Goodnight Daisie Mae

Ms. Daisie Mae,

I took you in as a rescue not knowing the place you would hold in me heart. I knew that it was time that you went to a new home, as the others were just not being very nice to you. I found you a home, and you were going soon, but obviously you didn't want your last days to not be here with your herd, with you home.

I came home to screaming goats, not knowing what was going on. I went to the barn to find them all surrounding you, laying there, with no life at all. I quitely bent down, but you had left some time ago. You were a fighter, but it was your time.

This morning you were fine, and last night you were climbing on me to get pettings and to eat your minerals, and now you are gone. Just the thought of that special time spent together last night - our last night together and I had no idea.

I love you little Daisie Mae, you taught me alot when I first started with goats. You were the last of the originals. You gave me some precious kids. Although the beginning of your life was aweful, I hope you will know the love that you had - your Idaho White Trash self, with your underbite, snaggle toothed, weird haired self.

I love you baby girl - Rest in Peace.

 

I forgot to mention - I do believe it was bloat. There was white foam around her mouth.

 

Thank you everyone.

Lori -

Here is what I have in her records -
10/1/2007 - CAE, CL testing negative, CDT vaccine
12/2007 - cocci tx - Albon
9/25/2008 - CDT, safeguard
12/7/08 - bred by blue
1/11/09 + pregnancy test
2/1/09 - ivomec orally
2/3/09 - aborted twins (53 days gestation) hard time passing placenta, took couple days for all of it
2/22/09 - copper bolused

She was sold and was going to be going to her new home as soon as Hemi was ready to be weened. She has been getting a little thiner, and so I was waiting for preg tests that I got on friday (yesterday) so that I knew who I could treat for cocci (that time of year again). I am starting cocci treatment today on the herd as preventative - but I just thought it was because a couple of the other goats were beating the snot out of her as to why she was a little on the thin side - not to mention she never got her condition "totally" back from her back to back pregnancies, but I thought that was just her.

 

Its so weird - it has been two days - and it is just now sinking in. Last night when I went to the barn, I was feeding and then started looking for her to "put her away" because she sneaks out of the pen when I am feeding. That is when it hit me.

My pen is bare without her under my feet and trying to escape to be out with me.