This morning when I got up to feed the goats I noticed my Fawna was not at the fence to greet me. I called out and still no Fawna. I knew something was wrong when she didnt come. She would always greet me at the gate each morning. I ran to the barn and there she was curled up in a ball unable to stand or hold her head up and she was crying. I wrapped her in my arms and left for the vet. Xrays and blood samples were taken. The Xray showed that her internal organs were up in her chest cavity and her lungs had collapsed. It looked like a diaphramatic hernia. By this time poor Fawna was on life support and Doc said he felt she should be euthanized. It was the hardest thing Ive ever had to do. Yesterday she was playing and eating with the rest of the herd. Suddenly she lay in my arms dying and I had no answwers. I held her and cried while she gently went to sleep.
The doc did a autopsy and is sending samples for testing. It so weird because she did not show any signs of being ill and was fine last night before I went to bed.
Im soo heart broken over her loss. She was my beauty goat and I had high hopes that she would have done extremely well in the show ring. I will always rememeber my little doeling Fawna. She was sweet, shy, playfull and full of love . I know she loved being here at the ranch just as much as we loved having her here .
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