help please with very pregnant goat

[SA Farm]

 

[HoneyDreameMomma]

Any news?

 

[goat_heaven]

Well she lost her muscus plug last Friday she had discharge for awhile her udder is firm in tight I cant find her ligs it was the same has last night but last night she acted like her legs hurt mainly her right leg it would give out she would limp around today her left hind leg in right front leg she did this to I clip her feet a week ago cleaned them out today nothing wrong with them she always stands hardly lays down these past 3 weeks is there something wrong or is her just hurting from not laying down

 

[Southern by choice]

Not laying down even at night?
What are you feeding her?

 

[goat_heaven]

She lays down but for a couple of mins then jumps up she now props up on her knees they get all stock sweet feed rolled oats sunflower seed 2nd cut mixed hay minerals baking soda

 

[Sweetened]

Could this be a CAE symptom? I read many goats will be in such pain they wont want to lay down, some even lose the callouses on their knees because they dont lay/kneel often.

Are her joints swollen or hot? This standing and not laying down thing isnt relevent to her pregnancy, i dont think.

 

[Southern by choice]

This can be a nutritional issue.

 

[Sweetened]

We dont grain our goats at all, really. Wet rolled oats at milking time for the ones who wont stand still, but other than that, pasture/hay.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

She lays down but for a couple of mins then jumps up she now props up on her knees they get all stock sweet feed rolled oats sunflower seed 2nd cut mixed hay minerals baking soda

Yes, I would agree that it is possibly a nutritional issue.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

Definitely NOT disagreeing with any of the above answers - they all make sense. But - I have had does who were so full of babies that they could barely breathe when they laid down. When a really full doe lays down the babies can put a lot of pressure on the diaphragm and just make the poor doe miserable. When she mentioned that the doe "props up on her knees" that rang a bell in my head, lol. I've had does do that. They'll sometimes sit like a dog just to get that pressure off their lungs and to get some rest. Just a thought...