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I've used the TC helpline (customer service?) several times, always with good advice and information about using their products. I believe it was Tracy who helped me, although it has been a while since I've phoned. I would contact Triple Crown to get their input about your situation. Best of luck wi...

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Feed store guy told me today that Cargill is not renewing their contract to produce Triple Crown feeds. According to his info, Bluebonnet Feeds will be producing Triple Crown, still under the TC name. If this is correct, I'll need to change feeds altogether, since no one around here but my current f...

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Very cute, pup, and one more 'darn' about the ear cropping. Maybe time, finance, etc. will "impede" your ability to have those ears cropped and maybe you just might not get around to it .... ;) Nova, IMHO sounds too close to "NO", in case you must use that word in your training. ...

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What a pro pup! How did you do?

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I've attended a variety of silent auctions, from volunteer fire department bar-b-ques, where the items were either "re-purposed", or, gift certificates from local businesses, to large, non-profit organization cocktail affairs where the wine flowed and the bids soared 8-) Previews of the mo...

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Two months now since our big boy was diagnosed hyperthyroid. He's been on the 2.5 mg methimazole b.i.d. and recent blood check shows him in the 'low normal' range. His appetite is good, not raging, not gone. His weight is much lower than I'd like, although DH thinks he looks good (he prefers skinny)...

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The obituaries for our local newspaper recently included Jeanne Thomas, who passed away on March 10, 2016. I did not know her, but her obituary states : "Mrs. Thomas was an avid Morgan horse breeder, trainer and historian, and had several world champions over the course of her career. She was a...

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Thanks for feedback. DH has Chase Freedom and likes the cash back option, and the 'no annual fee' component, too. I'm trying to pare down/consolidate the number of cards I have, which includes too many gas cards.

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Subject line sounds like an oxymoron, but I'm considering changing credit card providers. I don't need airline miles, but it would be nice to have some type of 'cash back' or some other perk associated with use that isn't restrictive. No annual fees, certainly. No preference as to MC or Visa. You ca...

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Are you looking for a vet? Contact Dr. Donnell at La Mesa Equine Lameness Center (Pilot Point) to see if they handle PPE's. It has been about 6 years since I've used them but he is extremely thorough in his exams.

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I use native plants whenever I add anything to our landscape. You might consult your state's native plant society for recommendations on plants for your area. Natives are already adapted to moisture, light, soil types, and although they might not be as "showy" as invasive or non-native pla...

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The only horse 'clothing' I've ever washed in my machine was saddle pads. Best to take sheets and/or blankets to an out-of-the-way laundromat, where, hopefully, no one will gripe about having critter clothes in the washer. Remove all leg straps, surcingles, etc. which can come off (wash them separat...

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My hyperthyroid kitty gets a heavy-duty grooming by his little sister on a daily basis, with emphasis on the ears! Wondering if she would inadvertently ingest a dose of the transdermal rx thyroid stuff when grooming her HT big brother if I switch from pill to transdermal?

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Thanks! Being in a (mostly) snow-less location I was trying to get a visual on that one....

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Going on 4 weeks now, of pill-giving, so still early days. My hyperthyroid boy gets a pill in a.m. and p.m. right before a stinky canned cat food meal. I tell him, "Sebastian, let's take your pill." Tilt his lower jaw down (he tilts his head up as a reaction), quickly, carefully shove pill...

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Can you elaborate on the snowball gun?

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Metal garbage cans. I can still heft the 50# bag of feed up and over the top edge to dump into the can (did this just this morning, BTW). I have a large can that can hold two bags of horse feed. At one time I considered getting one of those big rectangular metal contractor tool boxes, but decided it...

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I've always used a spray on product used to treat tents for camping, etc. Can't remember the name but you can probably find in sporting goods store or similar. I've treated blankets and sheets after they are completely cleaned and dried, at the end of the season, before being stored. I pay particula...

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Suzon, maybe we could work a swap! Look under my classified ad for tack and see if there is something(s) there you'd like in exchange for your (presumably working-in-good-order) bread machine! If so, PM me

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This topic might have been covered on The Other BB, but I'm asking again. I don't do "homemade" bread, so I'm wanting a machine that can handle it all ;) Any recommendations? Something that I can put ingredients into, all at once, push a button, and have an edible loaf of bread at the end ...

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This topic might have been covered on The Other BB, but I'm asking again. I don't do "homemade" bread, so I'm wanting a machine that can handle it all ;) Any recommendations? Something that I can put ingredients into, all at once, push a button, and have an edible loaf of bread at the end ...

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If you need to reduce the size of the interior measurement, you could consider mounting a strip of wood moulding, vertically (top to bottom), on each side of the window (on the inside), painting/staining it to match your existing trim, and then getting ready-made shutters to fit. It means you'd prob...

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You realize this puppy now has a full-time job! What a good girl!

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Here is more. Faces only a mother could love:

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Thanks for feedback, Larbear. Is your kitty still with you? Did you continue methimazole or did Eggie have the I-131 treatment? Right now, our kitty is on the 2.5mg methimazole b.i.d. I was wondering if he should've started on just 2.5mg daily, then increasing dosage if necessary. Pilling, thankfull...

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Oh, angela, it pains me to hear of your trials with your kitty. Trying to find correct diet, rx, etc. is so exasperating! Thanks for sharing. We are now looking at feline hyperthyroidism with our kitty--not diabetes as originally suspected! Vet could palpate his thyroid yesterday, and blood panel wa...

