2025
MARCH, 2025
Bob joined us to live out his golden years after being asked to care for this sweet senior with mobility challenges. Bob has been bounced around through at least a few homes and is missing the bottom portion of his left back leg. Keeping up with his care had fallen behind and poor Bob was trapped in a full-body mat of wool that made his skin painful with every movement. His hoof care had also been neglected for at least a few years.
Now that Bob is at Lily's Place, we're working to get Bob's care caught up and him feeling so much better. Bob is about ten years old and it's beyond time for him to live that sanctuary life!
Bob
finding sanctuary
You made it to your sanctuary, Josie and Bob! Your golden years start now! 💕The weekend in a quick reel: From the first videos we saw of them to the whirlwind weekend road trip to bring them home to LP, Josie and Bob are now official sanctuary residents. Arriving tonight, Josie and Bob have come to Lily’s Place Animal Sanctuary for care and safety for the rest of their lives.We’ll share more soon!
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MARCH 3, 2025
After a good night's sleep, pain meds, and a special breakfast, Bob was ready for us to assess his woolly situation.
It didn’t take long to determine how uncomfortable Bob’s wool had become. Due to its volume and all the feces, lanolin, and sticks 😳 packed into it, it was painfully pulling and stretching his skin.
With frequent breaks for Bob (and our backs 😅), Bob was freed from a full-body mat weighing almost 16.52 lbs. That’s a lot, considering how small Bob is.
The last thing we’d want to do is shear a sheep who needs their winter coat to keep them warm, but with Bob grinding his teeth, visually uncomfortable, and the matted wool pulling with almost every movement, the kind thing to do was to relieve him of the weight and discomfort.
While he still has a decent amount of wool despite today’s haircut, he’ll wear a coat while we see how he does with the rest of winter.
MARCH 6, 2025
Bob was a good boy again while we had a look at his hooves. We tackled the worst of them on the “good” back leg. The other leg is missing the bottom part (so no foot/hooves).
Before this, Bob hadn’t had his hooves trimmed in at least two years. Everyone needs a trim from time to time - even seniors or animals whose hooves might grow a bit slower or wear down well with daily use.
Bob was super good during the trim and we took it slow and steady as we don’t want Bob to see us coming and think “oh great, they are going to do something to me again.”
Bob will still need some corrective care for his hooves. Changing the angle of his hooves too quickly can cause serious problems (and pain), but this is a really good start.
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