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Tailhound, First of all, WELCOME to the goat spot. We are so glad that you found us here. :wave: :wave: ans welcome to the Wonderful world of goats. Soon you will see that goats are addicting. You will have to have more.
Yep it sounds like you are going a good job, yes you are right everyone does things a little different because it depends on where you live because of the weather, the worm type that you will have to deal with, if you are in a wet climate then you will have a different worm problem, but I really do believe we all have about the same thing in mind.
If I was to say a few things that you should try to get her another goat right away, she will be a lot happier if she has a goat friend, along with you dog, (and I know how that is, I had a dog adopt a bottle baby). I would also maybe bottle feed her at least a bottle a day. If she in only 8 weeks old, that is pretty young, (here I know some of us differ, some wean babies at 8 weeks, and other longer).
Do you have any idea if hse had her CDT shot? If not I would give her one. They get a 2cc shot SQ. Most people (not everyone), give them at 2 weeks, then 6 weeks, if mom had a shot before she delivered, other wise the shot are at 2,6 and 10 weeks. The cdt is for ever eaters disease.
I also would not keep the heat lamp on her at night. She is old enough, and if she is kept warm by the heat lamp and then she goes outside and it is cool, that is when she will get sick, she needs to maintain her own body temp. I only leave the heat lamp on by babies for a couple days and only when it is really cold, like below 20.
Do you have pictures of your new baby? As I am sure you have realized, we all LOVE pictures.
Again, Welcome to TGS. :wave:
Yep it sounds like you are going a good job, yes you are right everyone does things a little different because it depends on where you live because of the weather, the worm type that you will have to deal with, if you are in a wet climate then you will have a different worm problem, but I really do believe we all have about the same thing in mind.
If I was to say a few things that you should try to get her another goat right away, she will be a lot happier if she has a goat friend, along with you dog, (and I know how that is, I had a dog adopt a bottle baby). I would also maybe bottle feed her at least a bottle a day. If she in only 8 weeks old, that is pretty young, (here I know some of us differ, some wean babies at 8 weeks, and other longer).
Do you have any idea if hse had her CDT shot? If not I would give her one. They get a 2cc shot SQ. Most people (not everyone), give them at 2 weeks, then 6 weeks, if mom had a shot before she delivered, other wise the shot are at 2,6 and 10 weeks. The cdt is for ever eaters disease.
I also would not keep the heat lamp on her at night. She is old enough, and if she is kept warm by the heat lamp and then she goes outside and it is cool, that is when she will get sick, she needs to maintain her own body temp. I only leave the heat lamp on by babies for a couple days and only when it is really cold, like below 20.
Do you have pictures of your new baby? As I am sure you have realized, we all LOVE pictures.
Again, Welcome to TGS. :wave:
