Alright. Although I have had several handicapped animals here. Including that cat that got his tail sucked up in a fan and cut off, and became paralyzed. A one legged rooster, a one-sided faced cat, and a few others. Meg is out happiest ending rescue.
Meg came to us at only a few weeks old. She had been born on the coldest night, and had gotten frostbite on her legs and ears. The vet suggested to the other owner that she should loose her legs and die, and to put her to sleep. They didn't have the heart to do that, she was so stronge and sweet. So we took her in hopes of giving her a good life until it was time to make a desicion.
Here is O'Meg'A as a young baby.
You can see how her ears were swollen and hung down, and how her back legs were stuck bent. She walked on the back of her feet. The opposite of what they should bend.
Her legs and feet were so bent, we began casting them, trying to get her to walk better. But it caused problems. After a couple months after birth. Half of her ears fell off. Along with her back hooves, and skin. She had no flesh. She grew a thin layer of scabs. And everytime she wore the casts it broke them open and she bled. So we had to take them off. Here she is looking pretty in pink before she lost her ears and legs.
We thought we would loose her. But she hung on, and we just couldn't put her down. She had so much will to live, and didn't act in pain. Eventually her legs grew a thin layer of skin, She straightened up a bit. She walks better. But not normal. She limps. And can't jump as high, or run as fast. But over a years time she has made so much improvement!
Here is Meg in the summer. She is happy go lucky, sweet, and a great milker!
Here is what her feet look like today. As you can see they are any thing but normal. They barely have fur. They are grey and weird looking. She grew new hooves but they aren't correct, and they are hard as rocks and nearly impossible to trim. She still walks slightly titled back.
In cold, her thin legs, crack open and bled. They are easily damaged. But most of the time she acts unaware of her problems. She is an outcast to the other goats. And none like her. Her half sisters put up with her. But she spends most of her time alone, or with us humans.
She kidded a beautiful buckling a few weeks ago. It was the weirdest thing. She was walking and he just he dropped out. She turned and saw him and freaked out. Backing awaying and jumping like he was a monster. When he got up and tried to nurse she head butted him flying. We are bottle feeding him. But the strange thing is she loves all the other baby goats. She plays with them, and nuzzles them, and watches them. But to this day if her own baby comes within sight, she backs away. And if he gets to close she head butts him with all her might.
Meggy is a farm favorite around here. Her personality can't be matched, and she is the best behaved when milking. We hope she will continue to live and long and comfortable life here. And we are blessed to have our little Miracle Meg in our life. For however long we are fortunet to have her here with us.
