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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Lesley Silvester on March 21, 2013, 10:26:58 pm

Title: Blood scare
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 21, 2013, 10:26:58 pm
I looked out the window today to see to my horror that Pom's nose was covered in blood.  Then I realised her beard was also red.  I was in a panic untl I remembered that the bucket of vegetables that they had for breakfast, courtesy of our local shopkeeper, contained several very ripe strawberries.
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: happygolucky on March 21, 2013, 10:29:42 pm
 ::)    phewwwww :relief:
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: sokel on March 22, 2013, 07:24:05 am
 :roflanim: been there and panicked as we charged down the field !
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: plumseverywhere on March 22, 2013, 12:41:55 pm
Did something similar last year when Puffin was due to kid. She had a red mouth so I decided in my irrational brain, that she'd kidded out of the barn, chewed the cord (hence red mouth) and the kid was somewhere in distress. Then I realised it was the red rockie lick.  ::)
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 22, 2013, 02:37:58 pm
 :roflanim:   Glad I'm not alone.
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: little blue on March 22, 2013, 08:37:21 pm
ever given them blackberries?!
just like no 7 lipstick!
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: Mammyshaz on March 22, 2013, 09:13:38 pm
 :roflanim: at least she is not also peeing red ( yet  :innocent: ) unlike my guinea pig after beetroot  ::)

I'm sure they scare us just to keepus on our toes  :D
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 22, 2013, 10:18:08 pm
It worked as well.
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: sokel on March 23, 2013, 06:33:55 am
Quote from: Mammyshaz on March 22, 2013, 09:13:38 pm
:roflanim: at least she is not also peeing red ( yet  :innocent: ) unlike my guinea pig after beetroot  ::)

I'm sure they scare us just to keepus on our toes  :D
Ohhh yes the number of calls I used to get when we ran the guinea pig rescue  asking for help as their guineapig was peeing blood  ::)
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: Dogwalker on March 23, 2013, 12:42:25 pm
Even more worrying when it's your 18month human child after raiding the beetroot in the fridge ::)
Title: Re: Blood scare
Post by: Lesley Silvester on March 23, 2013, 11:27:28 pm
I know that one.