Would it be at all possible for you guys to ID the hay that I have? I can't find the contact info for the hay guy I used last year. I'm planing on opening up a bale and taking many pics of it when the rain stops. It's supposed to be 'horse quality', but that could be anything...I've seen the seed puffs that look like cattails in the bales, other than that, idk.
Would it be possible to ID hay??
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skysthelimit
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I bet ya somebody here can.
the cat tails are timothy. Horse hay is mostly grass.
wsmoak
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I agree it sounds like Timothy [which is often mixed with alfalfa]. Post a picture and we can probably help. -Wendy
Mutt Chillie was attacked this morning, so even though there's a break in rain, I can't go out just yet for pics.
I'm wondering because my rabbits don't really like it. I wanted to find a bale of Alfalfa to try out with them.
I'm wondering because my rabbits don't really like it. I wanted to find a bale of Alfalfa to try out with them.
MamaSheepdog
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What attacked Chillie? 
Is the little demon-dog okay?
Is the little demon-dog okay?
She'll be ok, but Bella, the bulldog, is now going to be locked up anytime Chil is out in the yard.
Bella went after her this morning, we couldn't pull her off by hanging her by the back legs and whacking her. So I had to drop onto the ground, one shin over Bella's belly to hold her down and then I shoved my fingers over her cheek skin into her mouth. Once she bit herself like that, she let go.
Front right and rear left legs have holes in them. Worst is under her front arm, but she'll be fine as long as she stays indoors to heal.
Bella better not get the Dober or the cats. If she does, fiance will have to sell her or make her a kennel outside to live in. She won't be able to be trusted anywhere after that.
Bella went after her this morning, we couldn't pull her off by hanging her by the back legs and whacking her. So I had to drop onto the ground, one shin over Bella's belly to hold her down and then I shoved my fingers over her cheek skin into her mouth. Once she bit herself like that, she let go.
Front right and rear left legs have holes in them. Worst is under her front arm, but she'll be fine as long as she stays indoors to heal.
Bella better not get the Dober or the cats. If she does, fiance will have to sell her or make her a kennel outside to live in. She won't be able to be trusted anywhere after that.
MamaSheepdog
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Chillie looks like a dog with an attitude- she probably got cheeky with Bella, and Bella went for her.
When dogs have trauma like that, especially if there was any shaking of her involved, the skin separates from the muscle layer and is prone to forming abscesses. Do you have a curved tip syringe, or just about any syringe? If you can irrigate the holes with Betadine and water you may prevent abscesses from forming. If she does get abscesses, you will need to express the pus and then irrigate with Betadine. Try to keep the holes open for drainage by picking any scabs off.
Once you are sure she doesn't have any internal bleeding (check the color of her gums and her capillary response by pushing on her gums and seeing how quickly color returns, and monitor her temperature for 24 hours to see if it drops significantly), you can give her 1/2 an aspirin for the pain and soreness. You also might give her 1/2 of a Vitamin C tablet daily.
One of our puppies went on an "adventure" a couple months ago, and we think he was attacked by a coyote- the above is how I treated him for it, and he is fully recovered now.
When dogs have trauma like that, especially if there was any shaking of her involved, the skin separates from the muscle layer and is prone to forming abscesses. Do you have a curved tip syringe, or just about any syringe? If you can irrigate the holes with Betadine and water you may prevent abscesses from forming. If she does get abscesses, you will need to express the pus and then irrigate with Betadine. Try to keep the holes open for drainage by picking any scabs off.
Once you are sure she doesn't have any internal bleeding (check the color of her gums and her capillary response by pushing on her gums and seeing how quickly color returns, and monitor her temperature for 24 hours to see if it drops significantly), you can give her 1/2 an aspirin for the pain and soreness. You also might give her 1/2 of a Vitamin C tablet daily.
One of our puppies went on an "adventure" a couple months ago, and we think he was attacked by a coyote- the above is how I treated him for it, and he is fully recovered now.
I took Chillie to the vet I work at after I found 2 other holes and she was still limping after an hour in the house.
Bella attacks her for no reason, Chil literally walks around like a cat. Up on the deck railing, on the grill or on the table out there. Bella has attacked her when I was out there and another time when my fiance was out side, neither time did Chil actually start anything. The fight with my fiance out there, Bella actually went out of her way to attack her and you couldn't set her back down, she would just bolt back at her while Chil was only trying to get away and hide.
Anyway, I got some pics, bales change and I didn't want to rip them all open to find those Tails. Pics in a few, battery needs to charge.<br /><br />__________ Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:08 pm __________<br /><br />
People here seem to have everything. One of each and mixes of them, etc. But availability and price can change dramatically at a drop of a hat.
Bella attacks her for no reason, Chil literally walks around like a cat. Up on the deck railing, on the grill or on the table out there. Bella has attacked her when I was out there and another time when my fiance was out side, neither time did Chil actually start anything. The fight with my fiance out there, Bella actually went out of her way to attack her and you couldn't set her back down, she would just bolt back at her while Chil was only trying to get away and hide.
Anyway, I got some pics, bales change and I didn't want to rip them all open to find those Tails. Pics in a few, battery needs to charge.<br /><br />__________ Mon Oct 08, 2012 6:08 pm __________<br /><br />
akane":2c1agusy said:
People here seem to have everything. One of each and mixes of them, etc. But availability and price can change dramatically at a drop of a hat.
MamaSheepdog
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Poor Chillie. I hope she will be okay. Bulldogs look so sweet and mellow, but they can be very aggressive. Sorry you are having problems with her.
Back to the hay... here in CA most people have always fed alfalfa, but now there is a move toward grass hay. I am currently feeding mostly alfalfa, but the lady I am getting it from started growing hay about 16 years ago with no pesticides or herbicides, so there is grass and weeds mixed in. The animals seem to like it.
I hope she will be okay. Bulldogs look so sweet and mellow, but they can be very aggressive. Sorry you are having problems with her.Back to the hay... here in CA most people have always fed alfalfa, but now there is a move toward grass hay. I am currently feeding mostly alfalfa, but the lady I am getting it from started growing hay about 16 years ago with no pesticides or herbicides, so there is grass and weeds mixed in. The animals seem to like it.
MamaSheepdog
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I'm no expert, but it looks like bermuda grass and oat hay to me.
I was thinking it looked like it had what we get as wheat/rye straw here. It's mostly used as bedding or to cover bare ground after digging in construction. It may have bermuda in it. We feed coastal bermuda to our rabbits and they love it. We were feeding timothy untill we realized the does were eating the hay we were using in the best box.
Lastfling
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I think it looks like fescue.
