Any pooch test experts?

[QoTL]

I wondered if you guys could look at my 'new to me' elderly goat and tell me if she's pregnant? (I'm hoping she's NOT). She last kidded about 2mos ago, but the then-owner had a buck in with them, but said she was sure this girl hadn't been bred (but by her condition, I'm not trusting much right now)

And yes, I know she's thin on top of some other issues, but she's doing great. We've only had her for a week, and she's about the sweetest girl I can imagine. I feel priviledged to be her 'retirement home'.

[Sweet Goats]

I am going to say yes that she is. Sorry. Get her fattened up and spoil her rotten. Help her get prepared to have more. It is very hard on them, so she will need lots of attention ad good quality food.
Glad you have her and she will be forever loved.
Can you get a face shot of her? She looks liek she just might be a very pretty girl From her Cha Cha.

[Patty0315]

Most goats are not cycling now being up north anyways . She looks totally normal to me.

She looks wormy to me and lacking copper . worm her now and again in 10 days . A good mineral , bo-se and copper bolus. Redo her cdt also.

What breed ? Her bag looks awfull.


Patty

[RiverPines]

IMO, she just looks way over bred! Bad condition over all.
The condition of her hair tells me mineral deficient.
The older and more kids they have the longer it takes for everything to get back into shape, if it ever does.
She is very much in need of retirement and get her wormed asap!! With a good wormer not safeguard!

[QoTL]

She's already been wormed (have to wait another 5days to do it again), and is on minerals plus hay free choice, browse, and grain (until I feel she's gained some weight). She's also been deloused.

I am pretty sure she has a copper deficiency, and sadly I'm sure she's been overbred. She's had a pretty hard life from the way she looks. She's come a long way in just a week, though. (I'm the one who gave her the REALLY BAD HAIRCUT... )

She wouldn't win any beauty contests, but she is SOOOO sweet:

[crazygoatgal]

Awe, I love her face!!!! She is the perfect goat for you and you for her. Wish her a happy retirement from me. I think she needs lots of hugs and kisses and treats(lol)

[HollyBearFarm]

Good for you for being willing to take in a rescue goat! I think she's adorable.

[hoofinitnorth]

If she just freshened 2 months ago I can't imagine there would be enough of a new breeding to tell at this point. Good for you for not wanting to breed her again, though. I would not recommend breeding one in this condition or with such a pendulous udder. How old is she? Poor thing, glad she found you.

[hoofinitnorth]

What breed?

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

If she is too old to be bred and nurse kids or milk than put her down. You won't be able to tell much from this supposed pooch test stuff on and older doe because they have saggy baggy vulvas as it is. Most does don't cycle for 8 weeks after kidding so it is doubtful she is bred but you can find out for $7 and a blood test. Or you can lute her. Which is cheaper, and won't hurt her at all.

She looks typical of a goat who hasn't had the best of dry period feeding. Nursing kids or even the end of pregnancy she is a skeletally thin.

She would look like a different goat with that hair shaved off. I would bet also you would see CL scars, the one lump looks like a CD&T shot but not the one above. Make sure you know what you are worming for and why you are using what you are. And you can't look at a goat who has had this poor of care and automatically think that her hair is a result of copper defficency or just poor nutrition with the poor flesh over her pin bones I would just give her some groceries, and breed her this fall.

Test her...is that her kid at her side? Hopefully you have not put her in with your goats? Vicki

[sgian]

My wife and I saw what looks like a lump on the second pic and thought CL also. It looks big. If that lump is starting to lose hair, you really need to isolate her.