Rescuing a neglected doe

ksalvagno

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Great to hear that everything went ok. Too bad she doesn't want both of the boys but after everything she has been through, I guess it is understandable. You may want to give both bucklings a shot of BoSe. Sounds like they could use it.
 

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Well, I have sad news. :( The second baby that Snow didn't want did not make it. He only lived about 48 hours. I am not sure what went wrong exactly. His diarrhea cleared up after a couple of hours--I think he just overdid it at his first meal, as he had 10 ounces of milk all at once. I was keeping him in the house in a basket with a heating pad he could lay on, as well as a sweater on him because he seemed to get cold pretty easily. He was drinking fine from a bottle, and a greedy little pig about it too. He would drain a 4 ounce bottle in minutes and cry for more! The second day he spent a few hours outside lounging in the sun with his brother, and then I brought him back in when the wind picked up. He was getting the hang of standing up on his own, but still not able to take more than one or two steps before falling down. About dinner time, he started to get really unusually sleepy, and had no interest in getting up or eating. He did seem to enjoy being held and petted, so I carried him around in my arms until bedtime. I tried to give him food before bed, but he wasn't interested in nursing. I had to force feed him with a syringe, and he let most of it run out the sides of his mouth instead of swallowing, and he was very limp, but all his vital signs were normal. I found him dead in his basket in the middle of the night. I could not find anything physically wrong with him, maybe he was just too weak to survive.

The remaining kid is doing fine though. I've moved Snowy and her baby into the main doe pen where she has quickly worked her way up to second in the pecking order and she spends most of the day hogging the hay feeder and the best shady napping spots. I think she's going to make a very nice comeback. :)
 

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Sorry for your loss. But glad to hear your doe is doing well. It sounds like there may have been something more wrong with the little kid than you knew.
 

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I'm glad you got her well enough to kid! Imagine what she would have went through had she been left at the "sanctuary"!

Well wishes with the healthy buckling. I'm sorry to hear about his brother - guess nature has it's way....

Good luck too!
 
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