We lost Mousa yesterday morning.

[farthing]

Mousa, one of our shetland sheep died yesterday morning. Mike found her in the field very ill, he carried her in and we called the vet out, she was given a antibiotics, vitamins, matacam and calcium, we wrapped her up in a duvet and some snuggle pads in one of the indoor stalls. I checked her through out the night, and thought she might make it when she was still alive at 6am, sadly she was dead by 8am.
Mousa was being sold for meat, when she was 2, so she was probably going to be pet food. We had her for 5 years and she was a cheeky little madam whose face always reminded me of a monkey. I feel so bad we missed something, but hopefull the metacam masked any pain she may have been feeling. Mousa is the first sheep we have lost.:0

[Phoenix]

Oh dear RIP Mousa :(

[Mags]

I'm so sorry Farthing:(

[dandysmom]

That is so sad, farthing. But she had a good life with you.

[Moli]

So sorry to read this.............She had a great life with you, and nknew what is was to be cared for...............

[janey83]

So sorry. R.I.P Mousa

[alexgirl73]

so very sorry. RIP Mousa xx

[angieh]

Sorry to read about Mousa, farthing. As the others have said she knew kindness and care with you. RIP.

[Tink]

RIP Mousa, you gave her a good life.

[calismum]

I always thinks sheep are so hard to diagnose. I know you will have done everything you could for her.

RIP Mousa.

[farthing]

Thanks everybody, it feels strange counting the sheep and only going up to 14.
I spoke to one of the vets who is from a farming background and he said it is quite common for sheep to suffer from intestinal tumours, its just that they don't tend to live long enough to develop them. Foula was quite thin, and he thinks this may have been the problem, apparently the rumen controls the eating, so because the tumour is lower down the animal continues to eat. Maybe he was just saying that to make me feel better, but I admit I find some comfort in the fact, if it was the truth, there was nothing we could have done.