I have been helping a dairy farmer down the road for the past week. Well he had a 6 week premature calf he was bottling. Well I had only seen it last thursday. Well I went back today and he asked me to try and save this calf. Ten days old dehydrated and skin and bones. She was at deaths door. I tried my hardest. I got some advice on a cattle forum. I gave her gatorade and pepto (as I was told to do by the forum (no vets are open)) I slowly dribbled it down her throat drop by drop. she perked up and began to moo. I kept hydrating her. but her body was to tight in deaths grips . I lost her the same day I got her. She had bloody runny stool. I tried to restart her heart.. over and over. Its hard when your dream is to be a vet to lose and animal. This isnt the first nor the last animal that enter my arms only to die. We were given a goat a lil bit ago. She was the last triplet born breech and blind. She is getting better. she was sooo constipated. we got her at a week old. The vet said she was going to die. but today she is still hanging on a week later. I also had a sheep with a similar story. Why do people wait so long to admit thier animal needs help. I thought this calf was going to make it. My four year old sister named it Missie ... Now I have to explain the is gone. she is dead. She keeps asking if she can bring our dog Taber over to her (the calf)so he can make her all better. I tried to tell her she is with the baby sheep Flicka... She says are they ever comeing back. I said Rachie she is in heaven she asked me if she could go see her. If your animal what ever it is is sick please get it help right away or give it to some one who can help it before it is on deaths door.
My lil sister reminds me of a girl in a 9-11 tribute song ... It brings tears to my eyes just to listen to it.
to listen to it at this website
http://www.jontzen.com/tribute.htm
it plays in the back round. turn your volume up and grab some tissues
its a weird comparison... but my heart is hurtin .... seeing an animal in pain just kills me.
But I guess I need the practice if Im going to be a wildlife rehabilitater.
You cant save them all but you gotta try with all your heart.
Mandie
My lil sister reminds me of a girl in a 9-11 tribute song ... It brings tears to my eyes just to listen to it.
to listen to it at this website
http://www.jontzen.com/tribute.htm
it plays in the back round. turn your volume up and grab some tissues
its a weird comparison... but my heart is hurtin .... seeing an animal in pain just kills me.
But I guess I need the practice if Im going to be a wildlife rehabilitater.
You cant save them all but you gotta try with all your heart.
Mandie