Goat and horse vaccinations

Yesterday was a day full of vaccinations and physical exams for a couple of goats and about forty horses.  The goat vaccinations were interesting; their thick hair made it a bit difficult to find the skin, but once we did we were able to get the vaccinations over with.  The goats were great and didn't even scream. 

Next up were the horses.  For the horses we broke up into three groups of three and gave physical exams to all of them.  This involved going over respiratory, gastrointestinal, urogenital, and other functions as well as giving them their vaccinations.  There were some horses that were sore or had relatively simple diagnoses to walking difficulties.  There was one that had noticeable back and leg problems and was in a chest brace as well as having foam taped to her hooves in order to try to alleviate her pain.  There were a few horses that were great patients and a few that were less than happy to be there.  There was one horse that we had to calm for about ten minutes after the physical exam just to be able to administer the vaccine!

Back home

I'm back in SLC and I've hit the ground running.  Today marks my second day back at work and my third non-relaxing day of being back in Utah.  I'm shedding my skin again and minor wounds are taking forever to heal.  I've decided that I really need to move somewhere humid at some point in my life so that I don't just turn into dust like Rasputin.  I also bought a couple of humidifiers the day after I got back because I couldn't stand it anymore!

It's March... and I'm in Hawaii!

Kahului, Maui to be exact.  I had a good time yesterday walking around Mākena Bay and took a few really fun photos.

 This is (or was) a Hawaiian Spiny Lobster.  The shell looks sort of like a gauntlet.  I think this should have gone onto Sebastian's costume somewhere.

This was a Hawaiian Red Crab.  They are a favorite of the local birds, which will bang them on the rocks in order to crack the shell and get the meat inside.