Rosie update! 🐷
Rosie joined the farm a couple of months ago after losing her ears and the part of the top of her head to being mauled by dogs, and also had a severely infected back leg from a nasty puncture wound. There were honestly a handful of days when I really questioned if she was in too much pain and too crippled to go on, but she would have more good days and said she wanted to keep going.
She and Bella are in a pen together, and Rosie has been making great improvements. I don’t know if she will ever walk “normally” again, but she is getting around better each week, and has been totally off pain meds for a while now. She loves the water, and enjoys dips in her pool. She and Bella keep trying to push the gate open to go on full farm adventures, but since one of Bella’s favorite hang out spots is under one of the trailers, I worry that Rosie might join her and be unable to get herself out.
This quick video was of them eating breakfast- they get a bowl of cut up yellow squash and zucchini tossed in the skin and coat supplement, and they each get a small portion of Purina pig pellets, that are scattered in the grass for them to hunt for.
A big thanks to all of our supporters who help make recoveries and a safe sanctuary home possible for the animals here at Browndog Farm. And, as always, a big thanks to Dr. Cohen with JLC Veterinary Service for all his help and advice for keeping our crew happy and healthy.
You can help support the care of the animals by donating via PayPal or Venmo @BrowndogFarmTexas or by donating items from our Amazon.com wish list, which is in a pinned post on our page.
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Tortilla must be half bat 🦇…apparently dinner tastes better when you eat it upside down 🙃 #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #cat #catoftheday #barn #farmlife #farm #elgin #tx #rescue #sanctuary
Big thanks to Frances Anable for generously donating new collars for the goats and therapeutic hoof soak for the horses from the Browndog Farm Amazon wish list!! #Browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #goat #shopping #goats #rescue #sanctuary #farm #Amazon #elgin #texas
Big thanks to our BFF (Browndog Farm Friend) Juli for supporting the animals by donating items from our Amazon wish list!
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Rosie takes a dip!
Rosie has been recovering beautifully from having been mauled by dogs and then suffering a life threatening leg injury. She and Bella now share the Piggy Princess Pen, and they love the pool! #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #potbellypig #pig #rescue #sanctury #farm #poolparty #pool #elgin #texas
Hanging out with Duke after the horses finished dinner. #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #percheron #draft #horses #rescue #sanctuary #farm #texas #elgin
Goatygoat lawn care.
The goats enjoying a Saturday morning browsing on a new area of the farm. #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #goat #goats #farm #rescue #sanctuary #breakfast #texas #elgin
We all know a loud eater 😵💫 #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #pig #pigsanctuary #cucumber #loud #farm #rescue #elgintx #etx #austin #texas
The horses coming in for lunch. Duke gets a big helping of soaked alfalfa cubes to make up for him not being able to properly chew his hay, and Murphy gets some as well since he needs extra calories… the others just get a few mouthfuls for coming to the party. #BrowndogFarmTexas #BDFTX #horses #pony #rescue #farm #ottb #Percheron #draft #lunch #texas #etx #elgintx
Did you know, as horses age their teeth are less effective at grinding forage, so they must be fed in a way to replace the hay they can’t properly process? Duke, the senior black Percheron, eats about $700 in feed and supplements per month to stay healthy 😵💫 Venmo/Paypal @Browndogfarmtexas if you’d like to help support Duke 🛒 💜#browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #percheron #rescue #sanctuary #horses #texas #etx #elgintx
Horses coming in for lunch
O, Willow. #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx Browndog Farm Art Studio #elgin #elgintx #etx #minimule #mule #rescuefarm #rescuedismyfavoritebreed #bucketlist
Goodnight Boris! #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #goodnight #sleepingbeauty #sleep #BedTime #pig #rescue #farm #etx #elgintx #texas
A big thanks to Dr Cohen at JLC Veterinary Service for the excellent work on Duke today! It’s a relief to have discovered what’s going on with his feet, and great to see the big guy moving more comfortably. #browndogfarmtexas #bdftx #draft #percheron #farrier #horses #vet #elgintx #texas
