🐐In loving memory of Sue, our very first goat. She was only around 2 years old. And before we had her she was a little guard goat living with a herd of mini sheep. She wore a bell to alert the sheep of trouble. On her short 6 months on our farm, her job was simply to be a friendly greeter to us and our guests, and she did that job exceptionally well. 💛 We lost our sweet Sue on January 2nd. She started acting a little strange a few days before that (not being as eager for treats and at one point walking in circles). I called the vet to schedule a check up, but the earliest availability for non emergencies was a few days out. Then two days later, on her last afternoon, she suddenly started convulsing and became incontinent, so my mom rushed her to the emergency vet. All her bloodwork and stool samples were normal, but the vet suspected a thiamine deficiency due to her symptoms, and gave her a bunch of things just in case. The vet said there wasn’t anything else they could do there, so they sent her home and told us to continue to give her the plethora of meds and vitamins they prescribed, and keep her warm. So we brought her inside the house to sleep, and she passed away several hours later with us around her💔 In the end, we’re still not 100% sure what happened. We assume it was a thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency, which can lead to death unfortunately after a few weeks. However, we don't know if she potentially had some underlying condition though, because our other goat was/is fine and they ate all the same pasture, hay, and grain and had access to the same supplemental minerals. The vet was confident it was something neurological though. Sue was the first mammal we’ve lost on the farm (we’ve lost a few chickens), so it was an especially rough loss. She’s now buried here on our farm and will continue to be with us in spirit 💛
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