- Hats
- Cake
- Presents
- Twiglets
- and a big bottle of gin for Muzzah
I was looking back at old photos realising Lambie will be 10 years old. 10 whole years. My little boy who we struggled at the beginning from day to day to keep alive.
Lambie was born prematurely on a stormy cold night. His owner had gone on holiday saying it was fine, no lambs would arrive but Lambie and his sister were found newly born on a late night walk around and I was summoned to help knowing less than nothing about lambs. “I don’t do sheep”, I wailed as they were handed to me as their owner’s partner said neither did he and he was going to work so it was up to me……
Blimey. It was tough. I put them in a shed – Mum and her two lambs (a girl and a boy). The girl lamb promptly died the next night and Mum had absolutely no interest in either of them. She had a terrible shitty bottom and wouldn’t feed.
That left the little boy lamb.
He was dying in front of me so I messaged a friend who knew about sheep but was on holiday so from her deck chair somewhere lovely and hot, she told me what to do. I put Lambie in the oven with the door open.
And then there were the bottles. Lambie wouldn’t eat. He said he was hungry, I would heat up a new bottle, then he would take 5 ml very slowly and stop, possibly forever. He had no interest in food. He couldn’t walk. He wasn’t normal like other sheep. He was not thriving.
There were many trips to the vet resulting in four types of antibiotics for joint ill and then many messages to my knowledgable sheep friend who told me all the tricks she knew to keep a small helpless and hopeless lamb alive.
It was all very tough but ten years on, Lambie is still with us. Now back to planning his birthday party. A very big bottle of gin, I think!
Wow, 10 whole healthy, happy years. You are such a good mum! Now you are a lamb expert. Love seeing his baby pictures, gosh he was small! Give him a big hug and kiss from me, and I hope he hugs you back.
He is not the Muzzah’s little boy that he was. He hates hugs and only comes to stand behind me if something scary is going on!
Oh I still remember that first Lambie post. Time for a massive party , ten years is amazing! Well done, Muzzah! (breaks out the gin…)
How brave you were and what a survivor Lambie is ! His 10th birthday is certainly cause for celebrations. You were obviously a very good Muzzah.
Thanks for yet another great story. Heart breaking, tear jerking, joyful! …….with photos!
Happy 10, Lambie!
Goodness where have those 10 years gone. He’s looking so well and living his best life with you and his friends. Lovely to see Beanne too xx. Break out that gin you definitely need to celebrate xx
Well done!
It’s easy to see why he holds a special place in your affections! He’s done so well after such an unpromising start. A real credit to you, Frances!
Happy Birthday Lambie……dear Beanne she helped. Second Mum to him
So hard to believe that it has been 10 years. I remember when he first come to you. It did not look hopeful but here we are so many years later. You did an amazing thing! Do wish him a happy birthday.
What wonderful pictures of Lambie. You did such a wonderful job saving him. Good for you, Frances. Maybe he gets a little jealous when you are with other sheep???
Lovely pictures of BeAnne too.
Sniff xx