Spotz's Kidding thread: C-SECTION MOM & BABY UPDATE! PAGE 13

[jerebear7]

So, Spotz is home, her baby is doing good, he ate quite a bit of colostrum from mom at the vet. he is quite the talker! sadly she had another baby who was a still born, he looked just like spotz. we tried to revive him, but no luck. we are happy we have the one baby and spotz is recovering. She started to go into labor at about 12 am. and delivered the first bubble with no problem. after that she wouldn't push at all. we called the vet and luckily she has worked with goats before (we did not know this) so it was good! she said to let spotz go for another hour...an hour passed and no progress. we ended up at the vet. she tried to manually pull the kid, she was able to get the legs, but the head got jammed in the pelvis (the kid was in the correct position the whole time). we decided to go ahead with the c-section. it was either that or put her down..ugh..spotz is my baby! the c-section went fairly smoothly, the first baby came out and was still born, the vet thought that was it then saw another baby, he is the one that made it. we named him Happy Feet Erik, our families favorite movie! all in all, it was extremely stressful and emotionally draining. been up for 30 hours straight. we just hope our baby girl spotz will pull through with no problems. thanks for all the support everyone, it is appreciated more than you know at this time. now for some pics!

Spotz and her baby HappyFeetErik! spotz is still in a lot of pain!

Her still born baby, he looked just like his mom!

Happy Feet Erik about 5 minutes old! <3

And he's dry! had a hard time standing up on exam table, but doing good now!

 

[that's*satyrical]

So sorry for your loss but glad that mom & one baby survived. Will she still be able to kid in the future with that c-section scar? Why did the vet think the first baby didn't make it? The baby is reallllyyyyy cute!!

 

[SmallFarmGirl]

And I hope all goes well with spotz healing. Are you keeping the baby?

 

[bonbean01]

awwww...so sorry for the little one that didn't make it Glad one did, and such a cutie! Sending good wishes for Spotz to make a full recovery....now, you probably need a long sleep after such a long ordeal!

 

[Queen Mum]

So sorry to hear about the loss. And happy that Spotz made it and her baby.

 

[jerebear7]

So sorry for your loss but glad that mom & one baby survived. Will she still be able to kid in the future with that c-section scar? Why did the vet think the first baby didn't make it? The baby is reallllyyyyy cute!!

thanks, they are in the kidding pen recovering from a traumatic day! Spotz ate some hay and grain, and drank a lot of warm water with molasses. The vet didn't say anything about if she will kid again or not...we aren't going to breed her anymore though. the first baby was blue when she pulled him out. we tried to get him to breathe but he wouldn't. and thanks, he's a character.

 

[jerebear7]

And I hope all goes well with spotz healing. Are you keeping the baby?

thanks for the well wishes! and yes, we are gonna keep him, but get him castrated so he doesn't breed spotz or our other does.

 

[jerebear7]

awwww...so sorry for the little one that didn't make it Glad one did, and such a cutie! Sending good wishes for Spotz to make a full recovery....now, you probably need a long sleep after such a long ordeal!

yeah, he was a handsome boy! but the one that did survive has just the cutest personality! and thanks, we appreciate the warm thoughts for our doe! I wish i could sleep but cant at this time..lol

 

[jerebear7]

So sorry to hear about the loss. And happy that Spotz made it and her baby.

Thank you! means a lot! also, thanks for all the info you've given me! it really helped and our vet said that you and everyone else on here gives great info!

 

[PotterWatch]

Sorry to hear about the stillborn baby but I'm very glad you have one healthy one and a recovering mom!