well, today was another experience neither nancy or i needed. the day started off bad, when i got in a big damn hurry and forgot to raise the rear stabilizers on the trailer. after dragging them through the campground and over two speed bumps, they were what you could call "toast"! but i even got up extra early this morning thinking we'd get an early start, get to the cowboy heritage center, and get to the next koa kampground early and then we'd be able to sit and relax awhile before bedtime. yeah, right! after i took a hammer to the stabilizers to bend them back into place, i got them folded back into position, although they are of no use anymore. i guess i'll cut them off when we get back to nc. i called a camping world in oklahoma city and they said bring the trailer in and they would see what they could do. long story short; no luck, so we bought a couple of rv jack stands to stabilize the rear of the trailer. actually they are easier to use than the factory stabilizers, so maybe today wasn't a total loss. when we got past oklahoma city about 13 miles, we stopped to get something to eat and while walking the dogs, we noticed that loki was not acting like his usual chipper self. he is always jumping up and down and always ready to go for a ride. but this time he was lethargic and wobbly on his feet. so, we asked about a veterinarian close-by and took him to dr. eisenhour in el reno, ok. after drawing blood and taking an x-ray, he said that loki has immune anemia and he needed to be treated as soon as possible, as his red blood-count was down to 15.84 (very low). loki is having his first hospital stay in his short life overnight and we will check back with the vet in the morning. needless to say, we cancelled reservations in elk city, ok and are staying at a koa in the cherokee nation about 5 miles west of el reno, ok. i guess you don't know what the future holds until it hits you in the face...
