A couple of sad losses.
On Saturday we lost wee Murray mouse, I found him curled up in his bed. It was not really a shock as he was about 18 months and had a tumour ( he was on pain relief ). Funnily for such a wee animal he had a big impact on us and it was a genuine loss.
Today we lost Elsie, one of our original sheep, she was 15 and we had her for 9 years. A week past Wednesday we found her unable to stand in the field, we got her into a stable and started her on metacam ( she was quite arthritic). She did appear to be getting stronger and was bright and eating last night. I now wonder if it was her heart- the vet didn't mention hearing any problems, but it looked like Elsie had passed away quietly and I can only guess it was her heart. She was a bit of a favourite and always MADD me think of a lion as she had a huge head.
They will both be missed.
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