I do my absolute best to keep my animals happy and healthy, but giving birth is risky for any species. Yesterday one of my goats had a stuck baby. There are no vets within 100km who work on goats, and haven't been for years, and no vet would sell me oxytocin without being a patient. I wasn't sure that would help anyway. After trying to to help the birth in every way I could for few hours, the goats didn't survive.
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@sundogplanets Turns out my 19yo daughter who is a vet student is also Canadian. Since we discovered this (thank you lost generations law suit) she is now keen to spend time working in Canada when she graduates. So you never know, there might be a vet closer in a few years!
@sundogplanets I'm sorry for your loss. I'm sure it's tough to experience that as a farmer.
@sundogplanets Sorry to hear that. Raising animals has its rough moments. The good moments are more numerous, though. And by all accounts, you seem like someone making lots of good moments on your farm.
@sundogplanets I’m sorry. You did what you could. Your goats are lucky to have you.
@sundogplanets I once patiently bottle fed a newborn foal. But it never stood up and died soon anyway.
@sundogplanets frustrating about the lack of vet help. We do the best we can, but sometimes it doesn’t work out. Been there, know what it’s like. ❤️🩹🫂
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I am so sorry. What an awful thing to have to deal with.
It is the main thing I would struggle with when we have our smallholding and start having animals.
Poor goats. 😢
🫂 I'm so sorry to hear.
@sundogplanets this is, I think, important to share, and thank you for doing so.
@sundogplanets <sadness> It happens.
@sundogplanets sorry for your losses. Thank you for sharing your goat joys and sadnesses. Thinking about you all up on prairies today.
@sundogplanets sorry for you. So bad when you can't get help. But you did what you could. I've been there with our pets...
That is the sad and harsh reality of farms, and even when you know it comes with the territory, it still hurts and it's still sad.
Hugs to you.
@sundogplanets even though it's part of farming and particularly part of breeding animals in veterinary shortage areas, it's still really hard. I hope other things are bringing you comfort.
@sundogplanets I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope you're recovering well from this night. Sending you lots of energy and positive thoughts. And a hug, if that's okay with you.
And also thanks for sharing it. It's part of having animals and living with them, and it's part of life. It hurts and also there ist no way around it.
Thank you so much for your insights in general. I love reading your posts.
@sundogplanets 😢 that's very sad. You gave them every chance and I'm sorry for you and the goats 🫂
@sundogplanets I’m so sorry for your loss.
@sundogplanets I'm so sorry, Sam. This has to be really difficult. You're in my thoughts.
@sundogplanets I am sorry. It is part of having animals but it is still tough to see suffering.
To make up for the previous sad post, here are all the happy, healthy goats enjoying the sun and sprouting grass. (Seriously, don't read the previous post if you are sensitive about animal death. Death is part of farming and it sucks.)
@sundogplanets Goats don’t look too graceful when they roll over 😂
@sundogplanets It's apparent there are 'shade' goats and 'sunshine' goats. As well as 'climb-up' and 'lay-low' goats.
It's funny watching a goat try to scratch its back. They're built for lots of amazing things, but not for scratching their own backs!
However, the younguns are pleased to do it for ya!
I am so sorry for this loss, and for the pain of trying so hard, only to lose a friend. 💔
Dang. That hurts.
I'm sorry! But thank you for caring!
@sundogplanets sorry to hear that. Trying to help and not being able to.
