FIRST time pregnant goat owner

[H Diamond]

I would start with a baby suppository. If the full size doesn't fit, you can cut it in half. Too much karo can upset things, but I have used it before, and it does work... to the point of the opposite problem, lol. Your babies should be pooping several times a day. Usually after every feeding, and sometimes more. So, personally, I would go with the suppository first. I think I said enema in my first post, but that's incorrect. The suppositories work great!

 

[New Farmer]

Will they be OK until morning? I'll have to go to store and buy them.

 

[H Diamond]

Oh, if it's too late to go get a suppository tonight, I would go ahead and try either the karo or a warm water/mild soap enema (just a small amount!) Are they still eating vigorously?

 

[New Farmer]

I waited to update you to see what was going to happen through out the day. I used a very small piece of suppository this morning and got a small amount of yellow poo from each of them. Nothing since. I have checked bedding thoroughly. This was around 9:00 this morning. They are eating vigorously. No bloat. Jumping around... Playing. ??? Should I do this again at some point if no poo? I was so relieved this morning when I saw poo. Thank you for walking me through this!

 

[H Diamond]

I waited to update you to see what was going to happen through out the day. I used a very small piece of suppository this morning and got a small amount of yellow poo from each of them. Nothing since. I have checked bedding thoroughly. This was around 9:00 this morning. They are eating vigorously. No bloat. Jumping around... Playing. ??? Should I do this again at some point if no poo? I was so relieved this morning when I saw poo. Thank you for walking me through this!

Usually constipated kids don't vigorously take the bottle and jump around. They will gradually get hard and/or bloated bellies.

Random question... do you have a dog or something that would be cleaning up the poo?

If you don't have something that is cleaning up after the babies, I would give like half ( just cut it in half and use the smaller end) a baby suppository and see what happens. It's not going to hurt them if they don't need it.

Happy bouncing babies don't sound like constipated babies to me, lol, but hard to tell without seeing them.