We did it! We added not only one; but 2 calves to our little farm. They are absolutely darling and we named them Daisy and Betty. Well...Daisy was the one that Tammy and the kids went to pick up on Friday; but miraculously, Tammy ended up with two. The seller had Betty in a box where she couldn't even see out, so the seller "threw her in" for a small fee. Well low and behold; Betty was very sick. She was dehydrated and emaciated and needed a lot of extra nutrition and attention. Thank God for our wonderful neighbors who are so good to us and who are very experienced with calves. They assisted us in knowing what to purchase and even helped us get the nutrition down into Betty's belly. We started off with a nutrition bag where we could put it directly into her stomach. I found myself thinking back to my career at Presbyterian Hospital where I watched the nurses move the IV poles around trying to assist gravity for the kids with G-tubes :). Well, I am happy to report that our little sick cow that Dr. Doolittle was talked into purchasing is doing much better. She took 3/4 of the colustrum by bottle this morning and has really strengthened up.
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