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Karen McCabe
@LadyHaywire
Leitrim suckler farming, some PB Limousin mixed in. Aonarán. Cattle, cats, cooking & acting the eejit ❤️All views my own, mostly.
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Nov 18, 2024
    She makes a shitty job both more fun & tiresome 😆 You'd swear she was bucket fed but nope, just loves people.
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    Karen McCabe
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    Jan 17, 2025
    It's with a heavy heart that I tell everyone that Squeak suffered a relapse with her vestibular syndrome yesterday & though she tried to battle it again, she passed away on my lap this evening. Some people would say she was *just* a cat but for 13 years she was our cat 1/4
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Jan 6, 2025
    I think Squeak has had a stroke, found her earlier & she couldn't walk, is quite confused & has a tilting head 😥 Vet for her first thing tomorrow but trying to keep her comfortable next to the fire here tonight & she got some painkiller too. My tiny tabby girl 😟
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Jan 17, 2025
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    It's never easy to lose a pet, especially one with her claws wedged firmly into my heart (plus one giant scar on my arm caused by her) She's been a major part of my life but for her, we were her whole life & I'm thankful she chose our farm to stay at. Rest easy Squeak ❤️💔
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Jan 17, 2025
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    Destroyer of Christmas trees and terroriser of rodents (plus the live bat released in my kitchen will never be forgotten) She had two adorable kittens two months after arriving her in 2011 & became a lifelong buddy to Kovu though she used to wallop him at times too. 2/4
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    Karen McCabe
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    Jan 17, 2025
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    She had a great long life here, and loved nothing more than chicken, salmon & sleeping on a lap/on her beanbag/in front of the fireplace. While I'd thought she'd pulled through earlier this week, sadly it was not to be, but I'm grateful she could spend her last days with me 3/4
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Jan 7, 2025
    Vet appt at 2pm as roads are just about thawed but a definite improvement since yesterday evening so looking more like a vestibular issue than anything else 🤞 She's had more beef broth & some salmon, warm fire beside her & a hot water bottle under her bed to keep her cosy.
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Jan 6, 2025
    I think Squeak has had a stroke, found her earlier & she couldn't walk, is quite confused & has a tilting head 😥 Vet for her first thing tomorrow but trying to keep her comfortable next to the fire here tonight & she got some painkiller too. My tiny tabby girl 😟
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Mar 11, 2024
    Cattle swimming to one of Ireland's offshore islands for grazing. Can you imagine me trying that with ours 🤣🤣
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Sep 2, 2021
    You know that feeling when you see something so ingenious that you're just in awe. This 👏👏 Recycling at its best!!
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Dec 15, 2024
    He's back!!!
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Jan 7, 2025
    SQUEAK UPDATE 😁 It does look like just a vestibular issue so she's being kept in tonight and will be monitored tomorrow in case she needs a few more nights in vet care but it's looking quite hopeful once her bloods come back alright.
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Mar 15, 2025
    One gorgeous, golden heifer!! I got it wrong but she's a big lady 😍 And cranky Jenny as usual 🙄
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    Jun 28, 2021
    I used to wear a silver bracelet from my late Nana day & night. Lost it 2 months ago & didn't think I'd ever see it again. But wasn't my aunt out walking earlier & spotted it on the ground on one of my usual routes!😱 Even more amazingly it was my Nana's birthday yesterday too 🥺
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    Karen McCabe
    @LadyHaywire
    May 11, 2024
    Oddie had a new arrival for us during the night, a gorgeous little blue roan girlie 🥰
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