Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

[lomine]

I have a ND doe who is a FF (also my very first labor). The earliest she could be due according to the calculator and the date the buck came would be 8/18 but according to vet and my guess it should be more like 8/25.

Right now she is panting, talking a lot, and pawing her belly. She also has this dark colored discharge. She is clearing uncomfortable. Also her udder grew a lot since yesterday. Is this labor?

 

[Goat Whisperer]

Is 8/18 day 145 or day 150?
The everything you mentioned can be signs of labor. Sometimes they go early.

Amber colored discharge is most common before kidding, I haven’t seen that reddish color prior to kidding though.

Keep a close eye on her.

 

[lomine]

8/18 is 145 days.

I just checked the ligaments. From what I can tell (total novice here) they are very soft, feel almost gone.

She just laid down and got back up again. I’ll be staying with her for now.

 

[Southern by choice]

ND's can go at 140. Not ideal but can happen and often no issues. The concern is the color of the rope.
Make sure you have a bulb syringe to suction the kids... don't let the dam struggle. Help her once the kids come. Sometimes FF space out.

 

[lomine]

Okay. The buck’s owner lent me her kidding kit with everything I need, including a bulb syringe.

Right now she doesn’t look like she’s pushing.

 

[Southern by choice]

Offer her some Nutri drench. They can get pretty tired in early labor and not have energy to push. If she takes it readily give a bit more as she is telling you she needs it.

Our goats hate molasses and don't take it easily... in labor when they want to slurp it up then we really know how tired they are.
Some are exhausted yet still refuse. We play that by ear... sometimes we drench them.

At least offer it.

 

[Green Acres Farm]

I’m not a kidding expert, but the only time one of my foes had red discharge prior to kidding was when she had a dead kid blocking the birth canal. I’d keep a close eye on her.

 

[rosti]

I’m not a kidding expert, but the only time one of my foes had red discharge prior to kidding was when she had a dead kid blocking the birth canal. I’d keep a close eye on her.

Agreed. Early or not, that discharge is very concerning.

 

[lomine]

I offered electrolyte and molasses water but she wasn’t interested.

The discharges seems to have changed color. ???

 

[Athena2344]

How is she doing?