Help with a little guy

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Sam79

Discussion Starter · Feb 6, 2022

I am new to the goat world, I have a 3 week old kid who was the runt of triplets, mom just left him. After cleaning and rubbing him for 20 minutes we got him breathing. He had a little trouble with his front legs and after bracing for awhile we managed to straighten out his left leg but he is still have a little trouble with his right. He plays and bounces around but tiers quickly and after a short rest is ready to play again.?...

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Jessica84

· #2 · Feb 6, 2022

It might just be him but let’s make sure it’s not anything else

Does the leg seem any better since he was born? Is the knee big or just kinda the leg is just bent? Any way you can post a picture? Did he get colostrum in him?
Also a temp never hurts, so go ahead and get that. I would imagine if he had a high temp he would t want to play at all but just to be on the safe side

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ksalvagno

· #3 · Feb 6, 2022

Did you give him selenium?

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Lil Boogie

· #4 · Feb 6, 2022

All very great questiona! All were questions I would have asked but, Y'all covered them already lol

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goatblessings

· #5 · Feb 6, 2022

Is he eating well and gaining at a good rate?

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Sam79

Discussion Starter · #6 · Feb 6, 2022

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ksalvagno said:
Did you give him selenium?

We are currently giving him Nutri-drench

Jessica84 said:
It might just be him but let’s make sure it’s not anything else
Does the leg seem any better since he was born? Is the knee big or just kinda the leg is just bent? Any way you can post a picture? Did he get colostrum in him?
Also a temp never hurts, so go ahead and get that. I would imagine if he had a high temp he would t want to play at all but just to be on the safe side

Seems to be turning his knees out, no temp, yes colostrum, we are currently giving him small doses of Nutri-drench with his bottles

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Sam79

Discussion Starter · #7 · Feb 6, 2022

goatblessings said:
Is he eating well and gaining at a good rate?

He's eating very well but he's very small, maybe a quarter of the size of his siblings

goatblessings

· #8 · Feb 6, 2022

So at 3 weeks, hopefully he is getting regular moms milk and not colostrum. I would discontinue the nutrition drench and give him a selenium source such as Bo- se or sel/ e gel AND cod liver oil or vitamin ADE . If he is tiring easily it could be that it takes more effort, but if his rate of gain is slow have him checked for a heart murmur.

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ksalvagno

· #9 · Feb 6, 2022

Nutridrench isn't really a source for selenium. In addition to what has been suggested above, I'd give him B Complex.

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Sam79

Discussion Starter · #10 · Feb 6, 2022

Awesome, thanks everyone for your help! I will keep everyone updated.

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toth boer goats

· #11 · Feb 7, 2022

So adorable, you have been given great advice, prayers for the wee one. 🙏

Sam79

Discussion Starter · #12 · Feb 14, 2022

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Hounddog23

· #13 · Feb 14, 2022

Pretty boy! Good luck with him.

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toth boer goats

· #14 · Feb 14, 2022

Adorable.

Tanya

· #15 · Feb 14, 2022

What an adorable wee one

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