
我在智利Valparaiso附近的一個馬場打工換宿,雖然只住了兩個星期,卻有講不完的故事。有動物、有小孩,有辛苦工作,也有吃喝玩樂。對我來說,這裡的生活是全新的體驗,非常有趣,也學到很多。
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每天早上,我會在馬場停留約一個半小時,喂馬吃食物、掃馬大便、整理環境,藉著這段時間,我與這裡的六匹馬更熟悉,也逐漸了解牠們的行為、習慣、個性。
Apache是一匹全白的年輕馬,牠與人類很親近,平時很聽話、配合,在馬群中則有一點兇,但不算太霸道。
▼ 我在馬場工作時,馬匹們常常圍繞在我身邊。

馬也會拉肚子
已經有兩、三天了,我在清理馬場時都發現有一整坨的馬大便,正常應該是一堆一堆顆粒狀的。不過,這個謎很快就解開了,因為我看到Apache在拉肚子。
我覺得Apache一定是自己亂吃東西,吃壞肚子了,都排泄出來就會沒事的。對於這件事,我沒有想太多,反而是感到很驚喜,才知道原來馬和人類一樣,都會拉肚子。
坐在地上的Apache
早上,我一走進馬場,就看見Apache縮著腳跪坐在地上。這個畫面讓我有些意外,因為在我的印象中,馬通常不會坐下來。而當我把乾草拿出來時,Apache一下子站了起來,同其他五匹馬一窩蜂的來搶食物,就像平常一樣。
我照常餵完了所有的動物,回到屋子裡休息、吃早餐,正想著要和女主人Henna討論馬匹坐在地上的事。不料,Henna衝了進來,臉色沈重地告訴我:Apache生病了,如果不及時醫好,可能會死掉。
原來,Henna剛剛去了馬場,也看見了Apache坐在地上,對馬經驗豐富的她知道不對勁,所以馬上打電話給獸醫。然而,獸醫不在現場,不能親自檢查,只給一些粗略的判斷。
馬為什麼坐著
經過Henna的一番解釋,我才有了一點馬的知識。
當馬真的很累很累的時候,牠可能會跪坐休息一下,但是,像Apache這樣,一大早的,什麼事都沒做,就一直坐在地上,那就不正常了。
馬出現這種行為,通常是有腸胃方面的問題。因為發炎、腫脹,導致站立時後腿擠壓到腸胃,帶來疼痛的感覺,坐著才是比較舒服的姿勢。
致死的腸胃疾病
事實上,馬得到腸胃的疾病是很常有的事,腸胃病更是排名第一的死因。
馬低頭進食時,容易把地上的沙土也一併吃下肚,而牠們的身體無法將沙子排出,當腸胃裡累積了太多的沙,就會無法正常運作,甚至絞在一起,到時候就是死路一條了。
這裡的馬一直都是在沙土地上進食,腸胃被沙裝滿似乎是遲早的事,也因此,Henna理所當然認為Apache是得了這樣的腸胃病。
▼ 這裡的馬匹們都直接從地上吃乾草,很可能把沙子也吃進去。

