Pregnant goat

[Sheysl86]

@Sheysl86 OMG, we have the same name! and I even spell it the same, lol.

Are you my long lost twin?!

 

[tastyacres]

Are you my long lost twin?!

Lol, probably not.

 

[cassie]

Hmmm well, I had that happen to me... there was a kid inside, but it died and the doe was not able to deliver it. Her temperature changed; first it went up then down. (Yeah. We lost her.) Check her temp. Check to see if there is any discharge.

I did learn from my experience that if that does happen, that a doe has a kid die inside her, she won't be good for breeding anymore even once you get the dead kid out. The bacterial infection scars the uterus and although she will conceive, she will not be able to implant and sustain the pregnancy. Very sad.... I do really hope that her kid is still not ready to come out and that you do not have the same experience that I did. Really hoping here...

While that can happen, it is not necessarily true, but with goats nothing is always true. I have had does who had dead kids that caused infections and they went on to have normal pregnancies. I also know of a case where a doe had a mummy (a kid that died fairly early in pregnancy but was never expelled) and went on to produce healthy kids. A mummy acts like an IUD and the doe will not cycle until it is expelled. Unfortunately, I don't know what steps the breeder and the vet took to expel the mummy. I do know the mummy was in the uterus for at least two years.

 

[Zoomie]

While that can happen, it is not necessarily true, but with goats nothing is always true. I have had does who had dead kids that caused infections and they went on to have normal pregnancies. I also know of a case where a doe had a mummy (a kid that died fairly early in pregnancy but was never expelled) and went on to produce healthy kids. A mummy acts like an IUD and the doe will not cycle until it is expelled. Unfortunately, I don't know what steps the breeder and the vet took to expel the mummy. I do know the mummy was in the uterus for at least two years.

Wow holy cow... TWO YEARS!? That's pretty amazing.

I was told what happened to me was a typical outcome. The various people I talked to were vets and not inexperienced. But I am THRILLED if others don't have to go through that because believe me it was horrible. I had paid $1,250.00 for that goat!!! PLUS she was the sweetest animal on earth. It was absolutely awful and if others don't have to go through that I am really glad.

 

[cassie]

Wow holy cow... TWO YEARS!? That's pretty amazing.

I was told what happened to me was a typical outcome. The various people I talked to were vets and not inexperienced. But I am THRILLED if others don't have to go through that because believe me it was horrible. I had paid $1,250.00 for that goat!!! PLUS she was the sweetest animal on earth. It was absolutely awful and if others don't have to go through that I am really glad.

As I said, with goats, NOTHING is ever a sure thing. I raised dairy goats for over 40 years, and I felt that the more experience I had with them and the longer I had them, the less I knew about them. I am very sorry about your doe. I have been in your shoes. More than once.

 

[Terra0301]

Would anyone be willing to give me their opinion on whether my doe is possibly pregnant? I’m new to goats so not very knowledgeable. She should be around 2 months.

 

[cassie]

What breed is this goat? If she is one of the Swiss dairy breeds it is unlikely she is pregnant. The breeding season for them is roughly between August and February. Boers and mini goats may breed year around. In any event, you are not going to see much in the way of signs of pregnancy until she is about four months along. One of the first signs you will see is changes in the rear udder where it joins the body.

 

[Terra0301]

She is a Boer, thank you for taking the time to respond I appreciate it