The Invisible Emotional Burden of Caring for a Sick Pet.

[Bayard]

4. I have a mare with Cushings

Its pretty manageable with horses, and a large percentage of them develop it as they get older. The main thing you see is that they get incredibly CURLY. My girl is on daily meds, that kick the disease back quite a bit.

The lady's story sounds very familiar. When I was in Calif, after I got divorced, I dated an anesthesiologist for a couple years. He never could understand that animals need to be fed on a schedule, along with their other needs. I was supposed to take care of him first. He grew to resent them. Finally, he gave me a choice--get rid of "all these animals" (I HATE that phrase!), move down out of the mountains to the city with me, then marry me. I tried to compromise--get some acreage closer to town, but that didn't work for him.

My animals won. Most people said--are you nuts? You could have married a doctor! Not worth it.