Little Clubby - 24 Hours & Going Strong!

Clubby was born with, what the vet called, clubbed feet. Her little hooves curled under instead of out, so she was walking on her knuckles instead of flat footed. The vet suggested that she not be left with Miss Beatrice, because she can't get away and the risk of being rolled on and mushed were very high, so we brought our little clubby home last night. TABS has work with her a lot, giving her "Piggy PT". She would lay Clubby on her back so she would kick her feet, and she would rub Clubbys legs and help her stretch her hooves out correctly. She has Clubby walking now. She still walks on her tippy toes, but she's getting so much better and she's getting really quick at getting around.

She was not really impressed with being at home, she didn't care much for my little ankle bitters and she certainly didn't like being away from her brothers and sisters. She didn't like being alone in her crib and she would cry if we didn't hold her, but we didn't produce enough heat to keep her from shivering. Her temperature was dropping, and I was worried, so I wrapped her up in a little burp cloth and sat with her by the fireplace until she fell asleep. Then I laid her in the crib, on top of a warm rice pack, to sleep. 

She would sleep fine, until someone made a noise, then she would wake up and run around the crib crying. But she wasn't eating at all. I couldn't get her to take the bottle. After about 5 hours of no food, we gave up and snuck her back to the barn where she immediately latched on to Miss Bea and started suckling. We reluctantly left her overnight, said a little prayer, and hoped for the best. 

This morning, the report was that all twelve little munchkins made it happily through the night and were doing well. The best possible outcome! :) We will head over there shortly, to say good morning to our babies and Miss Bea, and clean out the barn.