Horse Vet (Veterinarian) House Call - Lot's of Answers!

A while back we had the large animal vet (veterinarian) visit our home. They call this a "house call". He did a general check up on Maggie the horse, which gave us the opportunity to ask lots of questions. This vet was very good and very kind to give us lots of answers. Maggie got her teeth looked at, got some shots and had her feet examined. BTW, does this vet kinda remind you of Sam Elliot?
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[@jackwhite1022]

Dr Jake is awesome. Treated all our horses. even stitched then up in the pasture with truck headlights

[@terribethreed8464]

Your vet video was spot on. Lots of good info about horses, their pests & what to watch out for. Also good video for new horse owners to watch.

[@elenacerasela]

I love the vet.

[@daddykirbs]

+e stan he is cool :)

[@lisabooker6405]

YAY Maggie! So glad she's doing well! She's got a great home! God Bless!

[@daddykirbs]

+Lisa Booker we try ;)

[@lilbitatatime3763]

Another wonderful video to watch. Your wife did a great job with the questions. Maggie didn't appreciate those last two shots. Thanks for sharing.

[@daddykirbs]

+LilBit AtATime i have grown to depend on all the questions she asks... I can never think of what to ask.

[@Larry342516]

Maggie is well taken care of. Beautiful horse. Thanks for the video.

[@daddykirbs]

+Larry342516 thanks!

[@MegF142857]

Good veterinarian. Very calm, straight forward explanations, efficient. I'm waiting on a farm call for my horses right now to get their vaxxes & check a couple of things.

[@darlingmirandakay]

Mommas always know all the right questions to ask :) and then some. Lol. "We all got piles. I got 'em everwurr." 😂

[@daddykirbs]

+Miranda Reads she is the best when we need answers!

[@mizsterious]

I know I know Maggie is fine, but I was on the edge of my seat with this exam. I'm so glad she's doing well, and I love and thank your family with my whole heart for caring for her so deeply. (and your other farm critters!!) and your vet kinda can pass for Sam Elliot but for me I saw. . .Anthony Wilford Brimley, credited either as A. Wilford Brimley or Wilford Brimley, an American actor. He appeared in many notable films including The China Syndrome, The Thing, The Natural, Cocoon and The Firm. I loved him in Cocoon, oh well. Again thanks for the share, glad all is well. Be kind, enjoy and love each other!!

[@daddykirbs]

+miz sterious yes I can see Wilford Brimley too :)

[@LindaPenney]

Awesome update thank you for sharing have a blessed day

[@cathiez9131]

I so enjoy these videos with the vet working with Maggie! Thank you, Blake! So glad she's a happy healthy and gentle pony! (Sorry, we always called our quarter horses "ponies"!)

[@daddykirbs]

she's a great "pony" ;)

[@wtglb]

"We all got our piles". Too funny! What a thorough vet (and interesting!)and your horse is so sweet. Was this before she had the hoof problem?

[@daddykirbs]

+wtglb yes this is before she got the thorn in the hoof. The vet is a hoot! :)

[@TheSaraGames]

Very informative video. I wanted to share something with you as well as anyone else who reads this. Earlier this year (2016) we learned of a very rare condition that can happen to any animal that is intelligent. Cats, dogs, some birds, horses, etc. The animal in question never develops the skills to deal with stress and anxiety and ends up self harming. We, my husband and I, learned of this about 5 days after I had my gallbladder removed. The stress in leading up to the surgery and the day of, me coming home with 5 incisions in me was too much for our cat. We had to rush her to a 24/h animal hospital in our city. She had licked a hole past the skin. That's as far as I will go into details. It was very bad and took over 3 months to heal. She is fine :) A overall happy cat and about to be super excited. To help with her anxiety she has her first 7 foot cat tree. We are going to try and assemble it tomorrow. She helps us (helps lower chronic pains levels in me and husband deal with depression), and we help her. As a family should :)

[@daddykirbs]

+TheSaraGames wow what a story!

[@TheSaraGames]

An update. We got the cat tree together tonight. She has been playing on it while we were putting it together and is still on it after we finished. The cat tree is part of an idea of making an oasis of peace for her to be her. Running, jumping climbing and hunting cat. It makes her very happy.

[@wildchookMaryP]

Maggie is in a great home with a wonderful family.

