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     Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 497 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.216.141  Rating: N/A |
She needs CMPK every couple of hours until she is up and eating again, then 2 to 3 times a day perhaps until she kids and maybe for a week or so after kidding. This is a calcium (and other minerals) drench for cattle and sheep for treating milk fever and pregnancy toxemia caused by low blood calcium, most feed stores carry something like this. Also mix up a batch of Magic (1 part molasses, 1 part vegetable oil, and 1 parts Karo corn syrup with a bit of warm water to thin it some) and give 2 to 3 ounces by drench every 3 to 4 hours. You will need to get her up several times a day to massage and exercise her legs so the muscles don't atrophy to the point that she won't ever be able to get up again. Free feeding a grain feed and making the does fat before kidding is the usual cause of this condition. Now she is so fat and so full of babies she CAN'T eat enough to meet her calcium and energy needs, the food just WON'T fit. Please read and follow the directions on the feed. A goat's primary diet should be pasture and hay, only about 5 to 10 percent of what a goat eats should be grain. Most goats don't need any grain until the last 4 to 6 weeks of gestation and during lactation if the hay quality is good and they are in fit (not fat) condition. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Barb Monington (Unregistered Guest) Unregistered guest Posted From: 216.229.89.6 Rating: N/A |
I have a doe that is due to give birth soon. She is down and shaking. Will not stand. We had another doe do the same thing a few months ago, she ended up dying after giving birth to triplets. I think it may have been milk fever. Now this doe is acting the same. She was fine last night. I have been watching her closely. She has been on a show goat feed free choice and pasture. I am afraid to move her, we live in south western MO and are about an hour away from a vet. Any sugestions??? |