Worryingly Lethargic Goat

[norseofcourse]

Glad Bonnie and her kid are doing well! Do you know Bonnie's vaccination history? The kid should have a CDT shot at about 6 to 8 weeks, then another 2 to 4 weeks later. If you don't know if Bonnie's ever been vaccinated, she'll need a series of 2 shots as well (if she was vaccinated, one shot yearly, ideally a month before kidding, would be good).

Addy losing her appetite would worry me. Livestock seldom gets 'depressed' in the way we think of it. Physical symptoms almost always have a physical cause. Did you ever get a temperature on her? What color are the insides of her lower eyelids? (light or pale pink tells you she's anemic). How is her weight? We'd love to see a picture of her.

I hope Scout feels better soon. Did you ever get a temperature on her? Did she pass the placenta? If she didn't she could have infection starting in there. Please keep a close eye on her, it can go toxic quickly. An untreated retained placenta can make it hard or impossible for her to get pregnant and kid again.

I know you love your goats, I'm sorry you're having troubles like this.

 

[Lanthanum]

Glad Bonnie and her kid are doing well! Do you know Bonnie's vaccination history? The kid should have a CDT shot at about 6 to 8 weeks, then another 2 to 4 weeks later. If you don't know if Bonnie's ever been vaccinated, she'll need a series of 2 shots as well (if she was vaccinated, one shot yearly, ideally a month before kidding, would be good).

Addy losing her appetite would worry me. Livestock seldom gets 'depressed' in the way we think of it. Physical symptoms almost always have a physical cause. Did you ever get a temperature on her? What color are the insides of her lower eyelids? (light or pale pink tells you she's anemic). How is her weight? We'd love to see a picture of her.

I hope Scout feels better soon. Did you ever get a temperature on her? Did she pass the placenta? If she didn't she could have infection starting in there. Please keep a close eye on her, it can go toxic quickly. An untreated retained placenta can make it hard or impossible for her to get pregnant and kid again.

I know you love your goats, I'm sorry you're having troubles like this.

I've had Bonnie since she was a few months old, and she is 5 and 1/2 now. Never been vaccinated but I'm supposed to be able to get eveyone in shortly.

I am still very confused as if Addy is getting better or worse. She is eating but only whenever I feed her away from the others and if I set it right in front of her. I haven't been able to get close enough to check her in any of those ways but I've been working on it I promise. I wish for the best health in all of them.

As for Scout, I tried to see if she had any milk in her udders but there was none, not even a few hours after birth. Is this because it was a premature baby? (The baby was born half the size of Nonna and hooves weren't even formed properly yet) I checked all around the pen the day after and saw a huge wet/bloody spot inside their shelter but there was no placenta. Perhaps she ate it? And she seemed to have stopped trying to push and was seemingly more full of energy. I have been watching her as much as I can though. Everything seems normal as of right now