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Goat Whisperer
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Love the south! 
Forgot to post this one… Raina & Charlotte playing.
Forgot to post this one… Raina & Charlotte playing.
Goat Whisperer's & SBC's kidding thread: kidding storm
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Up to 16 inches. They're too cute!
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I felt the sun on my skin today
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Can't wait till they kid!
! Can't wait till they kid!
nstone630
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The weather was beautiful this weekend here...82 yesterday! Now back to 50's today lol North Carolina can't make up it's mind.
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Would appreciate anyone's prayers today!
We are worried that our Lamancha, Millie, might be dealing with pregnancy toxemia.
She is up as of right now, hoping she stays that way.
She guzzled down some Nutri Drench.
Going to start her on propylene glycol and CMPK.
We are worried that our Lamancha, Millie, might be dealing with pregnancy toxemia.
She is up as of right now, hoping she stays that way.
She guzzled down some Nutri Drench.
Going to start her on propylene glycol and CMPK.
NH homesteader
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she's in good hands, no one better to be there to take care of a potentially sick goat than you and SBC. Hope she turns around.
purplequeenvt
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Just had to deal with potential PT in one of our ewes this week. She wasn't herself, wanted to lay down a lot, wasn't eating much at all, etc.
I gave her a shot of b-complex once a day and 3oz of propylene glycol and 1 oz of CMPK twice a day. She bounced right back and was her normal self this morning. I'm going to continue the treatment for a while longer just in case.
I gave her a shot of b-complex once a day and 3oz of propylene glycol and 1 oz of CMPK twice a day. She bounced right back and was her normal self this morning. I'm going to continue the treatment for a while longer just in case.
OneFineAcre
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So far we've never dealt with that.
What is CMPK?
What are the symptoms of toxemia?
ETA:
I hope she's OK
What is CMPK?
What are the symptoms of toxemia?
ETA:
I hope she's OK
Mike CHS
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Sure hope you get a speedy resolution for this.
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Thanks everyone for the kind words!
Thankfully she isn't showing the full on symptoms- but SBC & I were out looking at the goats and SBC said "aww Millie did you just trip?" Thinking she just had a little stumble, not uncommon. Then she did it again. Started watching and her feet seemed painful when she walked. Hooves look fine. One of my first thoughts was toxemia, but neither of us wanted to jump to conclusions.
Something was obviously wrong. First think I did was smell her breath and start walking her. The stumbling is NOT normal. Brought her up, looked at her hooves closer, took her temp (101.7). Brought some Nutri drench and let her smell it, she went crazy trying to drink it. Gave her a bunch.
Millie is not a molasses hog, she only takes it when she really needs it. She obviously needs it. She is right in the window for this to pop up as well. Called our vet and she agrees with our suspicion. Told us the dosages etc. @OneFineAcre CMPK is calcium, magnesium, phosphorus & potassium. We are picking up some Ketone strips from a breeder down the road, I was going to order some soon to have for emergencies anyway. Never thought we'd be dealing with it this soon.
Hoping we caught it in time. I'll be drenching her 3x daily until she is past kidding. Roughly 2 weeks away.
I'll be able to post more about toxemia/ketosis later.
This is why it pays to KNOW your goats!
Thankfully she isn't showing the full on symptoms- but SBC & I were out looking at the goats and SBC said "aww Millie did you just trip?" Thinking she just had a little stumble, not uncommon. Then she did it again. Started watching and her feet seemed painful when she walked. Hooves look fine. One of my first thoughts was toxemia, but neither of us wanted to jump to conclusions.
Something was obviously wrong. First think I did was smell her breath and start walking her. The stumbling is NOT normal. Brought her up, looked at her hooves closer, took her temp (101.7). Brought some Nutri drench and let her smell it, she went crazy trying to drink it. Gave her a bunch.
Millie is not a molasses hog, she only takes it when she really needs it. She obviously needs it. She is right in the window for this to pop up as well. Called our vet and she agrees with our suspicion. Told us the dosages etc. @OneFineAcre CMPK is calcium, magnesium, phosphorus & potassium. We are picking up some Ketone strips from a breeder down the road, I was going to order some soon to have for emergencies anyway. Never thought we'd be dealing with it this soon.
Hoping we caught it in time. I'll be drenching her 3x daily until she is past kidding. Roughly 2 weeks away.
I'll be able to post more about toxemia/ketosis later.
This is why it pays to KNOW your goats!
