A friend's pygmy doe was visiting our maternity ward when late that evening she had three beautiful (long earred?) bucks and....
Unlike his big healthy brothers, Pedro slipped out very tiny and motionless
Once stimulated we noticed he was fully formed and eyes were open!
He could not raise his head but appeared to move his mouth to nurse..when held to his mother he latched on!
Unable to stand or even hold his little tiny head up, he came home to a warm heating pad in my bed. Every hour he would squeek and get fed from his bottle. We were afraid he would never survive. The next day he began to twitch his head, seizures we thought..poor little baby we loved him already and he had let us know that first night his name was to be Pedro
Not even as big as a shoe
Pedro came out a fighter his legs were bent, his head was too big to hold up and he was only upright if propped up
Lots of therapy trying to strenthen his neck and stretch those legs!
Finally he could hold himself upright
What a beauty!
At 1 week he weighed 8 oz
He could only get the back half up that week
Two weeks
weighing in at 1 pound he was up!
3 Months..
not a lot of ear control yet
Pedro's vision is limited he was very blind for the first few months
He had to wear a bell so I didn't loose him in the house
He would walk behind furniture and get stuck
He soon learned to run and play but has never been told he was a goat (shhhhhhhhhhhh)
Pedro 3 months &
1 wk old Pygmy kid
He has plenty of other friends
Sadie & Pedro play but he can't find her when she jumps on top of a house (he doesn't jump)
hoping she would teach him to drink from something OTHER than a bottle!
Finally just before Christmas (9 mos) he did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
he loved his hay way before then
but water he couldn't figure out
Mainly he's just a mamma's boy
Pedro started going to the Farmers Market his first week (since he was on a bottle every hour!)
but then he made friends (and fans) and he was expected to show up
He has made lots of friends and has had his picture taken with people from all over the world (lots of gave him kisses too!)
(see my pretty license plate
#1 Pedro)
Yes
he still sleeps with his mamma!
a miracle boy
#1 PEDRO
Pedro turned 3 years old!!
April 1, 2006!!
he is still his mammas baby
still sleeps in the house
and is up to all sorts of new tricks..
Almost three days and Pedro could hold his head up..now he wanted to stand!
takin on the dog..
Pedroshowing his friend Handsome his handstand..
he can walk about 12 feet or more on his front hooves
Well, he can't walk ON water but
he's the only goat I know that enjoys standing in it!
Pedro has had quite a year.. proving for sure he is God's special goat.
In October (2005) we found a small lump that turned out to be a staph infection on his bony little chest. The infection had moved quickly up into his ribs (thank God, not the lung).. but our Pedro fought through months of treatment which resulted finally in a surgery to remove the lump..We were very worried about the possible risks of surgery but felt he should get the best chance at a happy healthy life that we could give him.
And.. while being evaluated for the infection, xray's showed that somehow our silly boy (who has very poor vision) had somehow swallowed a two inch long T shaped pin!
Treatment for cows (who often do this sort of thing) involves administering a magnet, the size of a shotgun shell.. that will stay in the digestive system, attach to the hardware and keep it from migrating toward the heart, which is deadly..
Of course Pedro had something wierd! We searched for weeks to find a suitable magnet, one that was non toxic and of appropriate size.. that first magnet did not attach! Finally, the second magnet, and last hope.. did :) we found it on the xray just prior to his surgery on April 5th. We were a very happy crowd that day and took that indeed as a good sign.. and he did make it through surgery with flying colors.. never has there been a happier mom carrying her boy out of the recovery room to a waiting room full of friends and family..
Since then Pedro has been recovering well, slowly, still battling possible infection while the wound heals.. he is not happy wearing his bandage in the Arizona heat! It is amazing the change in his energy level, his attitude and his appetite :) He is a very independant young man these days and when trying to hide from mom (still on some oral medications and getting twice daily bandage changes) he will sneak out of the barn area and run home!
here are some photos of his surgical site with the drains in place
Pedro must take a nap every day to heal
somtimes he sleeps in his grandma's princess bed..
Pedro is healing well and hopefully on the road to a full recovery (he just wants this danged bandage off)
update: Feb 28,2007..
Pedro still needs your prayers..
Since his surgery last April, Pedro has had a pocket of sorts forming near where his drain tubes were seated, it appeared to be a soft area of maybe scar tissue but then it abscessed and at a recent checkup it was found to be his icky old staph infection raging again,
and again it is in his rib bone, but thankfully not his lung or chest..
he is back on medication and trying some natural remedies to kill off his 'buggies' including packing the pocket of skin with raw honey, royal jelly and propolis..
We are praying for yet another miracle for our boy!
He is doing well, eating great and has quite a frisky little attitude..
he has no fever and his coat looks soft and shiny..
so we are hopeful, even tho so far his veterinarian says she has never seen one of these situations actually "cured" ..
but we can hope for more right..
after all he is Pedro The Miracle Goat
and he has many more stories to tell..
We would like to say thank you to all of you who sent prayers for Pedro during his illness and surgery and who have always had good thoughts and encouragement for him
and a special Thanks to Pedro's angel.. Roy
our friends at HomeDairyGoats
and Potbellied Pigs 4 ever
and of course our wonderful caring veterinary team
Dr. Barbara Page & Leann, at Adobe Vet Center, Tucson Arizona
Pedro
The Miracle Goat
&
Holiday Pedro
tshirts
& even stamps!!
Update..
as of March 20...
see photos and progress...
keep prayin'
he is doing great, quite frisky really!
the icky new lump the day of the vet ck,
after it ruptured..Feb 28
both lumps March 7
a week after the vet ck
after another week
mid March
Lookin' good!!
Acts 3:16
It is Jesus' name and the faith that comes through him that has completely healed him, as you can all see.
NIV
UPDATE MARCH 28!
Look at our boy!!!
Pedro will be 4 on Sunday and this is the first time
he has jumped and played like a goat!
he was doing typical baby goat moves,
spins and jumps tonite!!
Praise the Lord
June update:
Pedro is doing great.. we still have no signs of that second icky lump.. the old lump we are still working on however, so he still needs prayers and well wishes..
Very fat and sassy these days, he is quite frisky, actually he is the only goat we have ever had that seems to head butt for the pure pleasure of it.. most are not that 'rude' ha ha..
