Loving on Ted

Ted is so sad looking. I am absolutely hating it. I am working on just loving on him every morning and during the evening, too. I do not want him to feel like he is being abandoned or alone. At this point, he would probably welcome some peace since I am forcing fluids and medicine down him. I usually sit and let him lay in my lap for a bit after all that. He just looks so tired and sad. I know this is part of it, but I do not like this part. It is hard on me. I love these animals and do everything I can for them. I know they do not live forever, but I hate when they go. I hate when they are sick and look like they are suffering. I am going to keep loving on him and hope for the best. 

Daisy and Eggs

You know, I do not know why or how she even decided to try, but Daisy loves to eat raw eggs, shell and all. She knows where to find them, too. Daisy somehow got a hold of 2 eggs at once and took them in the backyard to eat. As she was eating them, Twilight and Ginger came over and started to try to get in on some of that. I was afraid I was about to have two less chickens with Daisy and her food aggression. She only had to snap at them once and they both took off. I was glad they left when they did. Daisy ended up eating all of the eggs. I try to stop her before she gets them, but sometimes I am not fast enough. I do not think you can break a dog from doing that either. 

Another Rainbow Cloud

I have been seeing more rainbow clouds lately. I sure do like to look up and see those rainbow clouds in the sky. They are so beautiful. I always want to be able to stop and take the time to notice things like that. I am one of those people who has a difficult time when I do not have a lot of things to do all at once. It is like my brain can never stop, but when I see those rainbow clouds, I make myself stop and enjoy them, even for a few minutes. We all need to stop every once in a while, even when it is hard to do. 

Athena

Athena is my unfriendly cat. She is not mean; she just does not want to be handled. She is a tortoise shell cat, and they are known to not be friendly. I do surprise her sometimes and get to pet her or grab her and love on her. She will allow it for a minute and then she makes a noise and I know she is about to go crazy, so I put her down. But she needs to know that I love her even though she is not too friendly. She has been hanging out in the sheep pen a lot more lately. I am not sure what that is about, but I found her completely asleep in there. She was actually sound asleep. So, every once in a while, I get to pick Athena up and hold her, but it is few and far in between. 

Foxy Roxy and Jealousy

I was loving on Ted, and he was halfway across my lap trying to make him feel better. I want to make sure he knows he is loved regardless of anything else. Next thing I know, I feel some clawing on my shoulder, and it was Foxy Roxy. She was jealous because I was giving Ted attention and not her. I then decided to give her some food from my hand to see if she would eat it, and she did. I think it is funny that she decides to fly up on my shoulder when she wants my attention. She definitely will get it that way. 

Good Friends

I had some good friends go down to the house while I was at work to check on Ted. He was not doing well and I was so concerned. So, I called and asked for them to go check on him if they got time. I am telling you what, Ted got up for them. He walked around with them a bit. He was engaged with them while they were there. They sent me pictures of him so I could see he was up and around. When I got home, he was drinking water on his own. He even took some bites of the mineral block. He still won't eat anything else I give him. That makes me stay concerned about him and I can tell he is losing weight. At the moment things are looking up though. We will see what happens. 

Treats

I took some treats out and was giving them to Willow. This is the first time Willow has taken treats from me. She has always been apprehensive about taking treats from my hand, even with watching Noma and Mattie taking them from me. After she took the first one, she was ready to take the rest. It is so interesting watching these animals learn something new. I have worked on that for a long time and finally she will eat the treats. Of course, Mattie had to come over and investigate. He did get some treats, too.