tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post3685259673212537814..comments2023-09-09T12:26:58.093-04:00Comments on Holes In My Jeans: Ok, so it was a bad jokekpannabecker and jpannabeckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18314108316558936642noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-23408252994455688882014-04-14T18:37:51.075-04:002014-04-14T18:37:51.075-04:00Thanks everyone. Jane, thanks for the comment. I...Thanks everyone. Jane, thanks for the comment. I feel really lucky that Lily is doing so well after her prolapse. Nova Scotia is on my list of "places to visit".kpannabecker and jpannabeckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18314108316558936642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-8004180468945549362014-04-10T08:07:27.567-04:002014-04-10T08:07:27.567-04:00I'm a newbie at following blogs so your April ...I'm a newbie at following blogs so your April 1 post did get me. Luckily I work with an experienced blogger who told me about your blog in the first place. Her instant reaction was, "check the comments". She wasn't taken in. <br />I can speak to what happened with Lily. I grew up on a farm very similar to yours, here in Nova Scotia. We raised rabbits, chickens, beef, and my mother's pride and joy...milking goats. <br />Because I was young and had small hands my duties included all things to do with babies and birthing. I had many occasions to deal with death, and life, of kids. I even performed CPR on one little doe.<br />Mum had mostly Saanen goats. She did enjoy the little Nubian does, though. She called them the Jersey's of the goat world. Not large producers but high quality milk.<br />To my point: We had an experienced doe start early labour. Because of my young age and inexperience, at that time, we chose to call the vet for assistance. She didn't allow the doe to progress into natural labour but opted to pull the kids, three of them, into this world. In retrospect I would have started the first one and then let nature take its course. <br />Unfortunately, the doe did not give birth normally and continued to push long after the kids had been delivered. As a result she, like Lily, prolapsed her uterus. Our veterinary services were not geared to goats, mostly horses and house pets, and the vet had to return to push everything back in and sew the vagina. <br />The episode did not end well. We lost the doe, but all three kids survived. In hindsight I think it was due to stress, but I was just in my teens at the time and did not know the things I know now.<br />I live in a small town and do not have the room for anything larger than a dog which is probably a good thing as I have days where the urge to shovel manure is very strong. <br />I think I probably would end up very much like my mother with a few of everything running around the yard if I had the space.<br />I lost both of my parents when I was 30 but as I have aged I have come to understand the peace and companionship you can feel in a barn or pasture with your herd of whatever milling about.<br />I love to read your blog and see your photos and videos. <br />Babies of any sort can steal your heart very quickly.<br />Jane SmithAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11208568712915825712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-51754188721166127412014-04-02T22:18:34.279-04:002014-04-02T22:18:34.279-04:00Whew...really sorry you have had such a tough week...Whew...really sorry you have had such a tough week, but I am very relieved you're, on balance, OK. Whad-up with the internship? Exciting? And, no, I don't think we can farm sit...Thomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205244738604483815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-34770184894145280382014-04-02T21:33:29.149-04:002014-04-02T21:33:29.149-04:00Oh boy . . . . it was a rough one. Tough it out, ...Oh boy . . . . it was a rough one. Tough it out, If anyone can, it would be you.Lost Acres Farmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415346816074372807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5976715113154765266.post-76218162023512544282014-04-02T20:41:28.577-04:002014-04-02T20:41:28.577-04:00Oh Karen, this post hits so close to home for me (...Oh Karen, this post hits so close to home for me (as you know). I'm so sorry for the rough past week. How's Luti now? Don't give up! (I know you won't!) Love Phyllis Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com