Hey Infinitus-ers

Is anyone doing the 'Night of a Thousand Wizards' thing?

Should I cough up and buy tickets? Or will I be going alone?

What the fuck is wrong with people?

Someone dumped this poor goat off on a dead-end residential street. The people who found her made a bunch of calls to different rescues and wildlife rehabs until they were finally directed to me, because someone had heard that aside from our pet store, we had a little farm.

Seriously, I have no idea who owned her before, but I would happily punch them in the junk if I found them. Her hooves were sooo grossly overgrown that she couldn't even walk. Like, not only were they too long, but they were SO long that they curled up SIDEWAYS. Three times longer than they should be. The people who found her thought she was deformed.

I have two goats and I have never trimmed their hooves. They generally wear down just fine from walking around. THIS GOAT WAS KEPT IN A CAGE AND NOT ALLOWED TO WALK. I'm guessing, for her milk. Which also means that she had been bred, and I can't allow myself to think about what happened to her baby. :(

When we got her home, hubby found some sharp pruning shears, and I pretended to be a goat ferrier. They still need some work (with a better tool) but at least she can walk now.

Anyhoo, she is lovely and sweet and was SO FUCKIN' RELIEVED to be milked. Her poor udder was like a rock. I have no idea the last time she'd been milked, but she was in obvious discomfort. I had never milked a goat before, but got the hang of it pretty quick. It's actually kind of fun, although I really have better things to do that squeeze goat teats twice a day.

I named her T'hy'la, which is Vulcan for brother/friend/lover. (I'm pronouncing it Thigh-la, although I'm sure it's got some fucked up way to actually be said.)

Speaking of Vulcans, (and we were, weren't we???) Here is a pic of my horse Spock. I posted about him in comments once, but never really did a proper post of him. He is not a rescue animal, but could be, because he is SO DAMN SKINNY. The people I bought him from never had his teeth done, and he pretty much couldn't eat properly. grrrr Hopefully, with a proper bite, we can pack some weight onto him. He is the sweetest boy! *loves him*



ETA: The goat is a LaMancha breed, and her ears are supposed to be like that. (Is it just me, or does she look a lot like our earless rescue cat Milky Wave? )
ETA2: Goats milk tastes pretty much the same as cow's milk. Except creamier, because I don't buy whole cow milk.