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     Maggie Leman New member Username: mleman Post Number: 26 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 64.102.64.113 Rating: N/A |
I stay with a 4 times a day for the duration of bottle feeding. After 4 to 5 weeks old I start leaving them a bit hungry to encourage them to eat solid food. | ||
| (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 64.252.146.129 Rating: N/A |
Banshee is doing well. Yesterday and this morning we have swithched her to the cow's milk formula. The poop is a little firmer this morning, though still soft. I don't see any blood or mucus. Yeah! I am feeding her I cup of cow's milk mix 4 times a day. She is 6 days old today. Should I stay on the 4 times a day for a while? She is tiny. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 456 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141  Rating: N/A |
No do not increase the amount of water but do be very sure you are mixing it correctly. Also if the formula is old (leftover) that could be the problem too. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Elizabeth Mitzman New member Username: mitzfitz Post Number: 3 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 206.53.68.50 Rating: N/A |
Today her stool seems slightly looser, but perhaps not as much mucus or blood. I have cut back her quantity and will increase her frequency. We transitioned slowly from goat milk to formula, increasing the formula by 1/4 cup per day until she was all formula. I can't check ingredients until this evening, but if it contains soy I will transition her again to the cow's milk substitute. Would it make sense to increase the amount of water used in the formula? | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 455 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141 Rating: N/A |
It is probably from the change from milk to formula. Try feeding her less formula but feed her more often. This is how her mother would be feeding and it doesn't stress the digestive system as much as fewer big feedings a day. If she is otherwise fine I wouldn't worry too much. Be sure the replacement formula DOE NOT have soy protein, this is very hard for goats to digest and can cause serious digestive problems such as diarrhea, bloat and enterotoxemia. There is a very good homemade milk replacer recipe on the Goatworld articles page under the Heading Kids and Kidding. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Elizabeth Mitzman New member Username: mitzfitz Post Number: 2 Registered: 03-2006 Posted From: 206.53.68.50 Rating: N/A |
We have a 5 day old Nubian doe kid who was rejected by her mother. She was rescued from serious hypothermia, and is now doing well on replacement formula. Her stool is tinged with a mucousy red blood stain and is slightly soft. She seems fine, but this concerns me. What is this? Is there something we can do? |