So upset - long story / pics - new pics / question pg. 4

[that's*satyrical]

Aww, every time I come back to read this it gets worse & worse. I'm so sorry I would say since they are SOOOO thin it probably is their rib sticking out. Hopefully they weren't injured when they were there on top of being severely malnourished, my second guess would be they were injured in some way & the bone is jutting out because of that. But, since it is on both sides I'd go with the rib sticking out.

 

[RPC]

Could it possibly be part of the sternum? Maybe because she is so thin you are seeing it where as you wouldn't on a healthy goat?

 

[Roll farms]

Roger, Ruby was returned in fine shape. Trust me, you have NO worries!

I don't know if it's ribs, healed break, etc...I have felt every other goat, including Hannah, and she doesn't have them. The only difference is Hannah doesn't have the frame that Mandy does. Another "hey doc" question for me to ask tonight.

BTW, Roger, I asked and Fecals are 23.50 at our vet.

 

[Mossy Stone Farm]

My God those poor babies..... I want to deck this idiot who would do such a thing to these poor girls....
I just can't believe some one would sit there butts down for a meal( and probaly not miss one) and look at these animals and not think gezzz maybe they'er hungery too..what an A&&

there's a place for people like that i hope they enjoy the heat!!!

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Those poor girls. Those lumps are odd. Maybe they're old vaccine sites/dried up abscesses (not necessarily CL)? Maybe they didn't know how/where to give vaccines?

 

[ksj0225]

Gosh Kim... They look thinner with the new pictures although I know they aren't...

 

[elevan]

Those poor girls.

I'd really like to give that guy a piece of my mind


And I'm really gonna hope that due to their poor condition that any attempt by the buck to breed them was unsuccessful

 

[ksalvagno]

If the buck breeding was very recent, then it really shouldn't be a big deal to lute them. According to my vet, you just have to wait 2 weeks to be sure the CL (corpus luteum) is present.

It just makes me sick how bad those girls are, especially Mandy. There is no way she could carry a pregnancy. Hopefully she is in such bad shape that she wasn't able to get pregnant.

 

[RPC]

I was just looking over the pictures and from what I can tell Freckles looks pretty good once you get some weight on her. I know we are really concerned with the other 2 but I just wanted to tell you that.

 

[Roll farms]

Roger, when he bought Freckles, her daughter, and her sister last summer, he stopped by here on his way home to show them to me. She was a fine looking doe then...so when he asked if I'd take her, I said sure. She is NICE when she's got weight on.

Aggie - these lumps are bone. Connected to her ribcage some how.
We're just not sure if it's some sort of odd growth pattern or healed-funny injury or what.

So the vet was shocked / appalled at the pics I showed him on my camera. He wants to wait 1.5 mos and then do ultrasound. By then they'll A) be stronger and B) the kids will still be small enough to abort them w/out problems.
He said he's going to stop here next time he's out this way and feel Mandy's 'lumps'. From the pics he couldn't tell much but he says maybe it's just 'frame' and it's sticking out since she's so darn skinny.