Monday, September 10. 2007

Bella

New addition to the menagerie around the house. We found her the other day while riding in the Williams place and got her in yesterday. She is totally blind in her left eye and about 90% blind in her right eye. She was having a hell of a time. I can't see any of the usual problems with her eyes that cause such a problem so I am not sure how she ended up this way. My wife has decided to call her Bella. Can't have a critter around the house without naming it. Taken 9/9/2007.

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Sarpy Sam

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She looks real good for the condition she is in. Im impressed!

#1 name on 2007-09-10 12:37 (Reply)

We had a calf a couple of years back that was totally blind and he made it into the freezer the next spring. We called him Radar (naming things is a girl thing by the way) because he would sniff the air and sniff tracks but he could always find his mother, the waterhole and the feedbunk.

#2 Linda (Homepage) on 2007-09-10 19:03 (Reply)

The freezer is where this one will end up if she will eat the feed. She's making good progress on eating and getting weaned so I have good hope.

#2.1 Sarpy Sam (Homepage) on 2007-09-10 19:49 (Reply)

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Random Photo from The Gallery

Some yearling replacement heifers trying to figure out what I am doing. I swear i have never had a more curious bunch of cattle before. They rarely ever spook from a person. They are more curious about what you are doing than anything. I've been trying to breed them calmer and quieter and I guess it's working. Taken 7/2/2007.

From album: Yearlings