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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThis Baby Goat Is So Happy With His New Wheelchair, And We Just Can't Even
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/22/frostie-baby-goat-wheelchair-photos-video_n_5368083.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000063Frostie the snowman baby goat is a jolly happy soul today, after a sweet new set of wheels has given him some newfound freedom.
The adorable snow goat was previously unable to walk, after contracting a disease known as joint navel ill shortly after his birth. The condition infected Frostie's hind joints, leaving them painfully unusable. That changed with the introduction of his cart, which, in addition to helping his joints, seems to have given his morale a clear boost as well.
A video of the happy goat, shared by Edgar's Mission, a nonprofit farm animal rescue sanctuary in Victoria, Australia, shows the newly mobile goat frolicking and wagging his tail.
If his cart looks familiar, that's because it is: Frostie's ride comes courtesy of Leon Trotsky, the piglet at Edgar's Mission who used the ride while he recovered from a crushed pelvis. Yes, those pictures are also adorable.
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This Baby Goat Is So Happy With His New Wheelchair, And We Just Can't Even (Original Post)
xchrom
May 2014
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Uncle Joe
(58,364 posts)1. Frostie has a nice smile.
Thanks for the thread, xchrom.
flamingdem
(39,313 posts)2. That's a great invention
They should market that for other animals, or show how to make it since it uses simple materials.
OnyxCollie
(9,958 posts)3. Oh. My. GOD!
That is the most adorable thing ever.
WorseBeforeBetter
(11,441 posts)4. I love these stories. Here's another... Thor!
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StarryNite
(9,446 posts)10. Awwww
BlancheSplanchnik
(20,219 posts)5. lovable adorable baby!
Maynar
(769 posts)6. There's an adorable little beagle
in my neighborhood who uses a similar device. I see him out walking with his owner all the time.
Makes me smile every time!
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,330 posts)8. Yep, I've seen a few dogs in wheelchairs.
And they are just happy as all get out to be alive and with their human pack.
Matariki
(18,775 posts)7. Goats! Squeeeee!
StarryNite
(9,446 posts)9. Oh, my gosh!
He's so adorable it makes me cry happy tears.
McCamy Taylor
(19,240 posts)11. Too cute!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)12. What a sweet baby!
Squee galore!
Spirochete
(5,264 posts)13. A goat with training wheels!
I want one! I want one!
narnian60
(3,510 posts)14. Beautiful.