Pet & Farm Sitting by Meagan

28/07/2024

The remaining 2024 year is filling up fast!

Please confirm any dates from now to January even if you have already made a deposit. If you haven’t, please get with me asap to insure you lock in the dates we have discussed. A non refundable deposit of at least 20% is required to lock in dates.

🍁 🦃 🎄☃️ I highly recommend reaching out NOW for any school break and/or holiday vacation coverage as im quickly filling up & will be limiting my schedule this year to spend quality time with my family.

💗 Meagan

16/07/2024

If you’ve scheduled or reached out to me about scheduling sitting services for August, please confirm with me asap.

23/05/2024

Many of you have checked in on us over the last few weeks, so I just wanted to post a little update. Harbor is home and doing absolutely amazing in her recovery so far. We appreciate all of the thoughts, prayers and donations during our time of need. I’ll be back to farm/pet sitting this weekend. 💗

05/05/2024

This idea and project is from a sweet friend of ours. Many of you may not know but my youngest daughter Harbor was found unresponsive this past Sunday morning and was flown to Birmingham. She has suffered what we hope to be temporary brain damage from lack of oxygen. Anything that triggers her little memory is a blessing & we all know she’s the best little animal caregiver on earth. Please share any pet photos you have that she’s helped care for & say a little prayer for her.

I would love to create a slide show of all of Harbor’s animal friends. I feel like it would cheer her up, and also help stimulate her memory in a fun way. We all know she loves animals- so if she has helped out with your animals and would recognize them please send me a picture of them and I’ll add it to the slideshow. I’m not very tech savvy so any tips welcome 🤪. Meagan Ledbetter Todd Ledbetter Casey Ledbetter Renae Ray Brittany Isabel

21/04/2024

Time is quickly ticking away, book your pet sitter today! My summer calendar is filling up fast as well as the holidays. Be sure to reach out soon if you have dates in mind.

**20% nonrefundable deposit due at time of booking to hold dates.**

09/04/2024

08/04/2024

The recommendation is to keep pets indoors during the eclipse today. But if you can't...

21/02/2024

It’s that time!!

14/02/2024

Happy Valentines Day! Be sure to get those furry loves booked for the upcoming spring traveling season!

28/01/2024

I have a decent amount of availability for February-March. Be sure to lock those vacation dates in soon!

17/01/2024

17/01/2024

As foaling is upon us, here is a great reminder of what to expect when you’re expecting (a foal that is)!!!

16/01/2024

I have a few friends that are searching for used horse blankets TODAY in a variety of sizes! comment with what you have plus $$ 👇🏼

10/01/2024

The more you know! 🤔

Post any other useful tips or tricks for our upcoming weather week below to help one another out!

Things I learned along the way.

I have been lucky enough to work and ride in some pretty great barns. Along the way I learned a bunch of little things that make a big difference in the safety of the animals and humans at Tomten or simply bring a little ease or efficiency to our day. So, this year I thought that every Tuesday I would share the little things in hopes that it makes life a little easier or a little safer for just one person or one animal.

Last week, as we prepared for our first big snow of the season, I was reminded to be sure that every gate snap is facing down. Yes, they can still freeze, but it is far less than when the clip is exposed and facing up. No one wants to fight frozen gate clips and this little trick makes a difference on those cold, Winter days.

09/01/2024

755.3K likes, 9992 comments. “Albert our camel gets into the kitchen again and reeks havoc in search of food.”

09/01/2024

You may wonder why we pull back into the syringe when giving injections in the vein. This picture explains why. We don't pull back to make sure we're in the vessel, we do it to make sure we're in the RIGHT vessel. Today I went to give an injection and pulled back and saw blood brighter than I wanted. I decided to go and get a new dose of sedation and once again pulled back and then gave my dose of sedation. The syringe on the left was my first injection and the syringe on the right was my second injection. Does anyone know why I shouldn't have injected that first syringe? And had I injected that first injection, what would have happened?

07/01/2024

Interested in learning more about our animal care services? Fill out the form below & I’ll reach out with details!

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04/01/2024

Thank you for helping us grow this past year! We appreciate all of you so much and can’t wait come visit in 2024!

We now have a google form to help ease the stress of booking! Just submit the form & I’ll get back to you asap on pricing and scheduling 😊

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04/01/2024

PSA: We adopted our dog, Rowdy, from the shelter 5 years ago. He was already an adult dog, so we estimate he is about 11 or 12 years old at this point. I love this dog. He is the sweetest soul and my BFF. For the past week or so he hasn’t been acting like himself. He licked a raw spot on his foot. He was panting constantly. He was pacing. Sunday morning, the pacing and panting got so bad, and I was REALLY nervous that there was something seriously wrong with him. For 45 minutes, he panted like crazy and constantly paced back and forth. He was keeping his tail tucked down all the time. His ears were pinned back. He would not settle down and he wouldn’t eat. We tried everything. I ended up giving him a trazadone that he takes sometimes when he goes to the groomer. It seemed to take a little bit of the edge off, but not much. He still wouldn’t eat and still wouldn’t settle. I took off work on Monday so I could take him to the vet. We did bloodwork and x-rays. Knowing he is a senior dog, I was trying to prepare myself for the worst case scenario. I was glad to see his bloodwork was great except for some elevated liver enzymes. The x-rays showed he was a little backed up but no major issues. He got an anti-nausea injection and some Gabapentin to help with some tenderness in his back and to hopefully help keep him calm. When we got home, he was ok for a little bit, but eventually started pacing and panting again. We walked around the neighborhood for a long time and he used the bathroom a lot. He seemed pretty happy about that and was in good spirits until we got home and he refused to come back in the house. Every time I took him out that evening, he would hunker down like he didn’t want to come back in the house. When my vet called and I gave her the update, she suggested there may be some new electronic device in the house that was emitting a high frequency noise that is hurting his ears. We had just put new smart outlets in the house about a week ago. His pacing and panting were worse when the lamps were on, so I unplugged all the smart outlets. He stopped panting, stopped pacing, and ate his food. His tail was even up and wagging again. When I plugged the smart outlets all back in and asked Alexa to turn on the lamps, he immediately started panting and pacing again. My husband used an app to test the frequency of the smart outlets. It was off the charts. We've left the outlets unplugged for two days and have confirmed that it is definitely the smart outlets that are causing his stress and discomfort. He's back to being a totally normal dog now. I really thought this was the end for Rowdy based on the way he was acting. I am so thankful for Dr. Newell at BoonesCreek AnimalHospital for figuring out this simple solution. If your pets are exhibiting similar symptoms, you may want to consider checking your electronics first. I cannot express how relieved I am that he is ok now. 😭♥️🐶

02/01/2024

Please contact me asap to lock in January dates & confirm services.

30/11/2023

Some helpful tips to keep our furry family members safe this holiday season.

10/11/2023

06/11/2023

November-December is filling up fast! 25% Deposits are required to hold dates, full amount is due before the start of services.

30/10/2023