I am so sad to have witnessed quite a few sheep deaths lately in a flock who live at the farm where I keep my horses. It seems there are all sorts of ailments that can afflict them. I have watched as they are subjected to so many things.. from being shorn whilst in labour to tagging, ringing, early weaning and so many other 'necessary' processes that make humans lives easier to process these 'stock'.
They don't really get vet care, mostly they are just found dead in the paddock or if discovered ill they have their throats cut.
Last week the lambs got sick from ingesting rye grass flowers.
One little lamb was becoming paralysed and was moved into a yard. I put a in a couple of friends for company. Yesterday I found him in agony and crying. I called the vet but he died as I sat stroking him. His two friends snuffled him and stood over him before heading back to the paddock. He was just a baby and all I could imagine was how different his care would have been if he was a horse or a dog or a cat. I'm so sorry for you little lamb.. fly free at the rainbow bridge. I don't know if this is where i should be posting for a lamb, I just want to honour his little life somehow xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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