Went to the vet office today and thought Id share

[willowbreezefarm]

Okay so I took the boys in for there CD&T booster shot and to schedule another appointment for banding before they went to there new homes. Well, first of all when I saw I had two boys born first thing that scared me was getting them banded. Just because I had a HORRIBLE experience with a banded buckling before the boys were born. Anyway.. My vet HIGHLY recommended NOT banding or having them cut until 4 months old. He said unless the boys are going for meat purposes there is not reason to have them banded at 8 weeks old. He said the longer you wait the better the health of the whether will be. He will live longer pretty much.
But I thought I would share this since there are alot of people out there that are banding at an early age and that maybe it is healthier to wait and let them mature before doing it. But I can see what he was saying when he said that unless they are going for meat. But anyway this is what i learned at the vet today and Im just passing it on to you guys if you want to take it and use it.
Oh I did contact the new owners to let them know what the vet told me and they both were really happy and said that it was fine that they didnt really want them banded yet anyway. So worked out for all of us including the goats

 

[elevan]

My vet pretty much recommends the same thing. I still band at 8 weeks if they are gonna stay on the farm beyond that because I don't have the ability to separate bucklings that young from the main herd and they can't go into the buck pen. BUT if I were selling one and they were taking it home at 8 weeks and had the ability to keep him intact until 4 months without causing problems in their herd, I would certainly recommend that a person do so.

 

[willowbreezefarm]

Yea I was gonna have them banded since they were a cross between a pygmy doe and a nigi buck. Since they were going to homes as pets that is why I decided not to do it this young. With the experience I had with having a banded 8 week old and I really adored that little guy I ended up having to have our vet put him down. The vet that banded him got his peepee stuck behind the two bands he used and he was peeing inside himself and were the two bands were it was infected and it hadnt fell of after two weeks. So I didnt want to that to happen to someone else who was wanting these two as pets and really fell in love with them when they came out to see them.

 

[elevan]

With the experience I had with having a banded 8 week old and I really adored that little guy I ended up having to have our vet put him down. The vet that banded him got his peepee stuck behind the two bands he used and he was peeing inside himself and were the two bands were it was infected and it hadnt fell of after two weeks. So I didnt want to that to happen to someone else who was wanting these two as pets and really fell in love with them when they came out to see them.

Now, how the heck did a vet manage to mess up like that?!??!!!

 

[willowbreezefarm]

We are still not sure!? But let me say that we did not have to pay one cent to them for putting him down and all the visits out to try to treat him. I think they did that to cover them selfs!!

 

[DonnaBelle]

Well, I'm like Emily, how in the world did the guy get that so messed up???

I have banded two boys at 8 weeks this year, and it was pretty obvious where the band went.

Maybe the goat's plumbing was off kilter.

DonnaBelle

 

[Goatherd]

Did I miss banding 101? I only used one band, not two.

 

[aggieterpkatie]

Did I miss banding 101? I only used one band, not two.

For real. Not sure what the vet did but sounds like he got his degree from a Cracker Jack box. There's no way the goat's penis would even be in the same remote area of the band.


The only issue I'd have with waiting until 4 months is the testicles are too big for my bander. I had to have the vet do it this year with his cattle bander, and it wasn't much of an issue because he was here anyways for a health paper visit, but there's no way I'd pay a vet to do it under normal circumstances. I just can't afford to spend money on those types of visits.

 

[Goatmasta]

Yea I was gonna have them banded since they were a cross between a pygmy doe and a nigi buck. Since they were going to homes as pets that is why I decided not to do it this young. With the experience I had with having a banded 8 week old and I really adored that little guy I ended up having to have our vet put him down. The vet that banded him got his peepee stuck behind the two bands he used and he was peeing inside himself and were the two bands were it was infected and it hadnt fell of after two weeks. So I didnt want to that to happen to someone else who was wanting these two as pets and really fell in love with them when they came out to see them.

Good reason to band your boys yourself! I can't think of how a banding could be so botched. I have never heard of using 2 bands either. And by the way it takes longer than 2 weeks for "it" to fall off (30-60 days). No way would I pay a vet to band for me.

 

[Roll farms]

I can see getting a nipple in the band....but the penis?