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Location: Scotland
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Ruby Moo
Please meet Ruby Moo, the Heilan Coo. I am not sure you could call her a pet exactly, but she is certainly well loved!
She was born to a first time mother who decided motherhood was not for her and so abandoned her shortly after she was born. We hand-reared her, which was a mammoth task as she refused to take milk from a bucket or bottle and so had to be fed by stomach-tube for around 12 weeks. We thought we were going to lose her a few times, and in fact we had the knacker man on his way up to put her down when she suddenly seemed to rally and her death sentence was lifted again. Since then she has gone from strength to strength and is now 3 years old.
She is a real success story - and such a character!
Newborn Ruby
Looking rather sick and sorry (she lost almost all the hair on her legs and it was coming out in chunks daily)
Starting to rally and spending time with new friends
A milestone ... her first birthday
Her second birthday
I wonder if there is another cow alive with such personality and character!
She also does impressions
Can you guess who this one is?
Although she can also be majestic and beautiful
Here she is trying to "play" with my OH one morning this week