I have a pygmy goat which i adopted by a local animal shelter earlier in the week. I was told that her as well as all the other females hadn't been spayed and were accidentally mixed in with the un-neutered males. I was told that she was pregnant but they didn't quite know how far along she was. He stomache was pig around the sides but just recently the weight of the kids have moved underneither her belly. Her teets or whatever have a little bit of milk in them and her behavior changed. She has been so loveable and all when we had first gotten her but today when i came from home from school she didn't want to have anything to do with me or my parents. I've done most of the "tests" that my friends suggest, but i can't tell if she passes them or how much longer til she gives birth. Please if you have any comments or facts that would help let me know!
2007-02-08 12:20:20 · 1 answers · asked by blonde2036 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
If her babies have dropped down instead of their normal out on her sides- it should be within a week or so. You can really tell the difference.
As for her behavior- having kids is very stressful, plus being in a new home is stressful- just leave her someplace quiet until after the birth- you want healthy babies and a stressed mother will sometimes have a difficult pregnancy, weak kids, or completely disown them once they are born.
I would just leave her alone- work on all of bonding stuff after the babies are at least a week old.
Goat pregnancies are 5-6 months.
2007-02-08 14:26:45 · answer #1 · answered by D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