[@daddykirbs]

Thanks :)

[@HoneyHollowHomestead]

One other option that the vet did not mention for flies is a fly sheet. Not sure it would be good for her in your area though, because I've heard you mention several times that she likes to scratch on the trees. She might tear it up. Flies are a constant battle for us as well. :( We just had our first frost, so I'm hoping the flies are done here now. Now, I've heard that Equi Spot really isn't worth it. You'll have to try it for yourself to see if it works for you all. There are a few other fly sprays out there that work well. I think the stuff I used was called Dura Max. It seemed to work well. There are also some "natural" concoctions you can whip up. Just stay away from Bronco! You might as well use water. That stuff isn't worth what they charge for it, I don't care how cheap it is! How often are you having her trimmed? I have my girl trimmed every 6 weeks, but the one I had before her had to be trimmed every 4 weeks. (Farrier didn't believe me till she came back in 4 weeks and saw how much growth she had.) The only thing I disagree with your vet about was the shoes. There is TONS of info out there on barefoot horses. The debate between shod and barefoot is on going. ;)

[@daddykirbs]

+MotherOfManyHorses we love the idea of keeping her barefoot. After these shoes come off we will not shoe her again unless needed. We have the farrier out every 6 weeks. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about fly sprays.

[@mtoy100]

Enjoyed the video. Good information to know.

[@thedogsmaid]

That was very interesting. We've got piles too.

[@daddykirbs]

We all have our piles LOL

[@am2schmarvelous]

I liked that vet a lot . I imagine you did. He's not Sam Elliot as much as he's Wilford Brimley!

[@daddykirbs]

Yep, I think Wilford is a closer match ;)

[@cristacarraway6839]

so well behaved!

[@CnJWade]

Very good vet!!

[@lizcoffey5538]

she'll clean a coyotes clock. 😂😂😂 ahahaha

[@daddykirbs]

He's a hoot! LOL

[@egleventing6928]

Blake Kirby

[@constancemacallister2389]

Great! So informative.

[@daddykirbs]

+Constance MacAllister thanks!

[@leilanikealoha2386]

Just remember , if your going to keep anything healthy on that horse it needs to be her feet. trim every 6 weeks. Not every 8 or 10. The feet are the most important thing.

[@daddykirbs]

We are on a 6 weeks schedule right now.

[@leilanikealoha2386]

Wow those feet looked about 12 weeks. I would look for another farrier.

[@MrMac5150]

That horse is going to run you some bucks to keep, Vet bill, shots and food, must be 200 buck for the month. I hope Maggi become the Star of the show.

[@daddykirbs]

I need to become more popular on KZbin so I can afford her LOL

[@MrMac5150]

Blake Kirby Now that is a fact.. You will.

[@carlahead2945]

How do you tell the age of a horse? Oh,and how often does a horse need reshoeing?

[@daddykirbs]

There's something about how the teeth are shaped that tells the age, but I'm not sure. We try to keep Maggie barefoot, but the normal rotation is every 6 weeks I think.

[@mipajaro1]

SMS is good even for us . 74 and we use it.

[@biglou4452]

Awesome Horse:')

[@daddykirbs]

+leese 44 Thanks!

[@trishlovesdogs3188]

Hi Blake! What time is the party tomorrow???

[@sweetheartsmom]

She is a very pretty horse

[@daddykirbs]

Thank you :)

[@patbedenbaugh294]

great video

[@daddykirbs]

+Pat Bedenbaugh thanks!

[@jennapicard6892]

For my horses I use home made fly spy although it stinks I goes away after a 1 hour and the flies ding bother them at all

[@daddykirbs]

+ANIMAL EXTRA FUN what is your formula?

[@jennapicard6892]

Spray bottle, two table spoons of dish liquid, two cups of Apple vinegar or vinegar, one cup of water. It may stink but it is worth it I take my Shetland pony in the woods during the summer and I put them on her there is not a fly to be seen.

[@00david57]

Hello! I would like to ash that I would want to live in such a remote area carbon black adults! But I do not know how much time and money to add to it and should be managed? How is it to live? Thank you in advance for your answer and very good youtuber or!

[@daddykirbs]

I don't completely understand the questions, but thanks for the compliment :)

[@00david57]

Blake Kirby ok

[@carlahead2945]

What a sweet horse!!! What's her name? She's so beautiful!!

[@daddykirbs]

This is Maggie :)

[@christefer1]

Grate video

[@daddykirbs]

Thank you!

