Ramona was sick for a couple weeks also. I could tell she had been slowing down quite a bit over the past months but wasn't sure what the problem was. She wasn't that old; about 3. She had gotten rather heavy, so her feet hurt her some. We would help her down from the roost and nesting boxes. She would call out for somebody when she was finished laying and I would go down and set her on the floor. This past week she started swelling in her legs and under one wing. I tried a couple meds but it didn't do any good. I think it was her heart. She acted a lot like Goober did before she died.
Anyway, we when to spend Mother's Day with my Mom and when we got home Ramona had passed. I'm pretty sure she had a heart attack. Ramona was a good ol' girl. It's hard not to get attached to some animals, even chickens. We drank a toast to her memory.
I'll be back soon and hopefully have some stuff to show on the house....or something. Seems like I've just hit one of those periods where everything is kinda blah.
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Sorry about Ramona, but at least you saw it coming and weren't surprised.
Poor Ramona I salute to her too.
It's hard when your animals die. I used to keep tarantulas and remember bawling my eyes out once when a beautiful female I had somehow tore her carapace, and died from dehydration. Metta for Ramona and the impermanence of all life.
I'm sorry Ramona passed. But I am glad for the good life you gave to her. My dog can hardly stand on her back legs so I know what is coming. Take care of yourself. It's the pits to feel bad. I hate when I cannot accomplish much.
Came across your site by happenstance. You have made me laugh. live out in the woods myself a state over. Contracted my own home- passive solar- though it isn't debt free :(
Love the artwork and the gardening. Do quite a bit of that myself... Sorry about your chicken - they are on my to get list.
CW
Condolences on the passing of Ramona, but she had a good life, and you did all you could to ease her discomfort. Perhaps that's why she passed while you were away. Animals can sense many things including the sadness humans feel.
I am sorry about Ramona.
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