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

[Southern by choice]

So sorry to hear this. I understand the not even thinking about it because we do the analysis too and you kinda go off of that. Then add the fact that she was little and a quad.
We learn from each other, and this will make me look a bit closer too as I am sure will many. Thanks for sharing.

 

[norseofcourse]

A very wise person once said that "a mistake is only a mistake if you fail to learn from it".

As animal lovers we tend to beat ourselves up when something goes wrong and we feel like we could have done something to prevent it. It was a learning experience and something you will never forget.

x2

 

[goatgurl]

so sorry about how things have turned out. because we are in that borderline area i make it a habit to give the girls their bo-se about a month before they kid. don't know if it helps but know it doesn't hurt. sad but good lesson for all of us.

 

[OneFineAcre]

We talked to our friend in the goat club who is also a vet ( his wife is a vet too)
He was very skeptical of the preliminary findings considering the other 3 babies and all of the other babies from this spring are very healthy
All of our babies this spring have doubled weight in 10 days and the other 3 quads have almost tripled in 3 weeks
He said it seemed more like an auto immune issue
Maurine had said she almost seemed like she didn't get colostrum even though we saw her nurse
He is going to call the pathologist on Monday
He really pushes the lab he thinks they look too much for obvious things
He also said it would be unusual to have one animal in herd with
WMD

On another note Daisy's buckling weighed 4-0 and the doe is 3-9
I knew they looked pretty good size

 

[bonbean01]

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

 

[purplequeenvt]

I think it's completely possible for just one to have WMD.

According to my reading and my vet, selenium is used up during times of stress/illness. She could have been deficient from birth, but not severely so, but given her size and all her other struggles she could have used up what little reserves she had.

It could be a isolated incident and not a chronic definency in your herd.

It wouldn't hurt, IMO, to give her siblings a dose of Bo-Se just in case.

 

[OneFineAcre]

I think it's completely possible for just one to have WMD.

According to my reading and my vet, selenium is used up during times of stress/illness. She could have been deficient from birth, but not severely so, but given her size and all her other struggles she could have used up what little reserves she had.

It could be a isolated incident and not a chronic definency in your herd.

It wouldn't hurt, IMO, to give her siblings a dose of Bo-Se just in case.

We definitely are going to give BO-SE to everyone
You make a good point

 

[Hens and Roos]

is BO-SE something that needs to be gotten from the vet? I know our 3 does each got a shot of it before we picked them up

 

[OneFineAcre]

is BO-SE something that needs to be gotten from the vet? I know our 3 does each got a shot of it before we picked them up

You have to get from vet