First time Momma

[Southern by choice]

Some kids will just die instead of taking it.
There are ways to successfully get them on the bottle.
We don't have any babies right now but maybe we can get a video of some of the ways we do it. Just a thought.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Some of our does will drink milk whenever it's offered, even the 3yr olds. But they were raised as bottle babies so that is normal. If you girl wasn't a BB I would think her body is craving it for the nutrition. I have observed this with some of our other goats in the past.

How are the babies bellies? Do they look sunken in? How do they feel? What are you doing when you are offering the bottle?

Really hoping your girl gets better soon!

 

[babsbag]

That temp would have me worried. It is too bad that she didn't do the flush or the uterine bolus. By now the cervix may be closed and if so she can't get in to do a flush. I don't know how long a cervix stays open...maybe as long as there is discharge she could do one. IDK. Hope that the doe turns around here soon.

I have a couple of does that would drink the milk. They love it.

 

[Goat Whisperer]

That temp would have me worried. It is too bad that she didn't do the flush or the uterine bolus. By now the cervix may be closed and if so she can't get in to do a flush. I don't know how long a cervix stays open...maybe as long as there is discharge she could do one. IDK. Hope that the doe turns around here soon.

My thinking too. Hoping the temp drops soon

 

[nstone630]

So it's ok to let her drink cows milk if she wants it?

And the vet checked her cervix yesterday and it was not closed. She mentioned that it was good, so that if there is infection it has not been trapped. If the fever continues to Saturday I will ask for them to do a uterine bolus...

The babies bellies seem full, not sunken in. I will check again this evening when I get home. DH has been the one that has bottle fed, I've been at work at these times. By doing so, he's grown very attached to both little kids. I'll talk to him more tonight about technique and how it's been going. He says he's able to get them to take the bottle.

The bright red bleeding/dripping has stopped. That may be a good sign? There has been no fresh blood for close to 48 hours. She is eating hay, drinking water and munching on her mineral block. She was let out to the pasture yesterday and ate nothing but green grass for almost 2 hours. She will do the same today. Hoping to get some meat back on her bones. Last night milk could be expressed from her teats. Obviously we only tested once, as not to waste what is there!

I'll check her temp again tonight and update with any change.

 

[Sunny Searle]

Good luck, hope she continues to improve!

 

[TAH]

I am not sure if anyone as already mentioned it but make sure she doesn't get molasses.

Hope she improves!

 

[nstone630]

Noticed this on my doeling tonight....
???

 

[babsbag]

My first guess (and only) would be a staph infection. Just what you need, right? I would scrub her with Hibiclens, you can get it at Walmart and probably just about any pharmacy.

 

[nstone630]

My first guess (and only) would be a staph infection. Just what you need, right? I would scrub her with Hibiclens, you can get it at Walmart and probably just about any pharmacy.

Everything I've googled says staph just what I need. Seriously.
I can get it tomorrw after work from walmart. No sooner.

Do I scrub in the intent to pop the bumps? Or just to wash gently? Also is this something I need to be worried about the buckling getting? *sigh*



Ok...melt down over. I need something to go right. These kids are perfect. I can't let something happen to them. Also, can we catch the staph?