With everything going on here I almost forgot about updating you on Chili Pepper the 10 year old male Chihuahua whose owner passed with him by her side.
I took him to the vet for a health check and to do a pre-dental. I've never seen a dog with such horrid teeth. Bloodwork was done, his nails that were super long were trimmed, vaccinated and an injection of antibiotic for his infected mouth were given.
He's constantly rubbing his mouth because I'm sure his gums hurt.
Tomorrow he has an appointment for the dental. I suspect most of his teeth will have to be pulled. I've already spent $450 on him and tomorrow's dental is estimated at a high of $800.
Pepper is such a funny little guy and could definitely use some weight loss. He weighed 15.9 lbs and should weigh around 12. He sits up on his hind legs and paws at you for pets. He really misses his owner who was his 24/7 companion. I tested him with other dogs and he does fine. Gets a little nervous around bigger ones and tends to stay back.
If you are interested in giving Pepper a loving home please PM, email [email protected] or call 970-697-8568.
Daughter Nicole that lives in LA went to the Corgi Nationals event with my grandson James. Who knew there was such an event lol?
Good thing I stocked up at the grocery and liquor stores!
Gypsy my 15 1/2 year old feral dog that has lived in my home since she was 9 months old seems to have had a stroke. She's paralyzed on her back end and cannot get up. Pee and poo pouring out of her.
I have an appointment at 10 AM this morning to take her over the rainbow bridge to end her suffering.
Gypsy is a Corgi mix and was abused as a puppy until she was trapped at 9 months old. Her perpetrators moved and abandoned her underneath a trailer. A neighbor had been monitoring her and called me. Animal control trapped her, and I agreed to bring her to the sanctuary.
She never ever would let anyone touch her over all these years but would occasionally take food from a human hand.
I'm going to have to muzzle her to even pick her up and put her in the car. I hate having to do that because she's going to be so traumatized, but I have no choice.
Gypsy has had a good life here living in my home sleeping on dog beds or sofas but never felt comfortable with human touch nor was she sociable with the pack. She was a loner, and I dreaded if she ever got sick and had to go to a vet. Luckily she was always healthy.....until now.
Daisy's sisters have arrived. The red one is named Nita and the one with white on her face is Tala. They don't know why they are here and were very nervous and hesitant at first. Didn't take long for them to begin warming up to me.
They are in the shelter right now (where they were kept as puppies) with Rufus the Blue Tick Coon Hound. They had never met him before and are doing well.
Tala is smaller and less energetic. Nita has the same personality and Daisy and Rolan her brothers. High energy, fearless and ready for adventure!
Their owner said Tala would love being a house dog for the rest of her life lol. Nita needs a lot of stimulation.
If you would like to meet them PM me.
Look at this video of Wolfie and her new brother another wolf dog. I think she's pretty happy where she is. I can barely tell them apart lol.
The path of the elk almost took my gate off its hinges, and she is obviously doing a lot of shedding. Spring must be around the corner.
OMG...today is starting out as crazy as yesterday! I almost jumped out of my skin. If it had been alive I'm certain I would have died of a heart attack!
This time I know for sure I ordered a 12 month 2025 calendar but what arrived was a 15 month calendar....WTH? What is going on with these calendar people???
David's Parting Stones.......
Looks like Mother Nature had other plans for me today. I woke up to this wet heavy snow.
I was going to pickup another load of 64 hay bales this morning, but now the road in front of the hay barn will be so muddy I'm afraid the trailer will absolutely sink in it. It's 22 degrees right now and if it stops snowing and stays under freezing I might be alright.
But I have to return the trailer by 1 PM. I'm leaning toward returning the trailer and forgetting the hay for today. My body is kinda tired. However, I won't have a pickup next week because it's going into the shop for repair after that deer jumped out in front of me.
By the way.....I went back to the scene yesterday and there was absolutely no sign of the deer so maybe it wasn't as bad as I thought.
Always something........
My name is Debbie Faulkner and Rancho Ridiculouso is a 40 ac ranch located in the Rocky Mountains of Western Colorado where the unexpected is always expected.
