Pygmy Kid - Born in snow and very cold/weak

[Goat Whisperer]

Glad you are doing the warm water bath!

Did you take her temp? It is important to take her tempt before you do the bath and again after to see if it is helping.

Do you mind me asking what state you are in? What was the outdoor temperature when you found the kid?

Hope you keep us updated on her progress. Really hoping she pulls through

 

[smoknz28]

Yes, we were VERY hesitant to do the bath...but then I see we should use a bag. Now that made sense and we felt more comfortable doing it.

We were ill prepared for this... We don't have a any other thermometer but one that is taken for use through our ear canal. We don't have one for a rectum.

We found the kid in 50 degree temp. We had a freeze over during the night and this morning we had freezing rain with about 2" of snow that was on the ground.

The mother actually had 2 kids. The other one we lost...

Thank you all for your quick help on this.

We are going to try and unite the kid with the mother soon after we continue the warming up process.

 

[TAH]

Glad to hear she is doing better. Please keep us up dated.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Hope she continues to improve!!

 

[smoknz28]

Update...

It's still weak. We pulled it out of the warm water bath after 40-minutes. She did make a few attempts at crying, but they were very faint.

While my wife continues to massage the kid and keep it warm...I went out and milked the mother. Wanted just enough to have on hand to dribble in the kid's mouth.

Dribbled a bit in the kids mouth, but it is still very weak. It can't hold it's head up and it may have a broken leg.

The body is warm, but the legs are still cool. We are continuing the massage on them to get/keep the blood flowing.

Should I continue dribbling a drop or two of the mother's milk in her mouth every few minutes or wait until she is stronger?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Are you doing the Karo syrup? You need to get the sugars in her.

I don't who where you are, but do you have someone who can get a thermometer? It can be one for humans, the kind that goes under the tongue or armpit.

Do you have a heating pad? Are you doing the blow dryer?

When they have low temp they are unable to digest the milk, so giving it can do more harm then good. Put your finger in her mouth, does it feel cold or warm?

 

[smoknz28]

All I could find...is Light Corn Syrup with Real Vanilla. Don't know if I can use that??

I'm in Fredericksburg, VA. We've used the blow dryer on her...and yes, we confirmed it is a girl.

The mouth does feel cool.

We've checked all her legs and it appears only one of her front legs are mobile...at this point. Worried she may have lost her rear legs and a broken front leg leaving her with only one good leg. Not 100% yet...

She's still very weak and she's not able to hold her head up on her own yet.

My fear at this point.... She has no movement in 3 of her legs where I may possibly have to put her down myself after her fight for life. Really a bad feeling at this point...

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Feeding babies right and am on the phone typing

Do you have molasses or nutridrench or jumpstart

Gosh I wish you were a little closer
Have all kinds of goat stuff we could at least try

 

[smoknz28]

No molasses. I did give her some corn syrup.

As we pick up her head she will open her mouth with a faint cry. Again, most worrisome for me at this point is that she's lost mobility in possibly 3 of her legs.

 

[TAH]

Are her legs warm?