a day.
we went. me, the 3 little bucks. to the different Vet. this is the old vet, the one that neutered and spayed the dogs maybe 13 years ago? he had left, gone to Missouri but then come back. i like him. he's very quiet but answers questions very thoroughly. and ok...just the important things here.
What i have been Given to See....is.....that i still, always, assume that other people know more and better than i do. Sometimes, this is not true at all. and much that i know is intuitive. and/or a collection of bits of information. and that i can trust that. sometimes. this is nothing Huge, really, but its like you, Cynthia, feeling like you and your man can and need maybe to be barefoot, within reason.
So back to the Vet. we were taken into a side room to the operating room where i could watch through the glass wall as an operation was happening on a very large dog. Both Vets were doing various parts. The other one is Theresa Gonzales, who has a HUGE reputation in the county and who takes no new patients. But, she was in and out and through and stopping to watch as the 4 young women Vet Techs were. a lot of conversation. that told me that no one they know of has Milking dairy goats. one meat goat operation and someone maybe still has La Mancha, but don't milk. so...really, if you have goats in Socorro County, you need to learn to be your own Vet as best you can. They are there for the basic body mechanics. but all the details are up to you. if you research and ask, they will supply with any assistance they can. but basically, it's up to me and nurse Cindy.
AND, Mo, you will be so relieved to hear that they give anesthetic. and one after to reverse. Vet said that if i decide to do the disbudding he will supply these to use here. this is a big deal. it meant a LOT. he saw me as Able. and one of the Techs wants to come over to see the goats with the intention of getting two for her daughter who is 10. Perfect.
so...tomorrow morning it's the little girls turn. then we can breathe easy a bit more. take some slow time to figure out what/how to do what is next.
and in the meantime, today, that was i think 105 give or take, the first marigold opened fully
and the first wild sunflower
and all too soon, all in the Blink of an Eye, the day, day number 119, was over. it's how it goes. fast. and i am thinking about how i do not want to spend a moment of any day at all, lost in anxiety, in worry, in undue concern. What a waste. Stuff happens or not.
