God Bless Alfred Wight...

Also known as James Herriott.

Without him a sheep would have died today, along with more animals than I can count before this...

I've read all of his books, but have read the 4 most famous ones, "All Things Bright and Beautiful", "All Creatures Great and Small", "All Things Wise and Wonderful", "The Lord God Made Them All", more times than I can even begin to tell you. I've been reading them since I was about 8.

I learned a lot from Dr. Wight. I've saved more animals and known what to do more times, thanks to him.... It happened again today.

Eric thought he saw a little albino deer out across a field, near a hedgerow. Upon closer observation, using binoculars, it was discovered to be the sheep who lives here and she wasn't looking good. Eric and Rick went on down to get her and found her tangled and exhausted, wrapped in briars. They herded her back up into the cow barn and came and got me.... Miss Fixit.

I go on out and this poor little girl is foaming at the lips, trembling, panting and acting blind. DING! Heatstroke... the bull in the Herriott story... Got her up further into the calf pens, where she was at least of a comparable size and got her water. She drank and I poured. I slowly poured two buckets of water over her back and neck and the back of her poor little head while she sipped the other bucket.

Slowly, she started returning to normal. I set her up a little spot, next to the hay bales, with her water, a flake of timothy hay and a handful of sweet feed. By the time I left her, she had quit trembling, her breathing was waaaay more normal and she wasn't hot enough to fry an egg on, anymore. Her ears were cool to the touch, as was her back. It was also obvious that she was getting her sight back, too. Much more 'focused' on things. She also nibbled a bit of the sweet feed outta my hand.

I'm pleased and proud to have been able to help her. It feels sooo good.
And, I have James Alfred Wight, popularly known as "James Herriott" to thank for it. Again.

Thank you for the guidance, Sir.
I've appreciated it every single time.

Thank you for giving me one of the few things about myself of which I can be proud. It means more to me than I can articulate that I can perpetuate your love of animals and gift of healing them in any small way.

Without you, a sheep would have died a needless and horrible death today.
God Bless you.

Posted by: Stevie at 06:05 PM

Comments

1 That's so cool...!! I LOVE his books!

Posted by: pam at June 16, 2004 06:35 PM (l6NIn)

2 I read his four famous books over and over as a preteen. I wanted to be a vet because of him until I had to take an anatomy class. Couldn't handle cutting up creatures. I'm gonna go read them again- it's been almost 20 years!

Posted by: kenna at June 16, 2004 08:53 PM (h8fVz)

3 Stevie, darlin' - Stop selling yourself short. "One of the few things about myself of which I can be proud". Hooey! You are a delight and a much-needed lift to many a fan's day. Myself included. I don't want to hear any more of this nonsense. Much love, Terry

Posted by: Terry Reynolds at June 17, 2004 12:46 PM (9Cr8+)

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