Almost here!

[Pamela]

Here she is. Honey Bees is her name (thanks to my 7 yr old and 10 yr old). My 7 yr old really is responsible for her immediate rescue, he worked on warming her for a very long time while my older daughter worked on the weaker of the 2. She is just under 4lbs, on a pretty big frame.

 

[Latestarter]

She's a pretty little thing... I sure hope she makes it for you. You should be proud of your children for their maturity. Very impressive!

 

[Goatgirl47]

Awwww, she's adorable! I'm so sorry the other two didn't make it....

Praying she pulls through.

 

[GLENMAR]

The symptoms you described sounds exactly like my premature calf. So I would bet yes, premature.
Maybe you can tell by the teeth.

 

[GLENMAR]

If she's still under 24 hours old, I'd try to get more colostrum in her. Good luck.

 

[Pamela]

She has no teeth. My daughter says that it appears HoneyBees has taken a turn for the worse. I doubt she will be alive by the time I get home in a couple of hours. I don't know what to hope for. If she is premature, is there much hope for survival? I hope our next doe doesn't have so much trouble.

 

[Pamela]

If she's still under 24 hours old, I'd try to get more colostrum in her. Good luck.

We've been getting about an ounce of colostrum in her every couple of hours. Is this too often? The last time, she wasn't very interested and is now quite lethargic.

 

[GLENMAR]

NO teeth. Definitely premature. There may not be anything you can do.
Keep her inside and warm. My calf had teeth half erupted and the vet said 2-3 weeks premature.
I'm not sure what that translates for goat kids, but I'm certain that's what happened with your doe.

 

[GLENMAR]

You may try her inside on a heating pad.

 

[GLENMAR]

We had to tube our calf twice with a stomach tube. She was inside the house for 48 hours. Also not very mobile. You may need to tube her, but with no teeth...... she's probably pretty premature. Like I said there may not be much you can do........ So sorry that's hard.