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frustratedearthmother
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Rough birth...big single buckling like I KNEW it would be. And, I thought she was bred to a smallish Kinder buck and it looks like she was bred to Dusty - the big full sized Nubian. How did this happen????
One of his back legs is a little wonky - I suspect he has some issues with being all cramped up inside that tiny doe. He's so big he's going to have to get on his knees to nurse. And - mama is being stupid. She wants to kiss him and lick him and do everything except stand still and let him nurse. Geeze louise! I milked her out and gave him a good feeding of colostrum. I also gave him some vitamin E and selenium gel. That should help that leg. It's not terrible, it's just a bit unsteady. I've had this happen with big ol' kids before. They get all cramped up in there and it takes a day or so for 'em to unhinge and the muscles and ligaments to pull that leg into alignment like it should be. Anyway, the rest is up to him. He was already trying to jump and play when I last checked on him.
One of his back legs is a little wonky - I suspect he has some issues with being all cramped up inside that tiny doe. He's so big he's going to have to get on his knees to nurse. And - mama is being stupid. She wants to kiss him and lick him and do everything except stand still and let him nurse. Geeze louise! I milked her out and gave him a good feeding of colostrum. I also gave him some vitamin E and selenium gel. That should help that leg. It's not terrible, it's just a bit unsteady. I've had this happen with big ol' kids before. They get all cramped up in there and it takes a day or so for 'em to unhinge and the muscles and ligaments to pull that leg into alignment like it should be. Anyway, the rest is up to him. He was already trying to jump and play when I last checked on him.
I wasn't so thrilled about it, but he didn't want to miss work. Gotta say though that the Houston traffic is much more manageable on a Saturday morning than a weekday afternoon. After sitting a couple hours at the doc's office we headed back to the AL facility to celebrate mom's b'day. I picked up a little plant for her (cuz she used to love to garden) and a new green blouse, lol. I mean - she was born on St. Patricks day so ya gotta honor that! I also picked up a bunch of mini-cupcakes to share with the entire facility. The oldsters sure do have a sweet tooth. I've heard that's because a lot of their taste buds kind of wear out as they age but they never lose the ones that register sweet. Sounds good to me, lol!
My mom when I was a small child used to let our Budgie take sips of her wine, from the glass. I'm not sure how that came about, but that bird was terrible begging for sips. After all these years I still remember the night he had a sip too many and fell off his perch! That was the end of the wine drinking for him. He lived quite a long and happy life in spite of (or is that thanks to?) the drinking.
