Goat accident.....home from the vet

[GeorgiaGirl]

My hubby went out yesterday evening to feed and water our goats. He called from the barn and he had discovered one of our does had a big gash on her chest. He said it needed stitches. So, I call the vet and he takes her in.
He numbed her, cleaned and sewed it up. We came home with antibiotics. Vet said it was very close to her juggler vein. It was about 5" across and about 3" deep. Very nasty. She had quit bleeding before my hubby got to the barn.
Still not sure how she done it. We thought maybe our 7 month old wether that has horns may have done it while playing. What ever the case, I'm glad she's fixed. She's one of my best does.

[Minelson]

That is a big gash! Good thing your hubby found it early enough to stitch.

[Cheribelle]

Check the barn and stall area Very closely for any nails sticking out. It doesn't take much. Horses and goats can always find the stuff we are Sure is not there.

[Cannon_Farms]

that wether gave me a heck of a black eye time before last i came out to do that doe. Hoping to make it out there friday as long as this small streak of not having issues holds out.
glad shes ok, you may want to glue some tennis balls on that boys head or get rid of the horns. Ill double check your barn to see if you may have missed anything but i cant think of anything ive seen stand out off hand

[fishhead]

The angle of the gash might give you a clue on where to look. A vertical gash might mean she was standing up and slide down. A horizontal gash might mean something lower to the ground.

Glad they were able to stitch her up.

[natty threads]

Originally Posted by Cheribelle

Check the barn and stall area Very closely for any nails sticking out. It doesn't take much. Horses and goats can always find the stuff we are Sure is not there.

Isn't THAT the truth.

I had a nice Paint filly get away from me one time.

There were big storage ConExes around the area, she walked around one, I went the other way to meet her on the other side, and she had a slice several inches long and about an inch deep along her shoulder.

NEVER even began to figure out how it happened.

There was no hustle or bustle, no blood on anything, just she walked one way, I went the other, and she was sliced.

BTW, I cleaned it up, slathered it with Wise Woman comfrey gel, packed MSM over it, and it healed with no scar in nothing flat.

No, I have no idea where to find the comfrey gel.
Got it from a doc for diaper rash.

(Not mine- ***grinny***)

Bless up!

[Backfourty,MI.]

So glad the vet could stitch it up & she was lucky it wasn't her jugular vein.

I would think she caught it on a nail, screw, sheet metal edge or something like that. I have always had goats with horns & some without & even as rough as the boys get with each other they have never put a gash on another goat or any of the others in with them.
I'm forever pounding in nails that pop up & anymore I always use screws since they seem to stay flush much better.