she is a first time mom, the vet has been notified, and her 2nd kid was breech.
2007-01-30 11:32:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
Goats should deliver the afterbirth within 36 hours. Are you absolutely certain that she has not passed it? They usually eat it, so if you are thinking that she hasn't passed it just because you couldn't find it, that may not be the case. Goats will have discharge for up to 6 weeks after kidding so don't be alarmed if you see discharge for a while. If she really has not yet passed the afterbirth, contacting the vet was the right thing to do. She needs a shot of oxytocin SOON to get her contracting again so she will push it out. Whatever you do, DON'T pull on anything that comes out, let if fall out on its own or you could cause her to hemmorhage internally. A difficult delivery could definitely cause her to retain the placenta, but breech births are pretty common and usually do not cause problems. Was the baby back-feet first, or rear-end first? Back-feet first is no more stressful on Mom than a normal birth, but rear-end first can be more difficult. When she is defacating is it normal goat pellets or is it clumpy or runny? If it's normal pellets it's nothing to worry about. How is she acting otherwise? You could offer her warm water with some molasses mixed in to give her a quick boost and help keep her sugar levels up.
Good luck and enjoy the new babies!!
2007-02-01 11:37:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
She's no doubt had a very stressful time delivering and this has resulted in the retaining of the afterbirth.
Obviously she shouldn't go any longer then 12 hours with out having some kind of assistance. 48 seems barbaric to me and I truly hope a vet can get there soon.
If not you should look at this site, scroll down to the bit about retaining afterbirth
http://www.goatwisdom.com/freshened_doe.html
depending on your level of expertise you may be able to remove it yourself.
I have to stress DO NOT ATTEMPT TO PULL IT AWAY
you will tear her uterus, no longer be able to breed with her and no doubt lose the poor goat.
best of luck to you and the goat.
2007-01-30 21:51:26 · answer #2 · answered by Venessa M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Poor goat, I hope the vet will see her soon. I don't really know much about goats but I'd imagine the best thing to do is try to keep her warm and comfortable until the vet sees her.
2007-01-30 11:38:21 · answer #3 · answered by licketychick 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to get the vet out there for a shot of oxytocin. If you have more goats that are going to deliver any time soon, you may want to ask him for a shot to keep on hand in case it happens again.
2007-01-30 16:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by spottedponies 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope you got her into see the vet by now.
2007-02-02 07:23:39 · answer #5 · answered by Veneta T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
call the vet
2007-02-03 08:18:57 · answer #6 · answered by jerry 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