2 Week Old Baby Goat Trouble- Second Kid Down : ( - Help Please

[Southern by choice]

Very sorry.

Can you get a necropsy done? Usually very inexpensive if done by your state lab. Your regular vets do not have all they need to do a proper necropsy.

Also many vaccines can be given sub-Q. I prefer not giving anything IM unless absolutely necessary.
When giving CD&T it is important where as you do not want any lumps that could remain and look like CL.
We give CD&T in the armpit.
Also always pull back on the syringe BEFORE injecting so you know you are not hitting a vein.

Sheepgirl I think has some pics on how to give shots, you can you tube it also.

Are you meaning anti-toxin?

We get both from Southern States... don't know if TSC has the anti-toxin.

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

I was thinking about that. I really want to find out what happened. How would I go about to find how to get one done?

Okay, thank you for that info! I have never given a goat an injection before; I don't think drawing blood counts, right? I'm a little nervous about doing something wrong. I wasn't meaning anti-toxin, but I would like to have some of that on hand, too. : )

 

[Southern by choice]

You must keep the body refrigerated. Look up your state lab (google it) Find the section for veterinarian division. Call and find out the details. Often there is more than one location in a state.

Just saw you are in TX-
here is the link
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
http://tvmdl.tamu.edu/tests_services/

Hope they are more helpful with this than they are with poultry... I helped a friend that had poultry issues and they were useless.

 

[Womwotai]

Good point Southern, I forgot the original topic was goats. For the goats I would definitely do SubQ. For the sheep though, their fleece is so thick, its hard to see the skin so I'd be scared to do SubQ and find out I was actually just injecting into the fleece and not under the skin. In their case I find IM to be better.

 

[Southern by choice]

Funny.. and I never thought about all that wool... and I have 2 sheep. I give theirs in the armpit too and they have never needed anything else. I will remember that though! You are right on... their wool is so thick I don't know how I would get it sub Q anywhere on them.
Thanks!

 

[elevan]

I'm sorry that you lost them both.

When you go to TSC to look for the CD&T vaccination pick yourself up some oral neomycin. It's a good starter antibiotic to have on hand. And it's easily put into a bottle for administration. Good for treating things that might be happening in the gut causing problems. Which is the first thing that I would have suspected here given all the enemas that you had to give to keep the flow going.

 

[Pioneer Chicken]

You must keep the body refrigerated. Look up your state lab (google it) Find the section for veterinarian division. Call and find out the details. Often there is more than one location in a state.

Just saw you are in TX-
here is the link
Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
http://tvmdl.tamu.edu/tests_services/

Hope they are more helpful with this than they are with poultry... I helped a friend that had poultry issues and they were useless.

Thank you so much Southern. : ) I should've known to put him in the fridge or something. I'm keeping this info in case I have something happen again that can't be figured out.

Did your friend get paid back? I'd hope so. I know there are a ton of poultry diseases/ illnesses out there but they should've been able to find something. That's definitely disappointing. :/

 

[Roll farms]

I'm sorry you lost them. I'm not online much during the week.
I read back through and don't see anything glaringly obvious for a cause or that could be helpful to offering insight. B shots and probiotics are about the extent of our 'emergency meds'....if it requires more than that we are very lucky to have a great vet.

 

[animalmom]

PC, I know you are going through a real rough time right now; I can feel how much you love your animals through the way you speak of them.

Hang in there, do what you are able to do and then trust in our great Lord.

 

[taylorm17]

I am very sorry for your losses. I know how you feel. I had a baby die of hypothermia a while ago and we tried everything possible. Just don't beat yourself up about it. You sound like you really love your goats and you did your best.