Goat udder cut on barbed wire, two day old kids

[Bridgemoof]

If she will follow her kids, pick them up and put them in the enclosed area where she can stay until the vet gets there. Hopefully she will follow.

Good luck!

 

[secuono]

yes, babies will be okay by themselves.

to catch a wild goat or lamb, you need to set up a catch pen or a catch corner were you can walk her around into a smaller space and close her in, or swing a gate around to corner her in.

Yep, goat sheep, dog, pony, ducks...lol, easy to corral them up than chaise them around like a wolf...which gets you nowhere but ten steps back...

 

[Treehuggin Cowgirl]

She'd already eaten enough to not be tempted by grain I finally used the babies to lure into the spare bathroom of my house. Don't judge It worked and was much quicker than setting up a new catch pen. I have to take her to the vet (too far out for a last minute house call), but we're on our way. Thanks everyone for your help!

 

[bonbean01]

Hey, whatever works!!! Good thinking...really hope she'll be okay!!!

Just read way too many injuries to goats and sheep that are related to other people's dogs on the loose...but that's another topic

 

[Remuda1]

Good luck with her! Please let us know what the vet does and says, I've often wondered what the treatment would be for an udder injury.

 

[Treehuggin Cowgirl]

I got lucky, and the cut isn't very deep. It was already closed over by the time I got to the vet, and she didn't want to reopen it. She cleaned the outside and gave her some cephapirin in her teat. I was supposed to repeat it the next day and try to keep udder emptied, but let's just say the goat won. Learning to milk on a goat who's never been milked and has an injured udder = trouble.

It started to look swollen yesterday, and I'm having trouble getting a hold of the vet. If I can't reach her, I suppose I'll just go buy some penicillin shots and go from there. If I have to go that route, do I need to pull the babies off? Or is there anything I can sedate her with that's baby safe?

 

[20kidsonhill]

the area around the cut looks swollen or the entire side of her udder?

 

[Treehuggin Cowgirl]

Entire side of her udder, but it's not smooth. It looks a bit lumpy near the cut site and there's some redness near the cut site and by her teat.

I'm getting the last few things to complete a milk stand. Hopefully that plus hobbles will make it possible for me to milk it out. Tethering in a corner just isn't doing it.