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July 30, 2005, 10:02 am PDT
Teri,
Quote From: teri_idRitehere,
Thank you. You put some things into perspective. I suppose I never considered that Mackay would hide his injury instinctually. That did give me some peace.
You will be happy to hear he is doing better. The wound still shows obvious signs of infection, but he can limp around, he is eating again, and is interested in being pet and scratched. He is also a quite affectionate goat and has been the perfect patient, so treating his has been simple, as he has allowed all of the surely painful things to be done in order to clean the wound, plus endured multiple injections of antibiotics.
I still feel the guilt, yet it is lessening. Understanding that I have learned from this eases that a lot. I doubt I will ever repeat a mistake such as this. Thanks again for all of your kindness!
Teri I guess I read your original post too quickly, I thought you had said Mackay passed away. So glad to hear he's still around! I'm glad I was able to help you. I lived on 2 different farms growing up, and have experience with animals. We do ourselves and them no favors by trying to project "human-isms" on them. Although sometimes pets can learn to communicate with us, their nature will usually come to the fore in a crisis. Knowing and understanding this helps us to be better caregivers.
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