Stripes Kidding Thread

[StarSpangledNubians]

We have a baby!!!

It's not stirpes though.



My teacher owns a bunch of boer and one of her girls had triplets and wasn't feeding one. She knew I also raised goats and asked if I would like him. Of course I couldn't say no

He is a full boer I want to register him but she doesn't want to go through paperwork
to register a triplet.

His mama was a beautiful black head trading and his dad was moonspotted! His sister and brother were also moonspotted, but my teacher wanted to keep them. I mean who wouldn't!


Stripe is still holding out. Ligs were soft last night. She had more goo this morning, but now she is just grazing out in the pasture being her sassy self.

 

[StarSpangledNubians]

Okay, so, I have a question. The little baby I got yesterday seems a little slower today. Yesterday he had a pretty good sucking reflex, pretty good for a not even 2 day old. Today he is having a hard time sucking, he sucks for about 1-3 seconds and they are very light sucks as well. He is almost 3 days old. He has scours, so I put some electrolytes in his milk when I fed him a few minutes ago. He is being fed once every 4 hours. He drinks only about 2-4 ounces each feeding. If I had to guess weight I would say he is 3 maybe 4 pounds, he was a triplet, though. When he bleats he also sounds very raspy, yesterday he sounded like a baby goat screaming lol. He drank about 2 maybe 3 ounces when I fed him a little bit ago. He is currently getting milk replacer as I have no goat milk available to me at this time, though I may look into switching him to whole milk, evaporated milk and buttermilk mix. I heard that worked well. My teacher had him on lamb milk replacer, But I started him on DuMOR Blue Ribbon Kid Milk Replacer I have had very good luck with it last year. I raised 4 babies on it with no problems other than one got bloat but a little baking soda fixed that and after that, he had scours but only for a few hours. He received CDT from my teacher and also got a BO-SE shot. Any idea what is wrong? I really don't want to lose this little guy. I have had too much loss these last few months, and I am already sooooo attached to him!

 

[samssimonsays]

Maybe aspirated and has pneumonia? I don't know for sure but it sounds like a very good possibility or from the change. Sometimes they don't like the change from what I've heard.

 

[norseofcourse]

Do you know if he got any colostrum?

Can you take his temperature?

If you have a vet I'd call them asap, if it is something like pneumonia it's best to get him treated fast - young ones can go down so quickly.

I believe a kid only a day or two old doesn't have a developed enough immune system for the CDT shot to be effective - you'll want to give him another at 4 to 6 weeks old, and then one 2 or 3 weeks after that. Go over that with your vet, too.

Good luck with him!

 

[StarSpangledNubians]

He did have colostrum. I was told he got 12 oz

His lungs don't sound raspy, his breathing also doesn't. It's just when he screams, but I don't know how to tell if they have pneumonia


I am going to get his temp as soon as I can find my thermometer, if I can't find it I will run to the store and buy one later tonight.

I have the vet who is very close so it's not a problem to take him there if I have to.

He is perking up a bit! He was playing with me and was even making the noises that a full grown buck would! I did weigh him earlier. He is 4lbs and 2 ounces, still a little small but heavier than I thought. He sucked on the bottle for about 5-6 seconds but right after that, he went back to doing it for 1-3 seconds. He drank about 4 ounces last feeding and wanted more but he wouldn't suck and when I tried to hold it in his mouth he didn't swallow, and I was scared he would choke/drown.

 

[Jenn27]

Goodness....what a terrible run of luck. Good luck with the pending birth! Your Nubian is really pretty!

 

[StarSpangledNubians]

We lost him this morning.

 

[Jenn27]

We lost him this morning.

Oh no! I'm so sorry. I've been there, and it's such a feeling of helplessness.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

So sorry

 

[norseofcourse]

I'm so sorry you lost him