Advice Please - DOE Goat miscarriage.

[MaeB]

Backstory:
I purchased a doe Nigerian Dwarf about 8 months ago and have no idea what I'm actually doing so I did some research, know what to feed and how much, to trim the hoofs, CDT shot, basic care. A few of months later I purchased a Buck Nigerian Dwarf in hopes of having some babies, (Doe is adult). After it was obvious he bread her I separated them because I thought she might be pregnant and I didn't want him to be rough on her and cause her to miscarry.

Jump to today : I go out to feed the critters and I see a tiny baby hanging from her. So, she miscarried. The research I do online is just terrifying, and it doesn't help that no vet will come out due to Covid-19. She is so depressed right now she is refusing to eat or drink.

Please be kind in your responses. I am learning and doing the best I can, I love my animals and treat them like family. What can I do? Is this normal? I only found 1 baby, is that normal too?

 

[cassie]

Goats abort because they abort. Sometimes you can figure out a reason and sometimes you can't. That is true even if you sent the aborted kid off to the lab. Chances are that it was nothing you did or didn't do. Now, what did the kid, the membranes, and the discharges look like? If they look like strawberry yogurt, the cause may be chlamydia. If the kid has a big belly that may also indicate chlamydia. If that is the case get back to me.

The doe may be depressed because she is in pain or because she has an infection. Maybe both. The first thing I would do is to take her temperature. If it is elevated she definitely needs a course of antibiotics. If you can get your vet to give you some banamine, that will help with the pain. Did she expel the afterbirth or is some still hanging from her? You might wash up and go inside and see if there is another kid. Either you will be able to get inside or you won't. If you don't have anything else you can use soap as a lubricant. Use gloves if you have any. It is unlikely there is another kid in there but if there is it would explain her depression.