[@christefer1]

Blake Kirby no problem I love your videos

[@daddykirbs]

christefer1 That means a lot to me. :)

[@christefer1]

Blake Kirby I'm glad ;)

[@SaraHartman09]

Skin so Soft from Avon keeps flies away..... My horse friends uses them on her horses...

[@sandysledge6860]

Yea it also kills fleas on pets.

[@daddykirbs]

We used to use that a lot as kids for repellant. I guess I need to find my local Avon rep ;)

[@robertjonasson2527]

Washington has "piles" stacked to the moon!

[@teachersears]

I'd say more Wilfred Brimley.

[@daddykirbs]

Yep, many agree :)

[@jax6521]

Do you take questions? Regarding a pet.

[@daddykirbs]

I take questions. I don't always have great answers, but I'll do what I can :)

[@jax6521]

Blake Kirby well mine is about my dog. But I'd need to send pic. Don't think I can on here. I'm debating whether to go to vet to pay 100's of $ and be told it will work itself out. But I don't want to wait if something serious. Basically her left eye has what looks like pool of blood. It doesn't bother her. I'm not sure what happened. It's been a week now. I know. Hard to answer a question without seeing the problem. 😱

[@louverousse9023]

@ Jackie Lee Hope you got your dog to a vet .. probably bonked into something pretty hard . Hope she's doing ok . Can you give me a little update please that would be kind of you . Have a Blessed New Year .

[@joansmith3492]

I don't understand. If horses have a vaccine for west nile virus why don't people have one too? (I don't expect you to have the answer-just asking).

[@daddykirbs]

good question.

[@juliapicard8438]

How many hands is she

[@daddykirbs]

+JAZZY LUNA WINDSOR SHOW about 14

[@juliapicard8438]

Blake Kirby she looks tall...... Does she kick mine does she's a brat mine at lets she tried kick me couple night ago

[@willfriar8054]

dr larry bret came to my home he never got out of the car to see my horse he said laminitis and gave me a canister of butte and some pills. the fairer said use buttless and i started her on it first. after brett said it's just herbs and doesn't work at all . followed his directions for six months buying butte from his company. my horse got worse. they shipped butte in an express envelope and my dogs go into it and ate it died from it .they illgally shipped poison through the mail. I lost two petigree labradors to a horrible death. from butte poison his office shipped out the replacement in a box triple wrapped. they never even said sorry we kiled your dogs. now i see their graves every day when i go see my horse . she's good now butteless worked in two weeks. larry lied larry lies and he makes a hundred bucks on a can of butte.

[@reelthing4u]

your need a few bat house on your farm

[@daddykirbs]

That would be cool :)

[@heyitsrachelgrace]

Hi there! You have a very pretty, lovely horse! Have you ever considered caring for Maggie with holistic and natural methods? For example- using essential oils for fly spray, wounds, illness etc. (being sure to dilute first as they are very potent), keeping her barefoot like horses in the wild, utilizing rocks for strengthening her hooves (rocks also allow a horse's hooves to self trim). Using natural products and methods of care versus traditional medicines and care can greatly improve the quality of Maggie's life and lengthen it too! :) Since caring for our horses naturally they have never been healthier or happier! You are already giving Maggie a more "wild" lifestyle by giving her free reign of your property. I'm sure she loves that! :) There is lots of info on caring for horses naturally all over the internet. Here are some links we have greatly benefited from: www.essentialanimals.com/ kzbin.info (excellent info on essential oils), www.landrevillehoofcare.com/ kzbin.info/door/TdEDAgRME8kI8kLia4geRA (natural hoof trimming), www.thehorseshoof.com/oats1.html thesoulofahorse.com/blog/no-more-poison-life-without-de-wormers/ wolfcreekranch1.tripod.com/defaq.html (natural feeding) One more thing that I will mention is, keeping free choice hay in front of a horse is very beneficial to their health but also for greatly reducing a horse's stress. Horses are grazing animals so when they do not have access to grass providing hay is very important in order to keep them at a good weight as well as keep ulcers from arising. There are lots of articles explaining horse ulcers on the web. Also, holistic veterinarians can help a lot as they are into natural care and remedies. It looks like you all love Maggie very much. Very nice to see! :)

[@daddykirbs]

Thank you for all that info. Yes we are learning lots and hope to be more natural with her care.

[@heyitsrachelgrace]

That's great! You're very welcome! :)