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I really enjoy making a connection with the animals. Being able to care for an animal every day and being involved with the day-to-day care of an animal is very rewarding.
                                    -Ken Ramirez

One of my favorite things to do is take care of animals, especially those who are sick, injured, or orphaned. There's just something about seeing an animal go from looking like it's barely alive to running around with its friends and looking better than ever. It is because of this that I have become the unofficial director of our farm's rehab. Since we live on a cattle farm 99% of my patients are cows and calves but I've been known to nurse other animals back to health. I would now like to share their stories with you.
Although I have been caring for bottle calves since I was young, Daisy is the first of MY rescue and rehab projects. She is the first cow that I was in charge of taking care of and keeping alive. Slowly but surely I nursed her back to health and turned her into the cow she is today. My experience with Daisy moved me to become more passionate about the line of work I'm in. She opened the door for me to begin saving and bettering the lives of our other sick, orphaned, or injured animals on our farm.
In October of 2018 one of my grandparents' dogs attacked Henny Penny, a laying hen. A few days later I discovered a puncture wound in her back just behind one of her wings. By the time we found it, it had gotten infected and maggots had begun to inhabit the wound. Most chickens, when wounded, soon die, especially when the wound is infected. For this reason my grandparents were prepared to cut their losses but, being the tenderhearted girl that I am, I asked for a couple days to try to nurse her back to health. I cleaned her wound and doctored it before putting her in a separate area away from the other chickens and predators. To be honest I never expected her to pull through but not two weeks later she could the infection was gone, she could walk again and her wound was on the road of healing. She made a full recovery and has since rejoined her friends.
Goliath is by far one of my favorite bulls on Wilson Family Farms and I hate to see this happen to him. For the last two months he has suffered from a foot infection. Though he is now recovering quite nicely the decision has been made to sell him because he has been around for too long. We will miss this big friendly guy.
These are just three of my favorite rescue and rehab patients. Next week I will be talking about my favorite part of the rehab center- the calf pen so come back and join me for more!
Which story was your favorite? Comment and let me know.

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