I figured since we are only 5 weeks out from kidding that I should start a waiting thread!
Our first doe due is Hanna. She looked to have triplets or quads on her ultrasound at 45 days. Hoping it's twins or triplets lol. She had some lameness issues last year with only twins and I had to induce her. One was born dead. I'm hoping things will go smoother this year for her. I will most likely induce so she kids when I'm home in case of any issues. She is due September 13th. She is bred to Wild and these will be his first kids on the ground. She started developing an udder about 4 weeks ago.
Pictures from today
And Wild the buck she is bred to
Coyote should also be due around the same time but not sure if she took or got bred later. Hasn't had any udder development yet but looks bred. She is also bred to Wild.
Twins! The girl came out first. She was in the perfect position but is huge! Took a good 15 minutes of pulling to finally get her big head out. Boy shot out with one leg back unassisted. Poor Coyote
It was probably quite amusing to see this 9 months pregnant lady laying on the ground trying to help deliver this goat
A doeling and a buckling (more white on his head). Both are easily over 10 lbs each. I don't like the big babies usually but Jaeger made it look easy, kidding unassisted.
Gorgeous kids! Wow they’re huge (I’m used to little nigies) but they look happy and healthy! I hope you’re not over doing it yourself. Didn’t you just have your own little one?
Congratulations
Astoria had a huge single doeling! Tough delivery because of her size. I thought I was pulling a dead baby because her tongue was purple/ grey and there was no movement. But thankfully she is ok!
So, Astoria is the doe who had a partial abortion back in January. After passing a healthy placenta yesterday, she had this coming out. Looks to be decaying tissue/placenta. Probably what she had tried to abort back in January. She still hasn't passed it as of this morning. So, vet advised me to flush her uterus with warm saline. Has anyone flushed a uterus before?
You can use A quart of warm saline solution with a dose of LA200 mixed in, or a uterine bolus. I use a kid feeding tube with a 60cc syringe attached. Insert the feeding tube in about 8-10” and hold the syringe with the plunger out about 6-7” above the does tail. Gently pour in the solution and it will dribble out. If you’re adding the LA200 do it at the last bit of warm water so it stays in the uterus.
It will feel good to her so she shouldn’t squirm too much.
I hope she feels better.
You can use A quart of warm saline solution with a dose of LA200 mixed in, or a uterine bolus. I use a kid feeding tube with a 60cc syringe attached. Insert the feeding tube in about 8-10" and hold the syringe with the plunger out about 6-7" above the does tail. Gently pour in the solution and it will dribble out. If you're adding the LA200 do it at the last bit of warm water so it stays in the uterus.
It will feel good to her so she shouldn't squirm too much.
I hope she feels better.
Thank you! Super helpful. I will definitely try it with the uterine bolus. Vet did not want me to give antibiotics yet as it could prolong release of placenta tissue which is the opposite of what we want. She said if she starts showing signs of infection then definitely do antibiotics but wait for now.
Did the lavage and I think she definitely enjoyed it since she didn't move at all. It seems to be working. She passed the stuff that was hanging out and is now having a lot more discharge.
That’s great news! Aw, they look so adorable together! What a great outcome
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