Breathing noises and cud chewing

[Boysmom08]

I'm not sure what a baby goat normally sounds like but this 2 week old seems to have a little "huff" when she exhales sometimes, not every breath.
Something to worry about?

She also acts like she is chewing her cud, but doesn't eat that stuff yet. I wouldn't call it teeth grinding but maybe a clicking?

I had to switch her from a milk replacer to goats milk, per the vet, her stool is firming up, but still has some bloody mucus...We're headed to the vet (again) in the am if nobody has any insite or advise that says otherwise.

Thanks!

 

[Boysmom08]

Talked to my local goat expert who is the man I got her from...he said the bloody mucus could be because she is eating too much. 4-5 times a day and up to 6oz per feeding....going to bring it back down to 3 feedings of 6 oz. He said it was most likely practice chewing that I am hearing. He didn't know about the sighs or huff after breaths...maybe some milk went down her nose.
Anything? Anybody?

 

[pridegoethb4thefall]

Bloody poo is not normal in anyway. Could be parasites or cocci- vet can test for each.

She should be eating 6 oz about every 4 hours, I think, at her age. Milk replacers are notorious for causing tummy trouble- goats milk is a good switch, but if its store bought, when you get tired of paying a ton for it, make the slow transition to whole cows milk. My kids have done GREAT on it and its known to cause far less digestive upset.

As for the teeth grinding..... IDK. I don't think babies do that. The huff could just be how she breathes.

Is she bloated? Maybe offer her a bit of baking soda in the palm of your hand, her tummy could be upset, and she needs the baking soda to settle it.

What breed is she?

 

[Boysmom08]

No parasites found in fecal test on Tuesday. She was on an all stock milk replacer but we switched to goats milk (canned) to try and help with her not eating well and the runny poo. I am getting so many conflicting ideas on milk! Tractor supply has a powder goat milk replacer that was highly recomended by her breader. The vet was thinking it was cow milk allergy like lactose intolerance that may have been to blame. She is Boer/Kiko mix. No bloat at all...very soft belly.

 

[poorboys]

I put my kids on whole cow's milk from the store, start adding a part whole milk to the replacer until you've got it up to whole cow's milk, they can digest it better, I'm not one to use any milk replacer for my own reasons. at 3 weeks they should be taking 3 bottles a day up to 20 oz, and start your feed and hay and introduce water, they might not take to it right away but they will. also at 3 weeks start your coccidian treatmeant. good luck

 

[Boysmom08]

I think we have the almost scours under control, just an issue of trace amounts of old blood, brown not black, in her stool still. She has gained 8 oz since Tuesday!
I will start adding cows milk to the goats milk as soon as the blood is no longer an issue. The vet this morning came up with a very scientific way of determining the amount she should eat per her body weight and came to 12 oz per day in 4 feedings! WTH! I hope this gets the blood issue under control soon, she is chewing on everything and head butts me looking for a teet every chance she gets!
She's still active and spunky like a good kid should be, I am praying it only takes 1 more day so she can start to eat more at 3 feedings. She's 2 weeks old today.