Hope kidded prematurely

I am so sorry Delivering a month before her due date, is it likely that she could have been hit by another goat to cause the miscarriage?

 

So sorry for your loss

 

I am so sorry to hear that!

 

oh thats so sad, I had that happen to a doe this year too, thouygh she was only a month bred.

 

OH no! I'm so sorry.

 

She won't need ant pen unless you had to go inside her. Did she pass ALL of the birth contents? Placenta? She should do so within 12 hours of the miscarriage, don't let her go longer than 24 hours without delivering the afterbirth. If the doeling you found still had the sac on it then she likely knew it was dead and did not attempt to clean her...and she could have already passed the placenta and ate it if you didn't find it.

Also, watch her udder, if you want to milk her, start now....her milk is all colostrum at this point and you will not want to drink that, give her a week before you start using the milk for yourself.

 

I am so sorry. Sometimes those things happen. It's hard though when you wait that long for them only for something like that to happen. That is great though that momma is doing good. She won't need any pen, especially since she sounds like she's doing just fine.

 

Sorry for your loss.

I do recommend that if you milk the colostum out that you freeze it so you can use it should you need it later down the line, just my two cents worth.

Again I am sorry and in the future maybe a pen next to the current one will allow them to get to know the goats again before joining. Just a thought.

 

I am sorry, Lawanda -- I know you were looking forward to these babies....

Has anyone thought of chlamydia-- could that have caused this?

 

Chlamydia in goats is a bacteria that can cause pink-eye, pneumonia, and late term abortions in does. It can also cause full term, but undersized and very weak kids. It can be treated with tetracycline, but is contagious and can affect others in your herd. Google it and see what you can find out.

 

But no matter how it happened, it's very sad.

 

I am sorry this happened. It is very hard to deal with. I was waiting to see how one of my does was doing, One of the other ones got her against the barn wall and beat the tar out of her. I was so worried and I have been really watching her. It has been two weeks so I am hoping she delivers fine.

Just remember, it all happens for a reason. It is hard as heck to understand but it does.

I agree with Stacey, I would NOT give her Penn or any antibiotic. If you do you risk the chance of her amune system going down to work on that when she really needs it.