Is she..isn't she...

[GoldenWood Farm]

Okay sorry to start another thread but I have a different question same doe. Now her udder is drying up! She got really full and walked funky like something was pinching along with the floppiest vulva I have ever seen then nothing .

I bounced her to see if I could feel anything...anything at all and I felt nothing (really starting to hate that word), no bony things nada zip. So now I am scratching my head going...could she have slipped the kids? I don't think so because I have seen NO goo or any sign of that plus I check her tendons daily and there has been no change. They are by no means rock hard but you can tell they are there. I am about ready to haul this dang doe to the vet to have a ultrasound done just to make sure I truly am not going crazy.

Any ideas? Does this sound like a false pregnancy or a ghost pregnancy? Since her udder is getting smaller and looks like she is starting to dry herself up start milking her? I guess I should say it isn't getting smaller just less full. I don't want to have her dry up on me because I really want her milking but I don't want to harm any kids if she truly is pregnant and I am afraid to not milk her and have her dry up because she wasn't truly pregnant.

I have never had a doe do this before to me and I have looked up ghost pregnancies and this has some of the symptoms but not all (like labor). I was going to go in and check her cervix but when I bounced her and felt nothing what so ever I am questioning whether I should even bother. It wouldn't hurt that much I know but I haven't the slightest what I should be feeling for. Any ideas or suggestions as to what course of action I should take?

Just when I think they can't make me go any crazier they pull this stunt.

Justine

[RedSonja]

Have you pulled blood and sent to BioTracking for pregnancy test on her? That would be my next step.

-Sonja

[GoldenWood Farm]

I would but from what I understand you can't tell if they are having a phantom pregnancy from that as they still have the hormones? I am seeing my vet next thursday to have my older buck castrated (he is retiring ) and I will ask her what she thinks about what my doe is doing.

My doe isn't in distress by any means I just wish I could know if I could start milking her or not! I hate to let her go a year without milking but I don't want to start milking if she actually is pregnant. Goats...they always keep us on our toes.

Thank you RedSonja though for the suggestion I still might just pull blood on her anyways.

Justine