Goat with placenta hanging out, help please

[mekasmom]

Prolapses are dark red almost like a liver and meaty. It is a thick organ tissue rather than mucous and a small bit of tissue.
http://sheepandgoat.com/images/diseases/u-prolapse2.JPG

Afterbirth is stringy with a lot of mucousy looking tissue along with a bit of red placenta. It will still have umbilical cord attached and hanging. You can easily pull out afterbirth. I just pulled one out at 2am from a kid born around 8pm last night. It is not difficult. And she will try to push it out when you milk her.
http://www.jackmauldin.com/images/afterbirth.jpg

Those links are easy to see the difference. One is mucous with a placenta while the other is actually an organ.

 

[dragonchick]

I would never pull the placenta/afterbirth out. The weight of it dragging around is what helps it to detach. If even a small piece is left behind she can and usually will develop a uterine infection which becomes deadly in a heartbeat. Just let it be and it will come out on its own.

 

[RickiHupp]

anything new?? how is she?

 

[suenrob]

She finally dropped it after 2 full days. We gave her a shot of penicillin. She seems weak and lays down a lot. Hoping the anti-biotic will kick in and she will be OK.
One of the other girls had a beautiful little girl yesterday. Black head, white body, very cute!!!

 

[ksacres]

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She's probably going septic. Pen isn't going to cut it if she is, she needs to get to a vet for prescription strenght antibiotics. Be sure the vet knows you gave her pen, some antibiotics counteract each other.

Pen can be a good "preventative measure" type antibiotic, but it isn't always effective against full blown systemic infection.

For Future Reference: Pen isn't a "one dose and you're done" type antibiotic. Whenever you use pen, you need to do a full course, otherwise you risk aiding the developement of pen resistant bacteria.

 

[mekasmom]

If you cannot go to a vet, look into tylan (tylosin). It is not that expensive. It is the antibiotic of choice for metritis. Just don't drink the milk. The milk won't hurt the kids.

If you don't believe me, then look it up on a veterinary site on the web. It is the antibiotic of choice for metritis. PG is not that strong, and many bacterial infections are resistant to PennG now.

 

[CityClucks]

Good luck suenrob - keep us posted! I hope she's showing some interest in eating and drinking. We're sending good thoughts your way for your little doe.

 

[suenrob]

Thank you all, I appreciate all the advice and good thoughts

 

[suenrob]

She didn't make it

Thank you all for helping. All the information will come in handy if there is a next time.

 

[CityClucks]

Oh NO! I am so sorry - it is almost harder to lose one that you've been working with for a while than if they go fast. You did what you could for her.