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Katia kidded yesterday morning on day 142. I went out to feed the goats before getting ready to head to the show (to watch & p/u my new doe) & I saw Katia still laying in the barn. I went to check her & about the same time I got to her out came kid #1 - a doe; sadly she was stillborn. A few minutes later out came kid #2 - a buck; he was very small. Katia wanted nothing to do with him, she didn't even clean him. I cleaned him up, brought him in the house & bottle fed him. He was doing good after his meal so I went & got ready. I put him in a crate in the kitchen, left bottle & the new baby with my husband to take care of for a few hours. I got to the show, watched a few classes, loaded my new doe up, & headed for home as the new little one was on my mind. I got home & snuggled with him most of the day since it was rainy here. He was doing good until about midnight, then he wouldn't eat anymore & he couldn't even stand up all the way anymore. He could get his rear end up off the ground but not the front. I tried to feed him with a dropper, but he didn't want it. He finally gave up his fight & joined his sister in heaven about 3 AM. I cried & cried as I held him in those last few moments, I could tell he was almost gone. I will miss the liitle man & I hope he's in a better place now.