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這裡專門看馬的獸醫很少,最快能趕到的,也需要兩個小時。等待獸醫來的這段時間,我們沒有閒著。
Henna在馬廄的小儲藏室裡翻箱倒櫃,希望能在一堆醫藥品中找到Apache需要的藥。我和Teddy則為Apache套上籠頭,把牠牽到了練習場去。
依照獸醫的指示,我們不能讓Apache坐著太久,否則牠的腸胃可能會絞在一起,那也就沒救了。麻煩的是,馬匹不是人說坐就坐、說起就起,如果Apache想一直坐著,我們三個人用蠻力也無法把牠拉起來,唯一的辦法是牽著Apache不斷地走路,讓牠沒有坐下的機會。
大太陽下的練習場暖和但不炎熱,我們在前方牽著韁繩,和Apache一起沿著最外道走,一圈又一圈,沒有盡頭,好像推著石磨的驢子,卻毫無生產力。還好有Teddy和我作伴,他有講不完的話,聊旅行、聊世界、聊生活、聊馬場發生的事⋯⋯
Apache時不時停下腳步,幾度有要坐下的意思,為此,我和Teddy都保持警覺,只要Apache一停下來,我們就立刻催促牠,一人在前方拉動韁繩,一人在後面拿樹枝打馬屁股。還好Apache是隻很溫和的馬,不倔強,也不發脾氣,沒有讓我們頭痛。
其實,從Apache走路的樣子,就能明顯看出牠的不適,因為肚子會痛,所以牠的兩條後腿都是用拖的,沒有正常的彎曲、抬起。我們也不想逼牠,但是為了不讓病情惡化,也只能如此。
我們牽著Apache在練習場走了不下一百圈,已經超過兩個小時了。終於,遠方有一輛小車駛進了農場,從車上下來的男人拿著工具箱,朝著馬場走過來。
馬廄即診間
我迫不及待地把Apache帶回馬廄前,不是因為我走累了,而是為了能參與馬的看診而感到興奮,這可是我人生中的第一次啊!
年輕的獸醫穿著上下成套的醫療服裝和工作靴,他熟練的和Apache建立友誼,舉起手來讓牠聞,並摸摸牠的鼻子。醫生將Apache牽進馬廄的第一間,把韁繩牢牢地綁在牆上,然後拿出聽診器按在牠的腹部。
只是一般的腸胃炎
我和Henna、Teddy擠在門口,安靜地等待診斷結果。大概因為馬很大一隻,醫生聽了好久,聽完這一側,又聽另一側,至少花了三、五分鐘。最後,他宣布:只是一般的腸胃炎,可能吃錯東西了,不是太嚴重的問題。
這樣一來,Apache不僅沒有生命危險,也不用花大把的治療費了。我們都鬆了一口氣,尤其是Henna。雖然我是很想看醫生把凡士林灌到馬的肚子裡,想辦法把裡面的沙子排出來,不過這樣的結果確實更好。
打針和吊點滴
接著醫生打開工具箱,裡面好多瓶瓶罐罐,還有紗布、繃帶等醫療用品。他拿出一個小玻璃瓶,把裡面的液體抽到了針筒裡,在Apache的脖子上找到血管後,左手拉緊韁繩,右手迅速地把針插了進去。Apache應該是感覺到痛,所以輕輕地扭動了一下脖子。
醫生把隨手撿來的舊鐵絲繞過屋頂上的樑,塑成勾子的形狀,然後拿出一包點滴掛了上去,連上管子和針頭,再次插進Apache的脖子左側。Apache好像知道現在是什麼情況,乖乖地站在那裡,一聲都沒出,一動也不動。
據醫生解釋,Apache打的點滴就和人類打的點滴內容是一樣的,就是食鹽水、葡萄糖這類補充營養的液體。他也特別囑咐,接下來三天都不能給Apache吃杏仁殼碎片,還開了一些藥,早晚都要喂牠吃。
看來一小瓶藥和兩包點滴就足夠了,下午,我回到馬場時,Apache已經變回一匹正常的馬了,沒有活蹦亂跳,但至少精神很好。
▼ 被放在隔離區的Apache,等幾天之後身體好了才能與其他馬匹一起活動。

美好的農場生活
雖然自己照顧的馬生病了不是什麼好事,不過整個過程真的是個難得的經驗,也是很特別的學習,我的農場生存能力又上升了一級。
大概是很多電影或書本的描述,讓人以為住在農場是一件很羅曼蒂克的事,其實不然,除了有很多雜七雜八的事要做之外,照顧這些動物真的很麻煩,不僅每天要餵牠們吃喝、整理牠們活動的環境,牠們也像人一樣,身體會不舒服、會生病,經常有突發狀況,想要偷懶一天都不行。
對於像我這樣的城市人來說,這種生活體驗幾個星期是很有樂趣,但是要過一輩子的話,最好先慎重考慮。
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