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Date Posted: 19:31:45 12/09/02 Mon
Author: Cheri
Subject: Monday's horse fact..
In reply to: Cheri 's message, "A New Week! Daily Inspirations, and Horse Facts.." on 18:57:14 12/09/02 Mon



Health concerns of mules and donkeys..


Part 12..


In addition to lungworms,


donkeys can be afflicted with the same internal parasites that attack horses and mules. If one is to tubeworm a donkey, however, special care must be taken.
Suzanne Burnham, DVM, special consultant to the American Donkey and Mule Society, which is located in Denton, Texas, gives us this explanation of what can occur when passing a stomach (nasogastric) tube through the donkey's nostril and into the stomach:

"First, the donkey's ventral meatus, which is the appropriate starting place inside the nostril, is narrower proportionately than the horse's. A yearling or foal size tube should be used.

"Second, in the region of the larynx and pharynx there is a blind pouch caudally and dorsally (in a back and high position). This is called a diverticulum. This means that after the donkey has seemingly successfully just swallowed the tube into the esophagus, it suddenly meets a dead end and feels stuck. If it is jammed around and pushed, the donkey will resent any further attempt. The capillaries here are very fragile and excessive manipulation may cause the donkey to bleed from the mouth or nostril.

"Therefore, it is helpful to use a cold, stiff tube that will hold a curve rather than a very limber one. The donkey's head should bend down comfortably at the poll and he should not poke his nose upward. This will help bypass the blind pouch."


Tomorrows fact .. A unique health problem that can afflict donkeys is hyperlipemia.

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[> Tuesday's inspiration.. -- Cheri, 21:36:46 12/10/02 Tue



TIME FOR GOD'S TOUCH

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Mark 10:13-16 (NRSV)

People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it." And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them.

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[Jesus] took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them.

- Mark 10:16 (NIV)

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I knew that my four-year-old son, Ben, could dress himself; but I couldn't resist pulling the shirt over his head and smoothing his tousled hair. After several years of staying home with Ben and Sarah, I had made it through my first week back at work. But I felt heartsick and out of touch with my children. I wanted to listen to them, talk to them, touch them, and catch up on the snuggling that I had missed. As we sat on the couch, they talked a mile a minute. Though it was hard to hear their complaints about all the changes we were going through, I wanted to hear every word.

At times, God must feel the same way. Though God never leaves us, our dedication sometimes ebbs. God longs to hear our questions and expressions of anger as well as our words of worship. I give thanks for God's love greater than we can imagine and for God's readiness to touch our lives.


Prayer: Thank you, God, for always being available. Lead us to your
side and keep us in your love. Amen.


THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
God is always ready to listen to us and to gather us into waiting arms.

-- Rebecca S. Ramsey (Puy de Dome, France)

PRAYER FOCUS: Mothers working outside the home
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