And I so I will write about my relationship with animals.. A very important part of my life.. And it might explain why I support all animal rights groups, including PETA, a bad word, a curse word used to arouse inflamatory emotions of people, I do not align with.. But PETA plays a very important role, it hits over the head of "insensitive people" a "2 X 4 of the fact" that animals have a sense "of being".. I learned this, I should say, I realized this when I was a mid-teen..
I was on our place.. alone.. When my uncle came rushing over. He had the adjoining place.. And said, " He needed help", A young heifer was down, a two year old Herford having her first calf had trouble.. She was tight.. Too young . Had trouble. And when she finally calved, she threw her womb. It happens.. But this one was out there, in a out barn..
My uncle couldn't get a hold of the vet..Before the days of the cell-phone.. And so I went with him.. We stuffed the womb back in.. He took off, looking for the vet.. And I held the vulva shut.. While the young mother was down.. Held her..Tried to comfort her.. for maybe two hours, I don't know.. And then what happened, is what I am getting to..
She lifted her head up, rolled her eyes back to me, to look right into my eyes, while I held her shut.. and bellered, this soft low call, and then gently laid her head back down and passed on..
She knew where she was, what I was doing.. She thanked me.. She had that sense of "her being" in that TIMELESS MOMENT, when........
PS.. My uncle and our vet came shortly after.. And told us we done everything right.. but she died of shock.. The only thing he would have done.... We knew that because we had dealt with similar situations..
But this was so different for me.. |
