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lost a doe last night
Had a doe deliver triplets on Sat. morn. All seemed fined. When I went out to feed last night she was dead. So now I have three bottle babies to feed. Sweet though her daughters from last year were keeping close to the kids.
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02/12/08, 05:39 AM
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Aw. I'm sorry to hear about your girl. Do you have any idea what happened?
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02/12/08, 06:49 AM
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What a shame! I'm really sorry to hear that. Will you get a necropsy done on her to fiind out why?
How are the kids? Boys or girls?
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02/12/08, 06:49 AM
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Sorry to hear that, I lost one last year like that, could she have ruptured something delivering trips?
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02/12/08, 06:50 AM
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I'm sorry for your loss. That must be heartbreaking for you. Good thing the "aunties" were keeping the babies close by.
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02/12/08, 06:59 AM
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Oh geez...I'm sorry. 
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02/12/08, 07:24 AM
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Sorry Steph I hate when that happens- Liz
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02/12/08, 07:53 AM
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Sorry. Hope her kids do well for you.
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02/12/08, 08:23 AM
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so sorry. Is this one of the does that wouldn't eat alfalfa pellets?
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02/12/08, 08:34 AM
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Sorry you lost your doe. I've had that happen before. It was probably milk fever.
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02/12/08, 12:55 PM
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That is so sad. I am sorry. I just read up on Hypocalcemia, it that possible?
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02/12/08, 12:55 PM
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Yes.
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02/12/08, 01:53 PM
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Yes this was a non alfalfa liking goat. I would trick her by giving her only a hand full of alfalfa and no grain, since she was hungry she would eat a bit of it then just turn her nose up at it. It is a shame she was in real good condition and while she was not a good enough milker to keep a doeling she was a great mom and a sweet girl. She seemed to be fine during the day. kids nursing or at least they seemed to be. Usually when a kid is hungry it will make a fuss. It is very possible that it was milk fever with little to no signs. If so she went down real fast. I suppose even if I had noticed a problem It was so severe I could not have done anything.
The kids are fine, two bucks and a doe-polly, peanut and puck.
The other non alfalfa liking goats are getting that food grade lime from now on.
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02/12/08, 01:55 PM
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Do you have any CMPK on hand just in case?
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02/13/08, 04:44 AM
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Yes I do. Thats what makes me made. Had I seen any signs it would have been easy to give a few injections.
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02/13/08, 05:42 AM
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I am not sure calcium is your problem. I would think you would have seen some signs.
I am thinking a small uterine tear and she slowly bled out . Did you cut her open ?
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02/13/08, 06:46 AM
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Did you worm her after she kidded? That would be one of those deaths with no signs.
The parasite loads can easily become lethal after kidding.
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02/13/08, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by Patty0315
I am thinking a small uterine tear and she slowly bled out .
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This is very possible, I have seen it happen. They just fade away with no signs outwardly.
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02/13/08, 11:49 AM
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She was wormed. I did not cut her open. I suppose she could have torn internally. She actually had a bit of a problem delivering. The fist buck came out fine. The second took forever. I could see the sack full of fluid and when I inserted my fingers I felt feet and teeth so I let her work it out. I then realized the sack I saw was not the sack that kid was in. It was an empty sack fluid only. Once I tore that sack the second kid was able to get thru the birth canal. The third was breech but not a problem. So it is possible they were fighting for position. I will never know.
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