Sally's GF3 thread

[Sally PB]

Sometimes we have to step up. You made that fawn's last night comfortable.

That's what we tried to do, make it comfortable.

No one would take those kittens because they were bottle babies. They were going to be euthanized. So I took them. They did great on the right diet. They were both male and lived to be old kitties and were great pets for almost 15 years. They passed about a year apart. I will always miss them.

Good for you.

 

[Sequel]

Good for you and your DH Sally! I’m sorry you didn’t have a better outcome.

 

[Sally PB]

One thing we learned from the fawn, there is dang little help available should we be in this situation again. There is a state-wide list of animal rehab people/places by county, along with the animals they take.

None in my county. Only one or two in neighboring counties, and they specifically said that they didn't take fawns. And, there's the 15 mile radius restriction that the woman I talked to mentioned.

 

[Sally PB]

Today, hubby and I celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary!

 

[Iluveggers]

Today, hubby and I celebrate our 36th wedding anniversary!

 

[NanaK]

Congratulations! Wishing you both a special day!

 

[Sequel]

In this day an age that is exceptional! Congratulations and well done!

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! All of you!

 

[Sally PB]

My sweet little Pippy passed last night. She had been dealing with salpingitis for over 15 months. I'd read the average lifespan after laying a lash egg is 6 months.

Pip was way above average in so, so many ways. Her comb was "above" average at 5 weeks.

She liked to perch on my shoulder and tell me secrets.

This is a fluffy bum Valentine.

Rest in peace, my sweet little Pippy. Fly high and free.

 

[ksbkeys]

We heard a fawn bleating when we were out in the field yesterday morning. We found it, left it alone, and avoided that area the rest of the day, hoping mama would come back.

When I went out to lock up the chickens, hubby went to se if the fawn was still there. It was. Its back end was down in a wood chuck burrow; maybe it got stuck? Anyway, it had been there for about 10-12 hours, and no mama. We brought it inside, as it was supposed to get down to the low 40s last night (it did). The neighbor's dog roams at night, and we have a lot of raccoons and possums.

Fawns have no smell, but something would have found it, I think. A tiny fawn at 43 degrees had no chance.

Hubby said it could barely lift its head, and its bleats were weak. We put it in a small dog crate, and I put the chick heater plate just outside the crate, against its back. We tried giving it some sugar water,* but it wouldn't even try to suck on the dropper he offered. I had put a blanket under and over it, covered the crate with towels.

No, it didn't survive the night. We will bury it out in the field today.

*I called an animal rescue and learned some interesting information. It's a good thing it didn't take any of the warm milk we offered; cow's milk is "a death sentence" to fawns. Goat's milk would have been ok.

I also learned that, because of Chronic Wasting Disease, we would not have been permitted to take the fawn more than 15 miles from our property. Well, that surely limits the animal rehab places we could take it! To exactly... zero.

I just saw thus. So sorry the fawn didn't make it. So glad you tried to help. We haven't had a fawn, but have tried to help various animals...mostly birds...with varying degrees of success. We had an adult woodpecker living in our spare room (with old sheets covering everything)
for 7 weeks! We finally had to let it go so it could fly south without being completely sure it was able to survive..it had injured its wing when we found it...the rehab we contacted said we were doing the right thing with our care.

We once had a baby rabbit but that didn't survive...