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If it truly keeps pigeons and sparrows away, I might have to keep the radio on! I used to listen to radio only in the a.m. while doing chores, but stopped after I decided my chooks needed more quiet during their egg production :) In the afternoon, however, I'll put on a CD during chook and pony chor...

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Thanks for info. Kitty has vet appt tomorrow, so we'll go from there. In the meantime, I am researching canned cat foods, since our 4 indoor cats have been on an rx diet, which I have always felt was just trash. Kicking myself thinking that our 11 y.o. kitty's problems might stem from his nutrition....

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Even if it is truly a 'therapy turkey', where is the consideration for putting an animal such as this under the stress of having to live in a human world, putting up with all the things humans take for granted that would otherwise cause either alarm, flight, stress to such a critter? I suppose one c...

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We suspect our 11 y.o. kitty might have developed diabetes. Significant weight loss over the last few months, increased thirst, increased appetite. He is also scratching his neck and ears quite a bit, despite getting the all clear for ear mites. He'll go this week for blood work to look for diabetes...

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Whataburger junior and a diet DP!

I was at a meeting in town and grabbed the burger on the way home!

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Yes,definitely. I have one of those deep laundry sinks on 4 legs from Home Depot, right next to the HWH. The most I've had has been 2 horses, but for soaking hay cubes in warm water, washing hands (endlessly), filling a bucket of warm water at night to add to horses water buckets, you name it. Plus,...

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I was fortunate enough to see his Glass Spiders tour, way back in the way back. He was very gifted and stayed true to the spirit that propelled him. One of the greats, RIP.

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Melody, I think you should take your mom's bowling ball in its bag and find an alley about an hour away from you in a town where they won't know you. Bowl a bit (either with the rental ball or your mom's), bowl a strike for your mom. Then quietly leave her ball on the rack and walk out with the empt...

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My knowledge of tool use definitely came from osmosis, from being around my dad. He was always building stuff for the house. Built the back screened porch, a window box for my bedroom, shelves everywhere, new kitchen cabinet doors, dog house, tool shed, etc. etc. One summer my brother and I helped h...

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DH is a bit of a hoarder, so my decrap program is mostly ferreting out his crap and convincing him to bag it! My last year's goal of re-organizing our workshop was successfully completed. Now for the garage... I am constantly gathering items to donate to local thrift shops and to the Habitat Re-stor...

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Kudos to you for adopting a black kitty! She and our Ziggy could be sibs! Our shelter was so excited when we adopted him 4 years ago; they said black kitties are difficult to find good homes for (for a variety of reasons). Getting a mature kitty is so wonderful! We will need pictures of her 'coming ...

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A couple of sleepless nights here in Cen Texas, but other than gale force winds and cold, and a slight dusting of snow, so far so good. My old guy is out in his pasture during the day with blankie and fly mask (as goggles!), already rolling in freezing mud, loving it. My chooks, however, are getting...

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Lots of nice area east of Austin, TX. Horse country but close enough to airports for travel. And not really that far from the coast. College Station (2 hrs. NW of Houston) is home to Texas A&M University (whoop!) and some nice places in the vicinity. No state income tax here, very friendly folks...

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Not to get off-thread, but rice bran apparently runs about 24.2% for Non Structural Carbs (NSC); I've always read it is best to provide lowest NSC possible in feeding regimes. And alfalfa hay is nearly lowest of many feed substances in NSC (about 11.5%), but it is high in calcium. I wrack my brain s...

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DH, being a former colonialist--is that a word?-- is already practicing (sp) nos. 1, 2, 8 (most especially), 9, and 15

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Jingles for Lad, and a comeback, in any way possible....

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I have an easy recipe for Bread Pudding with Lemon Hard Sauce but it always seems a bit dry. I've thought of doubling the sauce, which might help, but would like to see some other recipes for bread pudding. Something with alcohol would be nice.... No fancy stuff, or complicated standing-over-a-hot-s...

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I have an easy recipe for Bread Pudding with Lemon Hard Sauce but it always seems a bit dry. I've thought of doubling the sauce, which might help, but would like to see some other recipes for bread pudding. Something with alcohol would be nice.... No fancy stuff, or complicated standing-over-a-hot-s...

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Yes, I'm trying not to second-guess the future or over analyze things, but I've always been able to pick up on stuff early in the game. Yesterday my guy ate some of his hay in the pasture and then walked away, stood there with his head slightly down but eyes still open. He shifted his weight quite a...

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Oh, received some neat cards yesterday! Thanks!

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Some good feedback here! Interesting that no one has mentioned any of the Burt's Bees products. I have their cuticle cream and hand salve in the little tins; although they are greasy, they do a good job overnight. They don't seem to have much staying power during the day, though. I myself tend to wa...

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This year I thought I'd give my personal trainer (fitness, not riding) a gift basket with a variety of hand lotions, hand creams and hand salves for Christmas. She suffers from perpetually dry hands and likes to keep plenty of soothing goop in every room, tote, purse and vehicle. We have lots of art...

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It can certainly take a while to float through all the emotions, bouncing back and forth between an ok day and utter sadness. Labs are such great dogs. We helped our 14 y.o. lab mix cross to the Rainbow Bridge on Feb 14, 2011 and she is still deep in my thoughts, maybe not each day, but certainly ev...

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When I had to completely retire my gelding (he is now 24) back in 2011 the rug was yanked out from under us both. That was the year from hell, for a number of reasons. I purchased a "project horse" in 2012--not a good match with that guy. Then, my dad and my uncle and DH were experiencing ...

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