These days, his caregivers say that Rufus is a candy man who has made himself at house at Farm Sanctuary, getting together with everybody. It’s exhausting to imagine that he as soon as wanted a herd the place he are compatible in, however right here’s his tale…
In 2022, we rescued Rufus and his 3 gal buddies, Marzipan, Junco, and Kazoo—together with two sheep named Oboe and Sprocket and a goat named Sniglet, who has since gave up the ghost. We positioned them in a house inside our Farm Animal Adoption Community (FAAN), and there, they lived fortunately for 2 years till the adopter’s converting instances and well being demanding situations throughout the goat herd intended {that a} new house was once wanted.
Our pals at Abnormal Guy Inn Animal Safe haven (OMI) in Tennessee suspected that the herd had treatment-resistant parasites, which additional difficult issues, because the goats will have to now not be on pasture. Fortunately, OMI may just absorb two different goats, Edmund and Duncan, from the herd. Once they noticed that Rufus urgently wanted scientific consideration, they knew they needed to lend a hand him, too. OMI rushed the 3 goats to the College of Tennessee, the place Rufus wanted essentially the most intensive reinforce and care.
“Rufus was once demise from emaciation and demanding anemia,” says Wendy Smith, Co-Founder and Govt Director at OMI. “We needed to race him to the College of Tennessee, the place docs gave him an emergency blood transfusion. It was once very high-level vet care, they usually weren’t certain Rufus may just pull thru.”
As soon as the goats went to OMI, it was transparent that Rufus overlooked his woman pals and would really feel maximum at house with Marzipan, Junco, and Kazoo.