Ready to pull my hair out..update...prolapse? New pics pg 4

[LostNation]

I was actually going to suggest that when I'd first read abt the pokey outy stuff you were seeing, but her not actually being in labor. I had a doe who did that every time she was pregnant, too - had a REAL disturbingly poochy twee twee in late gestation - & I, TOO was freaking out & worrying abt a potential prolapse, but . . . she always did just fine! Maybe a little extra Bo-se would be a good idea, though, just in case? Shouldn't hurt, at least. I'd just see how it goes w/ this kidding & . . . hopefully, she's just an "Extra Poochy Twee-twee-er", like mine was.

Something else I thought of that can help the labor stuff along is supplementing w/ a little calcium. I get the big, injectable bottles of CMPK that are used for IVing cows, but you can give it SQ, too - more effective than the oral version AND safer to do it SQ, since it's more slowly absorbed. Esp. if things seem to be dragging out longer than you'd like.

Just a sugg!

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

My understanding is that if it's not a whole lot poking out and it goes back in when she stands up that it may not be an issue.

 

[20kidsonhill]

I had two prolapse this year for the first time ever. One would just kind of peak out every time the doe laid down and the other one would actually hang out a good 6 to 8 inches when she was laying down and then go back in when she walked around.

Our vet recommended exercise, but not doing anything to stress her. So he said,no antibiotics or penning her up seperate, since our doe wasn't used to being handled that much and she is always in the herd.

Both does kidded just fine, on their own, Once they go into labor and the cervix opens it releaves the pressure on the vaginal wall and the prolapse will go in. I am planning on breeding them again next year and just wait and see what happens, Both of them had big sets of twins and neither doe is real big bodied, both around 5 years old.

 

[Roll farms]

Thanks, ladies....I feel better, truly.

Every time you think you've seen / done / dealt with a lot....these darn goats go and throw in something new and exciting.

Reggie's special to my heart and I'd hate to rehome her as a pet / non-breeder, so I'm hoping she kids ok and can be bred again.

 

[LostNation]

Me, too! I'm thinking that since she's this late in gestation & since you're just seeing a little bit, that . . . she should be okay.

 

[Roll farms]

All I've got on hand is some CMPK gel (in the big honkin' cow tube)
but I will give her some of that when I go down to bottle feed at 9pm.

DH will be at the vet Thurs, I'll have him pick up some of the injectable while he's there.

 

[Our7Wonders]

All I've got on hand is some CMPK gel (in the big honkin' cow tube)

How do you administer this? Do you use the gun for it? And at what dose for a goat? This is what I have on hand as well since I couldn't get the Rx for CMPK and I figure I should find out how to use it in case I ever need to.


Here's hopin' she keeps it all tucked in nice and tight - and that kidding/recovery goes well.

 

[Roll farms]

I'm shooting from the hip w/ my thinking here...

I couldn't find info on dosing for a goat, so I'm thinking (ha ha, as dangerous as that may be...) that a goat is roughly 1/10 the size of a cow, so I gave her 30 cc (tube is 300 cc) w/ a big syringe w/ the tip cut most of the way off so that it'd go through.

Not sure how much she got IN her, instead of on us.
I take it this stuff didn't taste any better than the calcium drench.

 

[LostNation]

Right! When my cow was down w/ hypocalcemia & my neighbor & I were running around the 'hood, collecting any/all information/advice/equipment/meds/etc. we could from all the other area cattle folk (another: middle of the night/weekend/etc. emergency, of course!) - I kept hearing that that's another reason they don't like using the oral stuff - b/c the cows HATE it & just spit/sputter it out all over the place. Hmmmmm, huh?

& oh yeah - another great thing to do that *I've* found works really well: give her as much milk as she wants. Serious! They usually love it & will slurp it right down & if you think abt it . . . it makes sense, nutritionally & "imbalance-wise", too. Jus' me talkin', though, y'know.

*wishing I knew how to do all of the cool emoticons everyone ELSE does*

 

[Roll farms]

I heard her 'baby talkin' this morning and ran down there...she has goo but she hopped up (nothing sticking out...yay!) and waited for breakfast.
Hoping she waits til I get everything else done before she really kicks in.

Dallas is acting suspicious but that could just be because of wishful thinkin' on my part....

Happy Birthday, Sarah! :bun