Need help with orphaned goat

[EggCentric]

I checked with the owner, she's had all the vaccines she can have right now. She has now developed scours. I'm not surprised, since everything in her life has changed in the last 24 hours.

 

[helmstead]

Take heed to what ChatyChick says - switch to cow's milk. Trust me, it helps.

I also raise an eyebrow to the comment that the baby has already had all it's vaccinations...perhaps Chaty could chime in but if it were HERE, I'd do them myself to be sure.

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...

 

[Moonwalker]

My 2 pygymys are 6 weeks old now and just this week I have pushed them down to 4 x a day.A bottle at about 6:30 am, (just before i got to work), one around noon, another around 6 pm and then one more around 10PM They each zip through a 20 oz bottle. They would drink more, but I am encouraging them to eat solids and always have hay and goat pellets available.
Before this last week they were getting about 1/2 to 3/4 of the bottle but with feedings about every 4 hours from 6:30 am to midnite.
I used UNIMILK for the first month, which is a multi-species milk replacer. It doesn't make sense, but sometimes using the species specific replacer seems to cause tummy upsets! Usually the specific ones have some sort of medication in them and the universal is non medicated. I did not have scours with this pair, but have in the past using species specifics. I usually switch them (gradually) when they are a few weeks old for the vitamin and protien requirements to whatever type they should be getting.
I usually keep a can of ESBILAC, (puppies,and some small mammals)KMR (kitten milk replacer, also good for certain small mammals) and a bag of UNIMILK on hand, along with an assortment of bottles and nipples, because I never know what will land on my doorstep next!

 

[EggCentric]

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I know this guy, he raises goats for a living. He is just now recovering from pneumonia, which is why I offered to care for the orphan. I know, if he said it's had all that it can get at this time, then I believe him. His goats are his world. This is not my goat, I am only caring for it until it's old enough to be weaned.

What I am feeding it is Calf milk replacer. It is a multi species replacer. I don't have access to fresh cow's milk.

She also has small amounts of hay and goat pellets in with her at all times.

 

[lacyloo]

sounds like your doing a great job

 

[EggCentric]

I'm happy to report that the baby goat is doing better. Her poop is almost back to normal (soft pellets).

Thank you to everyone for your help.

 

[helmstead]

Great news!

 

[EggCentric]

I finally got a picture of her.

 

[Moonwalker]

AAAWWW!!!
I love those lop ears!

 

[Haviris]

Awww, she's to cute! My boer goat is currently visiting her new boyfriend, so soon I will have some flop eared cuties!