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She died sometime between 10p and midnight last night. I did a quick necropsy this morning before work and didn’t find anything glaringly off. She had hay/grass in her rumen, but nothing in the rest of her stomach or in her intestines so I’m thinking she basically had some type of gastroparesis.
 

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She died sometime between 10p and midnight last night. I did a quick necropsy this morning before work and didn’t find anything glaringly off. She had hay/grass in her rumen, but nothing in the rest of her stomach or in her intestines so I’m thinking she basically had some type of gastroparesis.
Sorry for you. 😔
 

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If I ever get used to losing Livestock, if ever it does not hit me in the gut, then it will be time to quit.

That said, no I don’t have a breakdown when one of my animals dies. I have my select few that produce waterworks, but only my favorites. I’m talking about a bad feeling, what else could I have done, apologizing to a dead animal and feeling bad about it.

I used to cry a lot more, somehow with BJ passing away, then immediately hit with loss after loss after loss, I had to learn how to deal with it differently.

It hurts, it makes me sad, but on a farm, I can’t fall apart every time something goes wrong. I’m pretty sure a lot of people here are on the same page.

I’m sorry your girl didn’t make it. It sure wasn’t for lack of trying on your part. ❤️
 

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I am sad about Jemima, but I did not have a breakdown. She was a good girl, but I was already debating what to do with her before she got sick. She was 7 and I have nicer, younger ewes coming up behind her and limited space in the barn. She was nice enough/productive enough that I didn’t want to send her to the sale, but she’s not one that I wanted to retire here.

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I got some snuggles from the boys this morning. This is the first time that Snap (the brown one) has come over and actually let me pet him.



 
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