When working with animals things do not always go the way we want them to.
Mia has presented with a nasty prolapse. I will not go into details here. There are plenty of sites that will give you those kinds of grisly pictures. She got into trouble yesterday late afternoon. Of course my vet was off for the afternoon and every other vet in the kingdom had gone to ground. So I put her to rights as well as I could ( with the help of a stranger vet from another county on the phone) and this morning we are taking her in the stock trailer to our usual clinic. Our vet is of course chocka block and certainly no vets have time to come out so we will know later this morning when she will be seen.
There is a chance that we may lose Mia. Which is wretched. But that is the risk we take naming and loving any animal. I am not going to labour the fact. Because I know that many of you have accepted the names of my animals and love them too. I have to remind myself that I am running a wee farm here, not a holiday camp. She is a sheep, but she is a sheep in my care so I am doing everything I can to save her.
She has made it to the morning and is eating and drinking. She seems bright.
I debated whether to put in this image of Moaning Mia as it seemed wrong somehow but maybe everything will work out OK.
At least today will be sunny and warm.
Good Morning.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
64 responses to “Sometimes the news will not be good.”
Thinking of you and hoping all goes well with Mia
Reading this made me think of the joys the pets in my life gave us – and the difficult time at their end – but the joyous memories win the day. Best wishes of comfort to you and Mia.
I hope the vet can put Mia right, though in my experience with other large animals, it is a very hard task. Life is so bittersweet, isn’t it? My thoughts are with you, Mia, and John. Love to all three…
Sending positive thoughts and energies your way Celi. Di
Hope all goes well for Mia, these occasions are inevitable when we keep animals – pets or otherwise. But you’re right, tough as it is, animal welfare MUST be the priority. Fingers crossed for you.
Christine
I have my fingers and toes crossed that everything works out. Thinking of you.
God bless, Cecilia. Your care for your animals is exemplary and joy-filled. I am sorry you have to face the harder bits of that care at times like this.
Once you name them, they are yours….even ranchers and farmers know. Paws and fingers crossed. Prayers sent. Positive energy beamed. All to do now is wait and hope for the best outcome for Mia.
Best of luck today, C – I’ll be thinking about all of you.
These animals come into our lives and we care for them and get attached and are concerned when they are not well. It takes a cold heart not to. We all know you have one of the warmest hearts around. Hoping all turns out well for Mia.
C ~ Mia, you and John are in my thoughts and prayers this morning and through out the day.
Like it or not ; we do fall in love with them~ If there is any thing I can do from afar…please ask.
Jess
I hope the poor Mia will be OK. Life is not always grand.
You are doing all you can, and whatever happens Mia has been loved and well cared for. Thinking of you all!
Will be thinking of you and Mia today and sending positive energy for all to be well with her. We humans are of this earth with our animals, and to not care for them would be to miss out on experiencing and witnessing great joy, as well as sorrow. She couldn’t be in better hands than yours, Celi.
Life on the farm. Life everywhere. Peaks and valleys. Highs and lows. Life and death. To become involved means joy but also means suffering. It’s just how the whole thing works. You need to read: A Shepherd Looks at Psalm 23 by W. Phillip Keller. A worthy read whatever your religious affiliation or beliefs.