, she was the cornerstone of our company for many years. We purchased Daisy about 11-12 years ago. At that time we were told she was between 9 and 13 years old. Horses live to be between 20 to 30 years old on average and we figure Daisy was probably closer to 25. Although we will be getting new horses, we will never replace Daisy.

The Good…

Currently living in my 3 bedroom 1 ½ bath home are 2 adults, 1 teenager, 2 pet rats, and 7 cats. This Friday we will be adding to that. My new baby will get to come home!!!! YEAH!!! Our new addition is a 9 week old Chinese Crested. Yes he will be hairless, with the exception of the crest of hair on his head, and hair on his tail and feet. He is the runt of a litter of 8 so at 9 weeks his just under 2lbs. He will require clothes, and daily lotion. He will be sleeping with me, on the bed and probably under the covers. I know I need another pet like I need another hole in my head, but hey it beats getting my lip or something else pierced. Right?!?!

We have yet to name him and he will probably have a registered name and a pet name. He comes from champion show lines, but because of his size will not be able to be shown, unless he has a huge growth spurt here soon. The breed standard is only 8-10 lbs and 11”-13” tall. He will probably max out at 5-7 lbs and 7”- 10” tall. So he will be about the same size as my two smallest cats.