Mary Jane's Kidding Thread! *Video Link pg 11*

[jmsim93]

Is it possible she got bred on a second heat? Don't does usually have a 2nd heat like 5-7 days after the first breeding?

No, I do not keep a buck and I paid my breeder a buck fee and "watched" the deed take place. It is the only possible exposure she has had. :-( She is not in distress...no pawing, no crying, no getting up and down...NOTHING! She simply is not in labor??? She is just not ready I guess. My fear is that with each passing day the babies will get bigger and as a FF she might have difficulty delivering them (or IT if it is a single). I SWORE I was not going to get worked up over this...eating crow now!

 

[that's*satyrical]

If she's not in labor yet I wouldn't worry too much. Just make sure you have a vet close by on call just in case she needs a c-section. You probably want to stay close by til she kids too just to be safe.

 

[that's*satyrical]

Forgot to add maybe you can ask the vet to induce then you know she will go in the next 2 days.

 

[jmsim93]

How much does that normally cost?

 

[that's*satyrical]

Probably depends on the vet. It's 2cc of lutalyse I think. If you can crate her & bring her to the vet it's probably cheaper than paying for them to come out.

 

[KinderKorner]

My vet gave me the medicine to induce labor for like $1.


My doe had small contractions for days without getting anything out.

She had a large baby stuck inside her along with some sort of fibroid tumor. We couldn't get the mass out, and we tried to induce her to give her larger contractions.

Saying that, it didn't work and my goat ended up dieing probably from shock. :/

I'm saying this not to freak out you, but keep a close eye on her. If she goes on a few more days without anything happening I would contact a vet and get their advice.

I should have done a C-Section but it was on thanksgiving, and I'm not so sure it would have saved her anyway, something was for sure not normal inside her.

Best of luck, my does due on the same day have already kidded.

 

[jmsim93]

My vet gave me the medicine to induce labor for like $1.


My doe had small contractions for days without getting anything out.

She had a large baby stuck inside her along with some sort of fibroid tumor. We couldn't get the mass out, and we tried to induce her to give her larger contractions.

Saying that, it didn't work and my goat ended up dieing probably from shock. :/

I'm saying this not to freak out you, but keep a close eye on her. If she goes on a few more days without anything happening I would contact a vet and get their advice.

I should have done a C-Section but it was on thanksgiving, and I'm not so sure it would have saved her anyway, something was for sure not normal inside her.

Best of luck, my does due on the same day have already kidded.

Thanks for the reply...It's exactly that type of scenario that I'm worried about...

 

[KinderKorner]

If she is acting normal and eating okay I wouldn't start worrying yet.

If she begins acting off, even a little bit for more than a day I'd call a vet, if nothing else just to see what they think.

Or if she appears to be in labor and nothing is happening after a while, I'd call a vet.


She sounds fine right now. Mine sometimes go over and it's okay. Meg went over this time and had no problems.

People go over sometimes too.

 

[20kidsonhill]

she looks pretty comfortable and everything seems normal too me. With that said, things do happen, but if you induce and she is due a couple weeks from now, you will loose the kids. If she was with the buck past your expected due date, I would be more worried about inducing, unless she is having health problems.
She seems healthy.

yes, it could still be a single huge buck. but inducing her isn't really going to fix that problem at this point. Inducing is normally done if the doe is showing signs of pregnancy toxemia.

dexamethazone and lultalyse would be the normal medications from your vet for inducing.

 

[fortheloveofgoats]

How is she doing? Hope all is well.