Featured 3 stillborn kids today

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I’m so sorry your doe delivered prematurely. It does happen sometimes, but That never makes it any easier.
Can you take the fetus to UNLV labs? They could tell you for sure if it was a biological reason. She also could have gotten rammed by another goat and injured. The CDT your vet gave wouldn’t be the reason though, it’s a normal practice to give it and it protects both doe and babies.
I hope that your other kidding are event free and you’ll keep us posted. We would love to see pictures so if you have time introduce yourself in the introduction area. This is a wonderful community of goat lovers.

 

I'm so sorry!
Only thing I can suggest in addition to the above recommendations is to be sure that your does are receiving sufficient minerals and nutrition, and that they are overall in good condition. This will go a long way toward helping make sure your other does and kids stay healthy, and preventing problems for next year. There are plenty of threads about that here.
How is your doe doing? I'm sure losing her kids like that has got to be sad for her, too.
Have you ever had something like this happen before?

 

Were the kids without hair as developed as the first one or did it looks like they had stopped developing at an earlier point?

 

With out a necropsy we can't say for sure, she may have delivered too early but but I would suspect iodine deficiency. Babies born without hair and many times throat area will be swollen. To know if mom is deficient..you can clean her tail web well and paint it with iodine. If it absorbs within 24 hours then she is deficient. If so you keep repainting the iodine until she stops absorbing it..

I'm very sorry for your loss. Give mom lots of TLC.

 

I would suspect iodine deficiency. Very sorry for your loss.

 

Oh no. Im sorry too. Iodine deficiency may cause this? Always learning. Thanks.

 

She will have discharge and blood for several.weeks...just want to be sure her udder is comfortable if you don't want to milk her long term, just milk enough to keep comfy until she drys off. If uou want milk you can milk daily. If you want to pasteurize the milk..do a quick study on how to do it proper so milk stays drinkable. We drink our goats milk raw.

yes..can also cause goiter and buggy eyes. You can do a search and find pictures as well

 

The skin portion on the underside of her tail.

 

The milk crumbled because it is still colostrum. Milk her 2 or more times a day for a week, then there should be no colostrum left. Colostrum gets weird when it boils. To pasturize milk, bring up to 150º F no hotter or it will scald. (Use a double boiler-works better than milk in a pan).

That dead kid had been dead a while, it was starting to dehydrate. (notice the eye sockets and the sunken in eyes). Chlamadia is also a possiblility. I don't give antibiotics unless absolutely necessary, but if she were my doe, I would treat her with 7-10 days of LA-200 - 1 cc per 20# sub Q. Others may have different doses. (LA-200 is available at Tractor Supply).

So sorry for your losses. That is rough....

 

So sorry about the stillborns. I hope the others will have healthy kids!