Abortion

shiandpete.1 · #1 01/02/12, 12:11 PM

Hi all! Been away for awhile! Anyway went out to feed this morning to find one of our 10 month old ff lamanchas aborting. She was ultrasounded on Dec. 11 and was 35 to 40 days pregnan with 1 fetus. We have never had one abort and am not sure if we should start her on a round of antibiotics, lute her to help with clean out or what. This is a bit disappointing so late in the breeding season.

ShyAnne · #2 01/02/12, 12:16 PM

Sorry to hear...

Alice In TX/MO · #3 01/02/12, 12:34 PM

No reason that I know of to use antibiotics. I'd just watch and see how she does for a while.

copperpennykids · #4 01/02/12, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Alice In TX/MO

No reason that I know of to use antibiotics. I'd just watch and see how she does for a while.

You should be able to rebreed her at the end of January if she doesn't have any complications - and this early in her pregnancy she really shouldn't.

Sorry this happened to her. It is a natural occurrence.... sigh.

thaiblue12 · #5 01/02/12, 12:51 PM

No antibiotics, just 2 ccs of Lute. It can happen up to 48 hours after. I just had to do this for the first time last month and it was awful since some of them were botle kids and they spent their time near the house screaming for me and I sat with each and everyone during it. They also bleed/leak for a few days afterward.
A tiny buckling escaped, got nailed in the leg by a coyote, my LGD got the coyote then I put the buckling in a shed after he got stitches and he broke out- literally the side of my shed and I was not having 7 month old Nigie girls pregnant. Glad it is only one doe and one fetus.
Happy to see you here, hope you had a good New Year's.

HappyFarmer · #6 01/02/12, 01:45 PM

Our normal useage for Lutelyse is for bringing a doe into heat and aborting. Your doe has already aborted.

If I was worried about her "cleaning out" I would give her Oxytocin, what you would use for a retained placenta. This will ensure all the nasties are expelled before she closes.

HF

andabigmac · #7 01/02/12, 04:56 PM

No advice just an I'm sorry this happened.

shiandpete.1 · #8 01/04/12, 10:30 AM

My vet had me give her lute, she seems to be cleaning out just fine. Also on a 10 day regimn of Tetracycline we will Lute her again in a few weeks and get her bred.

Only put her on antibiotics because here lately we have had a large amount of pigeons hanging around and pigeons and sparrows are carries of Chlamydia although my guess is the bully (Willow) had a hand in causing this.

Backfourty,MI. · #9 01/04/12, 06:01 PM

So sorry this happened & hope she's back to normal & re-bred soon. So glad to see you back too!

julieq · #10 01/04/12, 10:33 PM

Sorry that happened. But it does occasionally happen and as long as she passed the placenta OK then I wouldn't worry about it. Let nature take it's course and rebreed her this spring if you can.

JBarGFarmKeeper · #11 01/04/12, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by HappyFarmer

Our normal useage for Lutelyse is for bringing a doe into heat and aborting. Your doe has already aborted.

If I was worried about her "cleaning out" I would give her Oxytocin, what you would use for a retained placenta. This will ensure all the nasties are expelled before she closes.

HF

Oxytocin doesn't open the cervix. It merely increases the intensity of contractions.

http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/ar...dications.html

Oxytocin - Vet prescription. Used at Onion Creek Ranch when a doe kids and does not pass her afterbirth. Must be used before the cervix closes (within approximately five hours after kidding). Causes contractions that expel the afterbirth. This is not a comfortable experience for the doe, so use it sparingly. Dosage is 1.5 cc per 100 lbs. body weight. In warm climates, keeps best when refrigerated.

This is one of my favorite meds resources...

Gena