Sometimes, care on the farm looks less like sunshine and more like quiet vigilance.

Tessa underwent an emergency cesarean section after losing her babies, Jess and Tori. She was expertly cared for by Dr. Martin at Temecula Valley Vet. During the procedure, part of her uterus had to be removed after it was found to be damaged. It was a serious surgery, the kind that reminds you how fragile even the strongest animals can be.

Since then, Tessa has been in recovery. She spent many days on antibiotics, pain relief, and steroids, and remains under close watch while her stitches heal. She moves on her own now, steady but careful, as if her body is still remembering what it went through.

Recovery hasn’t been instant. There are moments when you can see the discomfort in her steps. But healing isn’t about perfection. It’s about progress.

And then, one day, she started acting like herself again.

That small shift mattered more than anything clinical. It meant her energy was returning. It meant she was no longer just surviving.

I didn’t want to lose my goat.

But Tessa, in her quiet strength, chose to stay.