Hi everyone. Thank you ahead of time for your help and suggestions and solutions.
Basically, my Glenda, ND doe, gave birth to two kids. One of them completely healthy and was doing well. I am usually present for these deliveries, but I was away on a trip this time. Gloria was not due for another week but mother nature decided otherwise.The second one, a doe, I found on the ground in the sun, dehydrated, almost unconscious, and listless two days later when I arrived. That was June 10. We immediately called the vet and tried to hydrate the kid, and lower her body temperature with a cold wet towel. Anyway, it worked. The doctor checked her and gave her several things and told me what to do.
At the beginning, she had to be fed with a syringe, since she was not suckling. A lot of Pedialyte for kids and milk from the mom. She was drinking only half an ounce. As days went by, she started to drink more of the milk, moving around slowly and getting more attentive to surroundings and sounds. By today she is drinking from a baby bottle, around two to three ounces of replacement milk mixed with the mom's and being more active to the point I had to put her in a playpen to contain her and she be safe.
Yes, I know it seems like I am doing everything right, regular feedings day and night, milk, etc. But I am having some questions to observations that maybe someone out there with more experience might be able to help me. I've named her Sweetpea. She is really adorable and I am committed to saving her.
Questions:
1. Since I started giving her the replacement milk mixed with the mother’s milk, she is peeing but I haven't seen any of that creamy yellow poop for 24 hours. (More or less.) Can the replacer milk be constipating her? And if so, what can I give her to help her? Mineral oil? Olive oil?
2. About that creamy yellow poop...for how long will she be passing it? Should it be changing color or consistency?
3. I have almost a full bag of colostrum, that was never finished. When we found her sick,
the farm hand was not sure whether she had drunk any of the mother's colostrum so we bought some and then the doctor told me that colostrum was only absorbed during the first 24 hours. So, I have it and wondering if I can still use it so it is not wasted? (It seems that she was able to get at least a little of the colostrum since there are signs of continuous improvement.)
4. Will it hurt her if I give her probiotics? I have some I bought for my birds that is a powder mixed in water. If not that one, what can I give her to improve the flora in her tummies? Yes, I know she is a ruminant. I’ll include pictures of the bottle.
5. What else should I do to help her get better? What should I look for in her development? I compare her size to the siblings and she is still so small.
6. Can I put in her playpen, some of the goats feed and sweet foods to see if she will nibble at it? She is nibbling a lot and I know the kids usually start trying the mother’s food from very early age. If not now when?
Thank you for all your help ahead of time. She is a sweetie and I really do not want to loose her.
Basically, my Glenda, ND doe, gave birth to two kids. One of them completely healthy and was doing well. I am usually present for these deliveries, but I was away on a trip this time. Gloria was not due for another week but mother nature decided otherwise.The second one, a doe, I found on the ground in the sun, dehydrated, almost unconscious, and listless two days later when I arrived. That was June 10. We immediately called the vet and tried to hydrate the kid, and lower her body temperature with a cold wet towel. Anyway, it worked. The doctor checked her and gave her several things and told me what to do.
At the beginning, she had to be fed with a syringe, since she was not suckling. A lot of Pedialyte for kids and milk from the mom. She was drinking only half an ounce. As days went by, she started to drink more of the milk, moving around slowly and getting more attentive to surroundings and sounds. By today she is drinking from a baby bottle, around two to three ounces of replacement milk mixed with the mom's and being more active to the point I had to put her in a playpen to contain her and she be safe.
Yes, I know it seems like I am doing everything right, regular feedings day and night, milk, etc. But I am having some questions to observations that maybe someone out there with more experience might be able to help me. I've named her Sweetpea. She is really adorable and I am committed to saving her.
Questions:
1. Since I started giving her the replacement milk mixed with the mother’s milk, she is peeing but I haven't seen any of that creamy yellow poop for 24 hours. (More or less.) Can the replacer milk be constipating her? And if so, what can I give her to help her? Mineral oil? Olive oil?
2. About that creamy yellow poop...for how long will she be passing it? Should it be changing color or consistency?
3. I have almost a full bag of colostrum, that was never finished. When we found her sick,
the farm hand was not sure whether she had drunk any of the mother's colostrum so we bought some and then the doctor told me that colostrum was only absorbed during the first 24 hours. So, I have it and wondering if I can still use it so it is not wasted? (It seems that she was able to get at least a little of the colostrum since there are signs of continuous improvement.)
4. Will it hurt her if I give her probiotics? I have some I bought for my birds that is a powder mixed in water. If not that one, what can I give her to improve the flora in her tummies? Yes, I know she is a ruminant. I’ll include pictures of the bottle.
5. What else should I do to help her get better? What should I look for in her development? I compare her size to the siblings and she is still so small.
6. Can I put in her playpen, some of the goats feed and sweet foods to see if she will nibble at it? She is nibbling a lot and I know the kids usually start trying the mother’s food from very early age. If not now when?
Thank you for all your help ahead of time. She is a sweetie and I really do not want to loose her.
But you did your best and now she is at peace.
