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     lynn kachmarchik Member Username: lynnsgoats Post Number: 5 Registered: 10-2005 Posted From: 209.215.39.38 Rating: N/A |
i like to do things the easiest way posible, but i also like having tame goats. is there an area you can put the doe up in so that you can give shots and meds? and handle the kid so he does not grow up to be wild also? i prefer letting the kids nurse if the doe is healthy and disease free, but still handle the kids every day. if mom is wild maybe you should bottle feed-to garantee the kid will be tame. by the way i am the one who posted 1 1/2 weeks ago about the really bad broken leg. she is doing fine and goes back to the vet this week to have the stitches out and re-splinted. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 433 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141  Rating: N/A |
It would be good to give her a tetanus vaccine. No you shouldn't give penicillin orally it kills the digestive microbes, so no DO NOT put it in her food. It would be good to give her penicillin injections for 5 days at 1 cc per 20 pounds by SQ injection twice a day. But you may have to settle for cleaning and dressing the wound with and antiseptic as often as you can until it is healed. If you are having trouble catching her now when she figures out what you are going to do to her every time you catch her she will become impossible to catch. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Amanda New member Username: goatgal Post Number: 3 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 64.136.49.227 Rating: N/A |
 One of our young goats gave birth to a boy yesterday. She cut her front hoof today on a piece of metal. She starting limping at first and then we noticed the blood. She bled a fairly large amount. We've been trying to capture her so that we could tend to her, but have thus far been unable to do so. Right now, it looks like the bleeding has stopped, but we were wanting to dip the wound in iodine and then cover it in Wonder Dust Wound Powder. If we capture her, is there anything else you would recommend doing for her? Do we need to give her penicillin? If so, how much? Can penicillin be given orally and if so, is it just as effective? Should we put it in her food? Thanks | ||
| Amanda New member Username: goatgal Post Number: 4 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 64.136.49.227 Rating: N/A |
Hi, Pertaining to the same goat, we're concerned she isn't lactating enough. The mother is under a year old. I was actually quite surprised to discover that she had already given birth due to her relatively small udders. Is less lactation normal for very young goats? Should we be concerned? As far as I can tell, he has "gone", but I haven't seen him "go". What are the signs that he isn't getting what he should be getting? Should I supplement with a bottle? If so, how often? Thanks again. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 432 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141 Rating: N/A |
If the kid is playful and not always after her to be fed he is getting enough. Does with single kids seldom have much of an udder, yhey produce only enough to feed the kid, no more. Your only other option seeing that the doe is wild is to take her kid and bottle raise it. If this young doe is in with a buck she will bwe pregnant again very soon. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 436 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141 Rating: N/A |
Some kids will cry when nursing, if he is playful and acting normal he is getting what he needs. Gertrude may have a little tear or bruising from giving birth. The Preparation H will help make her feel better. Dewroming every doe the day she kids or very soon after is always a good idea. The stress of kidding makes dormant worms become active. Sounds like you have kids bustin' out all over! Loved the picture. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Amanda New member Username: goatgal Post Number: 5 Registered: 01-2006 Posted From: 64.136.49.227 Rating: N/A |
Hi, Thanks for all of your help, Maggie!  I have one more question pertaining to the doeling's newborn buckling: Is it normal for the kid to cry a little when he's nursing? Or does that mean he's having difficulty getting what he needs? I'm guessing this is normal, but he doesn't exactly spend a lot of time on each teat which concerns me. Thanks again. Daizy, the doeling mother of the newborn buckling mentioned above, seems to be doing better today after splitting her hoof yesterday on what I think now was a rock. We were able to get a hold of her yesterday and definitely not without a bloodcurdling scream. We were only able to dump iodine on the wound, but that...was...it; so, she seems to be doing better today. Her newborn buckling seems to be doing better than anticipated, too. I'm guessing he's getting what he needs at the most because he has been very playful and has all of the other normal functions as far as I can tell. I'd also like to update you on the goat with the hemorrhoidal problem, Gertrude. First of all, the swelling and irritation went down after applying the medication. And we found out this morning that she gave birth to a rather large and healthy buckling. Hours after giving birth, her backside seems to be irritating her, so we're going to worm her once more and apply more hemorrhoid medication. Again, thanks for your help! The picture below is of Gertrude and her newborn buckling, Rowan.  |