Sitting with a cup of coffee. (coffee lovers)

[tjo804]

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Thank you

 

[Peep_Show]

Sorry to hear about Maggie. You made a valiant effort and deserve kudos for going above and beyond. But, as you know, sometimes things don't work out no matter how hard you try....but try you must or your conscience might catch up to you.

 

[Peep_Show]

I've had on occasion those situations where there's a snowball's chance in Hades that something will work.... But when it's a living organism you gotta try and, yes, sometimes it does go right inspite of the odds.

I had a 19 y.o. broodmare near full-term who ruptured her cecum and was dying fast due to peritonitis, shock, etc. I took her down to the vet hospital and we sedated her, did an emergency C-section before putting her down, and then revived the foal who spent the next couple of weeks in neo-natal ICU at the vet college (UC Davis) clearing up a blood infection (from mare's peritonitis) and just on support until she caught up to her birth age and being a foal. Then it was an orphan to raise (but that's another story). She was all fight to survive -- and did -- and she ended up being a beautiful show horse who begat foals of her own and brought much joy to her owners. None of that would've happened had it not been for taking a chance. So, yeah, you gotta try.

 

[tjo804]

Sorry to hear about Maggie. You made a valiant effort and deserve kudos for going above and beyond. But, as you know, sometimes things don't work out no matter how hard you try....but try you must or your conscience might catch up to you.

I knew how sick she was.
It is the *hope* for her that got in my way.
I just think I may have tried to fix too much for her at once and sent her into shock.
Sometimes less is more and I got excited and hopeful for her, Which in turn may have gotten me carried away.
At least she died with a full belly (food too not just worms) clean skin and I did bury her in the family pet cemetery so she will not be pulled apart by other animals.

A time to love, A time to help, and A time to dig.
But this is Texas and this really isn't the best time to dig!

Thank you all for the encouragement and support.

 

[LovinAK]

Just came across this thread and have to add my ramblings.
Every morning I jump on Backyard Chickens with my trusty cup-o-Joe next to me, clicking through threads gathering as much info on raising chickens as I possibly can. This has been my morning tradition since January!
I don't want to wake up and read or see whatever tragedies have unfolded in the news overnight, I just wanna sit here on a happy website sippin my coffee and enjoying the silence (until my kids wake up). So thank you, Backyard Chicken peeps, for making my morning routine a pleasant and informative one day after day

 

[Bunnylady]

BUMMER UPDATE

Maggie died last night while we were sleeping.

crap!

I am so sorry to hear this.

You know, Mother Teresa took in a lot of people who were clearly dying. She had them cleaned up, fed, and made as comfortable as they could be until they passed. Someone asked her, why lavish so much attention on people who had been basically ignored their entire lives, and who would never be able to reciprocate or pass it on? Her feeling was that her job was to demonstrate God's love; that making these people feel loved and comfortable was what she was called to do, and the outcome, as always, was in God's hands. Love is never wasted, even when it is put into what seems like a lost cause. You may have lost Maggie, but you filled her last hours with comfort and love; ya done good!

Oh, and - Happy Anniversary!

 

[tjo804]

You will find lots of info and fun here.

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you might need to move the pot to a more convenient location

 

[tjo804]

Quote: Thanks for that it has truly blessed my day!

 

[ronott1]

BUMMER UPDATE

Maggie died last night while we were sleeping.

crap!

I am so sorry!

You gave her love and companionship at the end and made her short life and passing better.

 

[ApiaryandAviary]

Sorry to hear about Maggie. She was yours to rescue, love and help for a short time.
We have been there and done that and it HURTS, I know.