January 5, 2009 at 12:50 am (Bovine Beauties, Daily Writing, homesteading, ranting)
Okay, rammed by a bull on Wednesday evening.
After 3 days I finally gave in and went to doctors. (Lack of health insurance kept me from going in). I called my dr. and they couldn’t get me in until Tuesday (this was on Saturday). A trip to urgent care, a handful of x-rays and 2 hours later…tada. I have 3 ribs that are bruised so badly, that there is a color difference in the x-rays. Sever, deep contusions to 3 of the middle ribs of my right side. I have bruising inside of my right breast as well as bruised muscles around the rib cage and around my lungs. NO Fun. Though Thank God that the ribs aren’t broken and that nothing splintered off or punctured the lungs!
They gave me prescription narcotic pain meds and sent me on my way with orders not to do anything that uses the muscles of my right side for a minimum of 3 days. He would like to see a full week of immobility, but settled on 3 days and an update visit to my regular physician during this upcoming week.
The pain meds make me dumb, so I am avoiding them. I did however take a couple of steroids (prescribed for my breathing issues lately) and they helped more than anything I’ve tried so far. I only have a handful left, so I will use them sparingly over the next few days and see how it goes.
I will update again when I can.
Blessings in Christ,
Pauline
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November 30, 2008 at 8:41 pm (Bovine Beauties, Our Family, homesteading)
We are having a nice Sunday Evening Around the Homestead. The kids and Pam painted Christmas decorations while I made dinner. We all ate dinner and now Marc, Chris, Andy & Bre are playing Jenga. Pam, Patrick, Sara & Jessica are watching a television special. And I was painting but now I decided to write a quick post while the crosses dry.
Our morning was about insane as we got a call at 6am to help a friend and her cow. The cow had delivered the baby, who was laying on the ground, not out of the sac. The mother cow had delivered her uterus also. It took a couple of hours for the vet to get there, but she is awesome. And got the uterus back in and her all stitched up. She made it look as easy as making cookies.
As of last check in, (8ish) both mother and baby are doing well. Mama has refused the baby and had started to become hostile to the baby, so he is being hand raised. He will be the new herd sire where he is at because other than his mother (who will not be bred again), he is unrelated to any girl. He is my JessiCows little brother though, so he’s not the bull for her, LoL.
I will be posting a picture of baby here in a bit. The babies name is Titus (little T for short). He is the most adorable Holstein other than our JessiCow.
Well, I am off to try to add a picture and then paint some more crosses.
Blessings,
Mama
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August 3, 2008 at 7:29 pm (Bovine Beauties, Daily Writing, neighbors)
Well, Miss JessiCow Fluffybum has come to live with us. We had her in with the goats, but the horses have much more room so we put her in there with them. She was really enjoying herself. Marc & I took were in town looking for Bingo prizes for Bingo day today. My phone rings and it is Patrick. Both horses and the calf are in the neighbors yard, the fence is laid down and The Moose is a bit panicked.
Patrick & Louis did well and got the horses into the round pen and the calf back in with the goats. It appears that the side fence was cut from the neighbors side. It had also fallen into our yard and rolled up a bit. Danged neighbors. I believe it was the ladies friend and other neighbor who tends to get drunk and do really stupid stuff. Either way, it is a big hassle.
Now, the horse yard is 1/3 smaller than it was because we are no longer the common fence. 
I am going to have to keep an eye out for some more horse panels.
Here is a pick of my fine young lady before she came to live with us. I will put up more picks when I get a chance, or you can go to www.PitcherHomestead.Com and take a look.
Blessings,
Mama
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