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

[OneFineAcre]

Is it mucusy?

No it's actually kind of dry

 

[OneFineAcre]

She's not going to make it
I don't know if we could or should have done something different but she's too far gone at this point
She seems peaceful right now and not to stressed so we are going leave her alone
This sucks
I sure hate this part of having animals I'll never get used to it

 

[purplequeenvt]

Have you looked at her eyes? Whitish/gray poop can be an indication of liver/bile duct issues. If the whites of her eyes are yellow, that could also point to liver problems.

I'm sorry that it looks like you will lose her. It's always hard, especially the not knowing what or if you could have done something differently.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Have you looked at her eyes? Whitish/gray poop can be an indication of liver/bile duct issues. If the whites of her eyes are yellow, that could also point to liver problems.

I'm sorry that it looks like you will lose her. It's always hard, especially the not knowing what or if you could have done something differently.

We looked at her eyelids and they were nice and pink
That's a good point but she's blue eyed and I've not particularly noticed a change
But I definitely believe it is something like that but what would you do?

 

[purplequeenvt]

You'll want to check the white part of her eyes, not her eyelids or the colored areas. That's where you'd see jaundice. I have no idea what I'd do with liver issues. I'm not sure that there would be anything to do. I just always like to get as good an idea as possible of what is or is possibly wrong. I hate not knowing.

 

[Southern by choice]

So sorry OFA.

Sometimes they can look fine on the outside but ya never know inside.
We had a doeling born a few years back she didn't thrive and she died on the 3rd day. We sent her in for necropsy... the actual cause was miconium ingestion etc... BUT they said she would have died anyway between 3wks and 6 weeks... she had underdeveloped kidneys.

Sounds like your little girl has something of internally. Still sucks, and like you said... you never get use to it.

 

[OneFineAcre]

So sorry OFA.

Sometimes they can look fine on the outside but ya never know inside.
We had a doeling born a few years back she didn't thrive and she died on the 3rd day. We sent her in for necropsy... the actual cause was miconium ingestion etc... BUT they said she would have died anyway between 3wks and 6 weeks... she had underdeveloped kidneys.

Sounds like your little girl has something of internally. Still sucks, and like you said... you never get use to it.

Yep

 

[OneFineAcre]

We looked at her eyelids and they were nice and pink
That's a good point but she's blue eyed and I've not particularly noticed a change
But I definitely believe it is something like that but what would you do?

We will definitely take her to the lab to find out
There may have been something that could have been done so we will know next time
Or maybe not and we will know there was nothing that could have been done

 

[OneFineAcre]

So sorry OFA.

Sometimes they can look fine on the outside but ya never know inside.
We had a doeling born a few years back she didn't thrive and she died on the 3rd day. We sent her in for necropsy... the actual cause was miconium ingestion etc... BUT they said she would have died anyway between 3wks and 6 weeks... she had underdeveloped kidneys.

Sounds like your little girl has something of internally. Still sucks, and like you said... you never get use to it.

You know what
I hope I don't ever get used to it

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Sorry she wont make it, very sad

The day you get use to this kind of thing (death) is the day you get out of raising any kind of animal.