swest
Chillin' with the herd
Thanks Kim, "Hoss" made it home just fine with no accidents, LOL. He likes his new pen mate and has already made himself a home. Thanks again, now come on Levi, LOL.
Updated...February - Doodle kidded, pics page 32
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julieq
Ridin' The Range
So CUTE! That's very fancy paneling for a goat stall! (Don't tell our goats or they'll want an upgrade in the barn...) 
swest
Chillin' with the herd
Lol, it use to be my "work shop", now it's our Kid Stall.
mossyStone
Overrun with beasties
They are both ADORABLE.........
It's a good thing Roll Farm is a 3 days drive form here!!!!
It's a good thing Roll Farm is a 3 days drive form here!!!!
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Roll farms
Spot Master
Levi kidded, black 9# boy, mahogany 7# doe...pics will have to wait, the Vet's on her way to look at Nissan.
Not sure what's wrong w/ her, but something's not right.
Pics will have to wait til that's done.
Not sure what's wrong w/ her, but something's not right.
Pics will have to wait til that's done.
helmstead
Goat Mistress
:/scrambledmess
Ridin' The Range
Darn it! Well, I did send my "hurry up" mojo to Levi, it took a bit but seemed to work. It had to travel a ways since I forgot to do it yesterday when I was there. I will send some "get over yourself and get better" mojo to Nissan. I was so hoping she was just messing with you.
It had to travel a ways since I forgot to do it yesterday when I was there. I will send some "get over yourself and get better" mojo to Nissan. I was so hoping she was just messing with you.
glenolam
Loving the herd life
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Spot Master
First, the good news:
9# boy
7# girl
Now the bad news.
There's definitely something wrong w/ Nissan. Uterine infection at best, retained placenta and possible peritonitis at worst.
She's been acting off, shivery, just not herself since the night she kidded. No real appetite (but she will eat a bit on the milk stand) and messier-than-usual back end.
She kidded around 10 am Sat, and I gave her oxytocin at noon when I noticed she hadn't passed the placenta yet. Gave it again at 6 pm.
Unless she passed it at some point and ate it (which she's never done...but *is* possible) then it's still in there.
I gave her CMPK twice on Sunday, along w/ Prop. Glycol, more oxytocin, and started Pen G 2x a day. Called the vet on Monday, he suggested I go in / see what I could feel and flush her out.
I went in yesterday and felt....what I assumed was a closed cervix. I wasn't comfortable going any further but I went ahead and flushed vaginal cavity out and gave more oxytocin (on his instruction).
Today she's shivery and still shocky, not eating, etc. so I called again and they came out.
He went in, confirmed what I'd 'found' was the cervix, and then talked me through how to dilate / get the tube in, and flush the uterus out itself.
You can smell there is something 'rotten' or infected in there, but we couldn't (either the dr. or me) get our hands INTO the cervix. No big chunks came out, just breadcrumb-sized pieces.
(This is our first ever real post-kidding issue. Guess my luck had to run out sometime.)
He thinks there's a lot of fluid in her belly, possible peritonitis, but she was hanging LOW before she kidded. And I didn't 'do anything' when she kidded that could have created a tear to cause it.
SO....she's on antibiotics and oxytocin for days until this either clears up or she gets worse / has to be put down.
9# boy
7# girl
Now the bad news.
There's definitely something wrong w/ Nissan. Uterine infection at best, retained placenta and possible peritonitis at worst.
She's been acting off, shivery, just not herself since the night she kidded. No real appetite (but she will eat a bit on the milk stand) and messier-than-usual back end.
She kidded around 10 am Sat, and I gave her oxytocin at noon when I noticed she hadn't passed the placenta yet. Gave it again at 6 pm.
Unless she passed it at some point and ate it (which she's never done...but *is* possible) then it's still in there.
I gave her CMPK twice on Sunday, along w/ Prop. Glycol, more oxytocin, and started Pen G 2x a day. Called the vet on Monday, he suggested I go in / see what I could feel and flush her out.
I went in yesterday and felt....what I assumed was a closed cervix. I wasn't comfortable going any further but I went ahead and flushed vaginal cavity out and gave more oxytocin (on his instruction).
Today she's shivery and still shocky, not eating, etc. so I called again and they came out.
He went in, confirmed what I'd 'found' was the cervix, and then talked me through how to dilate / get the tube in, and flush the uterus out itself.
You can smell there is something 'rotten' or infected in there, but we couldn't (either the dr. or me) get our hands INTO the cervix. No big chunks came out, just breadcrumb-sized pieces.
(This is our first ever real post-kidding issue. Guess my luck had to run out sometime.)
He thinks there's a lot of fluid in her belly, possible peritonitis, but she was hanging LOW before she kidded. And I didn't 'do anything' when she kidded that could have created a tear to cause it.
SO....she's on antibiotics and oxytocin for days until this either clears up or she gets worse / has to be put down.
helmstead
Goat Mistress
Oh, man!
The new babies, though, are precious.
The new babies, though, are precious.
