Galadriel Just Died in my Arms and now Delilah's buckling

[Hens and Roos]

oh no so sorry to hear

 

[Southern by choice]

Oh how your heart must ache.
So sad for you Sky.

 

[babsbag]

It is so hard to lose the little ones. Wish I had some answers for you.

 

[norseofcourse]

Oh wow, I am so sorry for your losses, I can't imagine how bad you feel right now.

Without a necropsy it's hard to say, but I've heard bloat can happen very quickly and you can't always save them...

 

[Baymule]

I don't have goats, but I've lost animals. It always hurts and you question yourself, what could you have done different. Sometimes there simply is no answer. Sometimes no matter what you do, your animal dies. It isn't fair, it just isn't fair, but we pick ourselves up, and try again. So sorry about your babies.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Can you get these animals necropsied to find out what is going on?
If I have one die on me I have to know?
How else can you tell if you aren't doing something right?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

I am so so sorry SW! Hate to hear this

I would get a necropsy done on BOTH the kids, that is the BEST way to tell.

Are they on milk replacer or ? If so, what kind? How old? CDT? Could you go over your feeding program?

You may want to look at this-
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/AbBloat.html

This is part of the article.
"Rapid ingestion of milk can result in rapid fermentation of the milk."

"As the bacteria multiply, the sugars in the milk ferment with excess gas production. At the same time, the stomach becomes more acidic to the detriment of other bacteria. As the gas cannot escape, it bloats the abomasum. Death is rapid and unpleasant."

"The disease can progress rapidly, within 30 minutes of feeding. Sometimes, all you find is a dead lamb or kid."

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Posting at the same time as OFA.


SW- here is a lab
http://liv.mt.gov/lab/default.mcpx

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

So Sorry SkyWarrior!! :'( You can't go blaming yourself, you've been doing all you can to save the little ones. Bless your heart for trying so diligently to get them to be well again! Sometimes even though we do our best, they still don't make it. I have tried to nurse countless chickens back to health, and almost none of them have made it. But at least you can be at peace knowing that you tried, and you did the very best you could to get them well.

 

[Devonviolet]

Oh SkyWarrior! I am SO sorry! My heart breaks for you!