My Peetie he was the greatest goat ever! God I miss him so much! We (my girls & me) got Peetie from a very nice lady who was ill. She was unable to care for him and Rosie his mate. She gave them to us for free Peetie & I had a contection right from the start. We would play and run around out in the field together all the time. He was my best friend,I had just got out of a very bad marriage of 13 1/2 yrs of mental and physical abuse.
So he was my joy and a new start for me. My ex-husband was a city man. Hated animals so we never really had any. But I wanted my girls to receive the joys that I had as a child. So I bought them horses & goats & cats and dogs. Peetie was my favroite when I would leave in the morning for work. He would talk to me through his eyes and bahs. He would give me nouges and kisses.
I am still not over his death. I cry ever time I talk about him or think about him. I blame my self if I had not gone out that night. If I had put up the second panling fence he would have gotten stuck. See this is what I think happened he went to ram the dog for barking at them and protecting his mate. As a male would he got stuck in the square panel fence. Then trying to get out he broke his neck but he did not die.
He had tears and his neck I swear the dog did them. But my boyfriend and the vet said they do not think so! But I do my boyfriend came home around mid-night. He was working on the race car he kept hearing the goat making noises. So he went over and saw my Peetie stuck in the fence and the dogs sitting there by him. Barking ever now and again (they are his dogs).
He then cut the fence and helped Peetie out. He notice that Peetie neck was broke was not sure what to do. He began to cry and cry he loved Peetie as much as I do! I came home about and hour later and I could not find my boyfriend. So I put the girls to bed and went outside looking for him. He was there holding Peetie crying uncontrollably.
Saying Peetie is dying what do we do. I started to check Peetie and realized they was nothing we could do but call the vet out. I looked into Peetie’s eyes and with his sad whimpers I knew he was going. I could barely talk to the vet on the phone telling him to come asap! My Peetie is dying to please hurry he is hurting so much. He came and examed Peetie said it was not good.
I asked him could we save him he said maybe but he would suffer for the rest of his life. And his neck was broke so the end result really would not be good. Troy still crying and me crying I said to put him asleep and stop his pain. So he came back with the shot I asked him to wait. I called Rosie over to say her goodbyes to him. Troy said goodbye I then took him on my lap crying none stop and held his head.
Telling him I loved him so much and the pain will stop soon. But I love you Peetie do not forget I am so sorry if I was home this would not have happened to him. I could of got him out of the fence before all the damage was done. So the vet told me that it won’t hurt him and it will be quick. So I kissed him goodbye and held him on my lap while he gave him the shot.
Peetie flinched once then it was over. I cried & cried & cried holding and saying a pray. The vet took him away for me and said he was so sorry it had to be this way. He could tell we loved him very much. So he left I sat with Rosie telling her how sorry I was. Kissed her and ran up to my room I still had to tell the girls in the morning. God that was hard to do they cried and cried & I cried and Troy cried.
So we went out to Rosie and sat with her. I just now here Dec. 2001 got another pygmy goat for us and for Rosie. She is a girl but we think she is pregnant. I hope so. They butt heads at first but now they play. She is happy now. We are happy too. But she is no Peetie there will never be another Peetie. God I still miss him so it hurts so much with him gone. He was my friend we would play and walk together and I would lay next to him and chat.
I wish Rosie would have gotten pregnant with him. It would have been great to at least have one of his babies. But I know he is in a better place now plus I have learned as well. Rosie & Missy area has panel fencing up still but now there are two up and no open holes to get caught up in and I put up a chain link fence to keep all animals out & keep them safe for they are my babies. I love them so much!
In loving memeroy of PEETIE
you will always be remembered
& have a big place
in my heart!
Pamela
| Peetie |
| July 2001 |
| Pamela |