Fetal Doppler

[Calliopia]

I did a search but didn't find any previous posts.

Has anyone ever used a human fetal doppler (like they sell to new moms) to try and detect fetal heartbeat/tones in a goat?

Local Craigslist has one cheap at the moment and I was thinking about giving it a try.

 

[helmstead]

They're not accurate enough on goats - tend to detect bladder and stomachs and give false positives more than correct negatives.

The only good way is ultrasound (image), x ray or bloodtest.

 

[Calliopia]

This would be one that actually broadcasts the noises, not a preg-tone style for fluid detection. I would hope that a heartbeat sounds different from digestion. (L)

 

[helmstead]

Too much background noise, still. Hey, if it's cheap...buy it, test it for a few breeding seasons and see how accurate it is - but I would stick with BioTracking if I needed to know that badly!

 

[Calliopia]

I think I may just to see what I can hear. $20 for a season or 3 of fun isn't too bad. And no I don't need to know that badly this is purely for my own amusement and curiosity.

 

[PattySh]

I have a hospital type doppler that I use on my dogs. I wasn't able to hear heartbeats on my goats when they were pregnant. I think it's because on my dogs I shave the belly/nipple line. With goats you have to listen on the side and the hair makes it impossible.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

You could clip the goats, too.