Had to have my blind cow Sally put down this morning

[momagoat61]

I don't know what happen put we found her down yesterday morning, could not see that any thing was broken or out of place other then she just can't get up. I gave her water which she drank and I'll so ggave her 36CC of Vit Fort B and 10 cc of a ADC Vit shot. She wasn't bloated, she just can't get up.. She's a little bit on the heavy side. I just don't have the energy to deal with this right now, I lost my dad on July 4th on his 72 birthday and we are all still reeling from that. Dad had a massive heart attack out of the blue at 2:20 a.m. at home and was gone in a flash. I'm sorry Sally but I'm going to have to send you to heaven to be with Dad. I thought about it all night and we could load her on the slide and get her to the barn and I could maybe try to save her but I just can't deal with this. I feel so bad given up so soon on Sally but I just can't. My brother will bury her in the lot she always stays in during the summer months and I'll just have to face the fact I have given up.

[Oakshire_Farm]

I made the hard desicion to put my blind cow in the freezer this fall. It is hard, I am pretty attached to her, she was born blind on a local dairy farm I get bull calves from. They did all the tests but could not find a reason for her blindness. So they gave her to us.... Well that was 2+ years ago, she has had many ups and downs. She well she has never cycled, I have a bull in a separate field, he would let me know if she was cycling. So I know she is not, she is also tiny! She is the size of a yearling and will not grow, she stands at a round bale most of the she has no lack of feed. But she will not grow and will not put weight on. She has been given every opportunity. But the final strw is that she has now learned to push over fences. She figured out once she grounds the electric fence it does not snap as hard and will lean on the fence will she lays it right down, snapping posts off at the ground! She has "escaped" a few times, we live on a busy road. I do not want her to cause a accident and get someone killed. So she has to go. I have tried so hard for so long to keep her going. But I give up. I am going to miss her.

[momagoat61]

Just came in from Sally's grave, my brother did an awesome job burying Sally Girl for me while I was at work today, Vet came out at 9:30 a.m. this morning and sedated Sally first per my directions and then humanely euthanized Sally for me. RIP Sally, you are and will be missed.

[gone-a-milkin]

RIP, Sally Girl.

<hugs>

[karenp]

It sounds like you gave her a better life than a blind cow could hope for, then you gave her a peaceful ending. I'm sorry for both your loses.

[Miss Kay]

I'm so sorry. You lost your dad and then to have to go through this. We all have to decide when enough is enough. You could have spent a lot of time and money on her and then ended up having to put her down eventually. Any time you are loved and have loved, you are blessed even if it is just an animal. I know we sure love our girls!

[willow_girl]

I'm so sorry for your loss.