Storm Preparedness for Horses and Other Animals

In my experience responding after tornadoes and hurricanes, the horses that were loose in pasture usually had only minor injuries that could be treated. Regretfully, the horses trapped in collapsed barns were the ones I could not save.

Please review these veterinary preparedness resources:

guidance for horse owners:
https://www.aqha.com/widget/-/horse-owner-natural-disaster-preparedness

AVMA disaster preparedness for animals (horses, pets, and livestock):
https://www.avma.org/blog/free-guide-helps-pet-owners-be-ready-emergencies

First Nest has TRIPLETS! My first clear look at the 3 chicks. Mom Kate was feeding a chick when Captain Doug and I arrived – you can see the chick just below her throat area – waiting for the food. The other 2 chicks are dark heads above the nest brim (look for their beaks), one of them almost under Kate’s tail, the other one to the right of the main tree trunk. From our distance on the lake, this was the best view we could safely get.

First Nest: TWO bald eagle chicks!! They are about 2 weeks old.  You can easily see one chick, fluffy very white fuzz ball with two very dark eyes right at the rim of the nest, looking towards us.  The second chick is harder to see … look to the left of the chick at the rim and then find a white fuzzy tennis ball under a long horizontal thin branch.  Did you find them both?

Grayced the Cat …
Doc Ellen was so sad about not being able to go watch the big eagles because of the very awful weather that I thought I would make myself into a nautilus shell and help her remember days of yore with warm tropical seas.

Yes, it is cold out…
but if you hurry, Doc Ellen, to get breakfast made,
you’ll warm up — and my tummy will be much happier.

Priorities, people. 🐾☕️

While watching the bald eagles bounce along the cold winter air,
I couldn’t help thinking ahead to gentler days — when neighbors like the eastern bluebirds will begin thinking about nests and new families.

Winter still has its hold, but the promise of warmth feels close.

If you’re needing a few reminders of warmth right now, I keep some of those close at hand in my Etsy shop.