we had our first baby goat born yesterday. the mother allowed her to nurse only once & then we had to remove her due to the freezing weather ( all of our others froze to death in the past week after they were born) we took her into the warm house & cleaned her up & began bottle feeding her. She was doing fine, then this morning she was limp, gasping for a breath ever 20 seconds or so & had a very slow heart beat. She died before we could get her to the vet.. We have one more goat about to deliver, how can we prevent this from happening again.
2007-02-20 04:22:06 · 10 answers · asked by Jennifer T 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
we do have heaters in the barn, however we have had extremely cold weather ( in the negatives) i was bottle feeding the goat its own mothers milk..it just drives me crazy that it was so alive & playfull & loving as if nothing was wrong. could she have gotten pnuemonia that fast? there were no warning signs that anything was wrong.
2007-02-20 05:02:47 · update #1
Is there a stall that you can keep warm, where you could put the mother and baby for a week or more. a mother's milk is filled with antibodies, which the babies need to become strong. Just changing the diet could hinder their ability to survive. Is it possible to give the baby bottled milk directly from the mother? Have you called the vet for any suggestions?
There are diseases that goats can carry, where the babies will die rather quickly. You really need to ask a vet with knowledge of these possibilities. I can't remember the name of the problem but one affects the blood, and the other affects their livers.
My sympathies for your losses. I do hope you can find a solution before the next one gives birth. But, being able to create a space of warmth so the mother can remain with her baby, is the best I know to suggest.
I will call my Friend who has many varieties of goats. Maybe she will have a suggestion that could help.. I will come back and add to this, if she suggests anything more. Otherwise, much good luck to you.
2007-02-20 04:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by Michelle C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well It really sounds as if you are doing the right things..You will never really know why the goat died.. maybe poor circulation and it needed rubing of its fur from the mom..or a heart problem ??? so many possibilities.. Hope for the best. you may never know..Life finds a way when it can..wishin you luck keep mom and baby together next time. Dry the baby too as that it is cold. maybe put a cover over it as they do in the shows those jakets. But ask a vet first. This may not be good for a baby so new. Call you vet and ask for suggestions
I really realize that you were trying to help Sometimes things are not meant to be.. Did the goat have its mother in the house? You should have brought the mother in too. Babies need to hear the heartbeat of their mom.. the warmth and love too. Mothers milk is best. Animals need their mothers, as that maybe there was something the mother would have done to stop it. I dont know? maybe Put some heaters in the barn make sure it cant catch fire.. That happen pretty locally lately they were trying too keep the animals warm.. Keep the baby with its mother always.. If you bring them in keep them together.. Make the environment as natural as possible. Some hay to lay on. hopefully the mother wont be stressed and not feed the baby because of the change. Animals do things like that. If they feel that a baby isn't strong enough or they aren't old enough. They can let their baby die.. Its life and it can happen. I hope it works out for the next one. Good luck
2007-02-20 04:29:11 · answer #2 · answered by luvtopaint 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry.
It really could have been anything. It could of had some kind of birth defect, it could have still had fluid in her lungs, gotten pneumonia...it's hard to say.
I really doubt it is from you bottle feeding..unless the kid did not get enough colostrum, or you weren't feeding it enough (every couple of hours) I raised Nubians for 10 years and bottle fed every kid. I've never had any die from freezing temps, and have only brought a few in the house..usually because they were weak. I did have triplets born once and 2 of them died..no idea why. The other was real weak, but she survuved.
Not really sue what you could do to prevent it from happening again. That's nature.
Try to be out there when your doe kids, help her clean and dry the kids off so they don't get frostbite. Make sure the nose and mouth are cleaned out real good..use a turkey baster or a baby nose suction bulb to clean the nose out if you have to. Make sure there is enough clean dry straw in the stall for them to bed down on. Make sure the barn is draft free. Be very careful with heaters...that's a fire waiting to happen.
If you need to, bring the kids in the house and bottle feed them (you do not need to bring mom in, unless you want to keep the kids on her) Make sure they get colostrum within the first couple hours of birth, and they should have that for the first few days. It's easiest just to milk the doe and give it straight to the kids...make sure it stays warm. I never used milk replacer... My does produced enough milk for the kids and for my own use.
Maybe next year when you breed, try to breed a little later in the year so the kids are born in warmer weather. I use to breed most of mine so they were born between April and June.
2007-02-20 06:07:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Although I am not exactly sure why, there could have been a few reasons. 1 reason is that she could have been clogged and not been able to go to the bathroom. To prevent this, you can ask the person in your local feed store and they can get you the right medicine that will unclog babies. It is very important for them to go to the batheroom. Another reason is that the unpasturized milk from the mother could have let germs come into the body and cause it to get sick. The mother also could have mastitis which is a milk disease. To check for mastitis, rub the mothers teats and if there are lumps in her bags, then she might need a vet check.
2007-02-21 05:32:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if yo can prevent it from happening again, it is sad and I am sorry. There were many factors going against the young; the weather so cold, the fact she could not be nursed properly the milk was not her mothers, she was weak from the start
2007-02-20 04:26:20 · answer #5 · answered by rose_merrick 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So sorry to hear your new.
It sound to me that maybe they have all got an infection if all have died. Goats are very hardy animals and even if it is extremly cold I would have expected at least one to survive.
Maybe be best to get the vet involved if you haven't already, he may be able to do blood tests on the dead kids and see what the reason for death was. may be as simple as antibiotics could save them.
Hope the next one makes it.
2007-02-20 05:26:16 · answer #6 · answered by Fred 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-02 10:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow I feel sorry for you...Maybe get some heaters in your barn so she can stay with her mother...
2007-02-20 04:25:06 · answer #8 · answered by ~Jamaica~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crib death
- The baby should have been breastfed
- The sleeping area should have been cleaned, with SHEETS
- The baby needed to be co-slept with her parents
2007-02-20 04:25:25 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
SIDS
2007-02-20 04:24:31 · answer #10 · answered by discostu 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