03/25/2026
Throw the whole book at that “goat snuggle” farmer
While I have never been in a situation where I had a fading goat (and I don’t believe that was his situation either), I have had to call my vet out to remove a stuck kid, a kid I very much wanted and needed for my program. Unfortunately, this kid was almost 8 lbs (don’t ask me how I know roughly what his weight was), with his right front leg and left back leg protruding, and his head folded backward, hooked on his dam’s pelvis. To say I panicked is the understatement of the century. At no point did I grab a pair of dull scissors and start carving.
What I did instead was recognize that I was in over my head and I called my vet.
While I waited, I sat with my doe. I talked to her, petted her, and kept her as calm as possible. It took about an hour for my vet to arrive, and by then the buckling had died. Because of that, my doe didn’t need a C-section. Instead, the vet performed a fetotomy, which meant she was able to recover with just antibiotics and some Metacam after the spinal block and sedation wore off.
That was a win to me.
I was sad to lose the potential of that buckling, but I was incredibly grateful that my doe was spared. I called the vet and I saved a life, my doe’s life.
Now, I understand there are situations where it’s clear the doe will not make it and there isn’t enough time to get veterinary care. There are also situations where whether I agree with it or not, people choose to prioritize the kids. In those cases, a terminal C-section can be appropriate. HOWEVER, you humanely dispatch the doe first, and then you move quickly to get the kids out.
There is no world in which it is acceptable to disembowel a live animal and then take her to a vet to “fix it.”
If you find what that man did acceptable, you either fundamentally misunderstand the situation and the appropriate response, or you’re a psychopath. Period.
Stop 👏 Justifying 👏 This 👏 Because 👏 You 👏 Think 👏 The 👏 Guy 👏 Is 👏 Nice 👏
I once met a very nice man who was incredibly sweet and he went on to murder multiple people.
Nice doesn’t = right.
Pictured is Cow the doe in the story while she recovered from the anesthesia. I retired her after that and yes I sacrificed sheets and couch pillows to make her more comfortable and not leave her laying in dirt.
