OneFineAcre Spring 2015 Kidding Thread - Seperating and weaning babies 1st cut of alfalfa

[ragdollcatlady]

If Pearce didn't have dibs on those moonspots, I really think he would want to fly to california ...... I heard there are some pretty little does out here that go gaga over some spots! (Or maybe it's me that gets silly over spots.... )

Pretty kids out of some really nice does!

 

[OneFineAcre]

So, the littlest quad that weighed 1-14 oz has taken a bad turn. On day 4 we separated the two larger kids because they would take a bottle and left the two littlest with her. Over the following days she seemed better. She was nursing strongly, and went from 1-14 to 2-2 to 2-6 and at 10 days old she was 2-13. Not great, but progress. In the mean time, all of the others, the littlest who stayed with mom full time and the others that were bottle fed grew exponentially. All had doubled weight by 10 days.
But, you could always tell that she never got playful and bouncy like the others.

So, she weighed 2-13 at day 10 a couple of days later she was still 2-13 and yesterday she was down to 2-11.
And, it appears she has now stopped eating.

For all of those days she nursed good, peed, pooped and never had a temperature.
So, I don't know what you can do when they seem to be doing the right things.

At this point, we don't think it really ever was an issue of her not getting enough to eat. Feel now that it was always something bigger. Looking at her poo and it has gotten very pale. Not typical baby yellow, but almost white. Wonder if she has ever metabolized her food properly or if there is something going on with her liver?

We gave her some nutri-drench this morning.
When do you give up?
I'm totally depressed about it.

 

[HoneyDreameMomma]

I wish I had some advice, but I don't have experience with that. I'm sorry she's having so many problems.

 

[Hens and Roos]

Sending positive thoughts your way

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Oh no, poor baby

Maybe B-complex? Jumpstart plus? I don't know.
Have you talked to Dr. C?

Hoping for the best.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Oh no, poor baby

Maybe B-complex? Jumpstart plus? I don't know.
Have you talked to Dr. C?

Hoping for the best.

The thing is that everything was tracking positive until yesterday, but now seems to be going downhill pretty fast. I asked my wife today had she talked to Dr. C or should she, and she had a pretty dim view as to the value of that at this point. She's been the main nurse mother for her the last 10 days and tends to be a little less emotional about this than I am. Seems backward hunh?
She is the one who is of the opinion that there was something wrong with her from the beginning and that it's been a losing battle the whole time.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Hang in there. With pale poo, even though she is very young, I would probably try DiMethox. If she is slipping, it might be at least worth a shot.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Hang in there. With pale poo, even though she is very young, I would probably try DiMethox. If she is slipping, it might be at least worth a shot.

Why dimethox in the context of the pale poo?

 

[Pearce Pastures]

The pale color could be parasite/cocci related, but she is so young, I would not think that would be the case. In people, it is a sign of something like gallbladder issues if I remember right.

 

[Pearce Pastures]

Is it mucusy?