Newborn with Foot Issue

[Yeagerfamily7]

We had a baby girl born yesterday. Today we noticed she is holding her foot folded under when she walks. Is there anything we can do to correct this, will she correct it on her own, or do I need to take her to the vet? The nearest vet that sees goats is about an hour away, so if we can correct this on our own, that would be wonderful

 

[Southern by choice]

Oatmeal/Kelp balls.

1-2 cups oatmeal... cook and let cool down, add 1T molasses, 1t kelp (dry-powder form, can be found in the equine section we use Source brand) mix together and make warm balls....give to momma for several days am/pm
usually there is some deficiency but also positioning in womb can be a factor. Give it 3 days with this method.

@Pearce Pastures mentioned the Selenium Gels do work so that is something you could give to the kid directly.

Not always a Selenium issue but can be.
Are you Selenium deficient in your region?

 

[babsbag]

I would splint it too. Here are directions for making a splint. I think this was from Hobby Farms, I just have it in my file so not sure.

"You can make a splint with a tongue depressor padded with cotton. Place it down the back of the leg and secure it with electrical tape or veterinary elastic wrap. Wrap the tape several times around the hoof, above the pastern joint and up the leg. Do not wrap it too tightly: You’ll cut off the circulation. (A good guideline is to wrap it as tightly as you would your own ankle.) If using electrical tape, you can also put cloth or gauze around the leg so the tape doesn’t stick to the hair.

Another way to splint a leg is with a length of PVC pipe that is the same diameter as the leg. Cut the PVC pipe in half lengthwise, pad the inside with cotton, lay the kid’s leg inside (the open section will be on the front of the leg), and secure it with electrical or veterinary elastic tape. If you’re splinting the front leg, the pipe should reach the elbow joint. For a back leg, the pipe should extend to the hock joint.

Leave the splint on for three to four days, then remove it to see if the problem has been corrected. If it hasn’t, replace the splint for an additional three days before inspecting it again. Depending on the severity of the joint displacement, the leg may require five to six weeks of treatment with the splint. There’s no surgical option for correction: The goat either grows out of the problem, or it doesn’t. "

 

[goatboy1973]

Yep, good ole tongue depressors work wonderful along with Vet Wrap or Coban. I had trips born once, and the runt had 2 weak front legs and after a week or so of the splints, I took them off and she was fine.

 

[genevieve]

Wow, we had a buckling born like that just a week ago! We did the same thing everyone else has recommended. We got two popsickle sticks and some veterinary tape and splinted his leg. He was up and running without the supports in four days!

 

[goatboy1973]

Wow, we had a buckling born like that just a week ago! We did the same thing everyone else has recommended. We got two popsickle sticks and some veterinary tape and splinted his leg. He was up and running without the supports in four days!

It is amazing just how this works.