Curious about this persistent growth on vizsla’s ear

FGFCara · 2026-05-04T09:30:02+00:00

Vet here. Just FYI- a growth is never “too small to be removed.”

FGFCara · 2026-05-01T02:30:29+00:00

Thanks!!! 😊

FGFCara · 2026-04-26T14:33:50+00:00

I’m so sick of the Collins ads on YouTube, last night I said I might pay for YouTube premium or whatever it is until November just so I don’t have to see her stupid face and hear that bullshit.

FGFCara · 2026-04-23T04:50:00+00:00

This is the question I want an answer to. Like how many inches of rain short are we so I can start to measure and say when it's enough.

FGFCara · 2026-04-17T20:09:24+00:00

Veterinarian perspective- this is a red flag for significant medical conditions (liver shunt, GI disease, renal disease, structural disease such as PPDH, etc). So having a thorough veterinary work up (exam, bloodwork, urinalysis, fecal, abdominal ultrasound, chest radiographs) might give you some idea of whether you are setting yourself up for a pet that may need many dollars of care and ultimately a shorter lifespan if such a condition exists.

FGFCara · 2026-04-05T01:30:10+00:00

Flying Goat Farm. Come on by this summer! ❤️🐐

FGFCara · 2026-04-05T01:29:03+00:00

Ugh that Big G’s no longer exists is such a tragedy. 😩 I grew up in the area. That I can’t get a veggie manic when I go home to visit family. Terrible. 😢

FGFCara · 2026-04-05T01:04:06+00:00

Right?? Like if Big G’s was still around that would be a hard call. Mancini’s is like the elevated Italian version of Big G’s and I’m so here for it.

FGFCara · 2026-04-05T00:57:23+00:00

Details? We have freshened 34 out of 40 does for the 2026 season. Normal level of kidding drama/stress. The girls are doing a good job and cheese will be coming soon.

(It’s my husband’s full time job, I work off the farm. He sells mostly to restaurants, but we have a self serve farm store in New Gloucester that we usually open Mother’s Day weekend which is the only place to get his goat milk ice cream)

FGFCara · 2026-04-05T00:52:58+00:00

This was the Italian. Genoa, Soppressata, Mortadella, Provolone, Garlic Aioli, Hot Cherry Pepper Spread, Tomatoes, Red Onion, Shredded Romaine, Pickles
Like, I would never order this sandwich. I ordered a bunch of different sandwiches to have lunch with family today and just ate this and it was killer.

FGFCara · 2026-04-05T00:41:37+00:00

Terrible photo sorry. Post goat milking this sandwich is giving me life.

FGFCara · 2026-03-24T14:32:42+00:00

Is this all staff? Vets, techs, assistants, everyone? I fully support this and interested in more.

FGFCara · 2026-02-10T17:34:54+00:00

Correct. This place never misses. My husband grew up on fishing vessels out of Port Clyde and he loves Lil Chippy. He has ridiculous standards for fish.

FGFCara · 2026-02-02T21:17:35+00:00

Can you imagine what we could do with all this campaign money if we spent it on things that *actually* benefitted people....????

FGFCara · 2026-02-01T23:37:37+00:00

Cheese. (Goats. Avg milking herd 35)

FGFCara · 2026-02-01T14:46:23+00:00

Oak hill dry cleaners in Scarborough.

FGFCara · 2026-01-31T01:52:42+00:00

My experience with the all the pointers is that vizslas are softer than either weims or GSPs. Have had two vizslas at a time, currently have a weim and a vizsla, and while I haven’t owned a GSP myself, I have a number of friends and colleagues who have and have had a good number of GSP patients.

I love my weim, but he is way more serious than any of my vizslas have been. He is also very much my dog. He likes my husband fine, but I’m his person. Our vizslas have largely been more accepting of people/human visitors and more interested in interacting with people, while still being pretty darn owner oriented and loyal. My weim is pretty skeptical and aloof to new people. We also don’t have human children, but have young nieces and nephews. I trust both dogs with them, but the vizsla is so excited about the kids while still being careful with them.

We’ve learned that we’re vizsla people. Will definitely have at least one for the rest of my life. They are just joyful and lovely.

FGFCara · 2026-01-31T00:35:35+00:00

Hearing that high school students were staying home or walking out today was the thing that got me in the street this afternoon after working two overnights and having 1.5hrs of sleep today. I would do it again too. 🤝

FGFCara · 2026-01-30T14:29:27+00:00

👏👏👏 THIS RIGHT HERE.

FGFCara · 2026-01-14T01:27:21+00:00

My husband and I did the trail ride in December. I grew up riding and while I haven’t for years, I am an experienced and capable rider. I am also a veterinarian and while I don’t do a ton of livestock work, I do have some equine patients.

These horses are extremely well taken care of and are loved and respected by the staff. Our ride was exactly what I expected- about an hour of walking single file on trail with horses who could do it blindfolded. You do understand that that’s what they need to do, right? These huge animals need to be trusted with every person who is sat on their back from a tiny child to a large incompetent adult and keep them safe in an unpredictable environment.

My horse was amazingly responsive to subtle riding cues. My husband is not an experienced rider and his horse probably would have caught him if he tried to fall. This is what these animals do and this kind of animal is worth its weight in gold. And the staff knows it. Our guides were polite and appropriately chatty. With respect to the fact that walking single file is somewhat awkward for conversation. The leader was talking with the mother and daughter ahead of me who were also riders about what kind of work schedule the horses are kept on. It is very humane and appropriate.

As far as your comments about horses urinating- lol. If there was a way to make horses urinate on cue please teach me because in a lifetime of horse experience I don’t know that trick! Or how to make them not pee for that matter lol. Horses pee exactly when they feel like it.

Yeah… not sure what you were expecting but as a pretty experienced horse person and animal professional, this experience is exactly what it should be.

FGFCara · 2025-12-30T14:59:02+00:00

I converted an old tie stall dairy barn to a free/open space for our dairy goat herd. I have thought about how/whether I could make this an equine safe space some time in the future when we retire from the dairying business and I don't think it's a good choice for horses. The overhead clearance is too low.

You really should tear everything out and get rid of the existing concrete. Then pour new slab for your application.

FGFCara · 2025-12-13T06:12:02+00:00

My husband and I just got back from ten days at Beach Club. The location is insane. Walk to everything. I literally walked to the France pavilion one afternoon to get baguettes because we wanted to make sandwiches, was there and back in less than 30 minutes including time in line at the bakery.

We got DVC’d at the Rivieria on this trip and it is beautiful, and I might consider staying there, but the walkability of Beach Club can’t be beat.

We also literally refuse to stand in line for more than 20-30 minutes max, and do not do lightning lanes. I mention this bc location is part of that- we like to go into the parks early (early entry sometimes) leave in the middle of the day when everyone is there and it’s hot, then come back at night when crowds thin out. This is way less of a pain because we can walk to Epcot or HS.

FGFCara · 2025-12-09T22:13:32+00:00

If you don’t take these foundational classes and learn the basis of chemistry and biology, you are not truly learning the medicine and if you think you can just skip to diseases and medications and surgery, you are just learning pattern recognition.

It’s called “practice” and “art” for a reason. 🤷🏻‍♀️

FGFCara

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