Last week was a setback for us - and especially for the goats. Sadly, we lost Danny, the little black kid who we hand raised earlier this year. Somehow, a bit of rhododendron had got into a batch of privet we fed them. It is very toxic and the smaller kids were clearly affected by it. On Monday last week, we took Danny and Sandy to the vet. It was an emergency trip in at 11pm. Sandy did not appear to be too badly affected so she was not given any medication. Danny however was clearly unwell and quite distressed. The vet did her best and gave her medication. She calmed down a bit.
On Tuesday, Gertie was under the weather in the morning but by the evening she seemed to be better. Even Danny was heating a bit. Wednesday morning however saw both Gertie and Danny vomiting. I decided to monitor them until the afternoon when it was obvious another trip to the vet was needed.
Our main concern was Danny but both were given medication by the vet. Back home Gertie seemed well enough to go back to the paddock with the other nannies. Danny however we kept at home. She had a bad night and in the morning it was clear we were losing her. I made the difficult decision to take her back to the vet to put her to sleep. She died on my lap on the way in.
It was a very upsetting experience but the good news is that Gertie and Sandy are fully recovered.
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