Tubing I did it!

thaiblue12 · #1 01/15/13, 11:40 PM

I brought the girls back this morning and their mom took them back just fine. But when I went to check on them after work the weaker of the two was again not doing much so I brought her back here. She clearly has gotten enough colostrum from all the poop she did on the way here in my lap, ick!
She was acting like she wants to eat but dribbling it back out or not drinking it. I gave her a few tries and a different nipple but no luck so I braved tubing and it was not that bad or scary. Well she coughed a bit and moved around but it worked and I got 2 oz in her.

I watched this you tube video below which was very helpful, another gave me a tip to hold the tube into a glass of water and if it bubbling you were in the lungs. I did both listened and put the end in water.

A huge thank you to dbarjacres who sent me the tubing kit.

Oh and here are some pictures of the doeling, she is sleeping on my dog's toy lizard. I hope she makes it. I will try to feed her with a bottle later if not I will tube her again before I go to bed.

GoldenWood Farm · #2 01/16/13, 12:30 AM

Good job! You have more guts than me...I haven't had to tube a kid yet but if I did I would be calling one of my trusty goat friends near by. I will be praying your little girl pulls through, keep us updated!

Justine

Backfourty,MI. · #3 01/16/13, 06:23 AM

Great Job Thai! I haven't had to tube yet either but that video I've watched before.
She's a little doll. I hope she makes it.

Minelson · #4 01/16/13, 06:24 AM

That is awesome. The things we learn to do when we have the stuff to do it, but just need a bit of courage to follow through. That is a great accomplishment.
Sending prayers that she makes it....she has a better chance now thanks to you and DbarJ

yarrow · #5 01/16/13, 11:47 AM

Excellent job (I think knowing how to tube & having the equipment to do it.. is one of the most important things if you are going to breed)... might not need to do it often, but it is such a life saver...Pebbles, the doe that wintrwolf got this past spring.. she was punky and wouldn't nurse... we tubbed her every 4 hours for days upon days... suddenly one day bam.. it' all kicked in.. "oh, this is how you suck on a nipple" ..she never looked back. (the save a kid syringes are cheap and so easy to use... I buy extras each year, so everytime someone has a weak kid/lamb and needs me to help tube it.. I can actually not just tube them, but TEACH the owner how and then SEND a tubing kit home with them..

I will add this, if you have a kid that you end up having to tube again & again..I have much better luck when we also give a BUFFALO hump of ringers every 4 hours (I take a 30cc syringe and make a big hump of ringers under the skin between their shoulders)...

susie, mo ozarks

Otter · #6 01/16/13, 12:40 PM

Good job!!!

Tubing is a little scary. I learned how to do it when I was trying to save a newborn kitten.

I hope your adorable little girl is doing better today!

dbarjacres · #7 01/17/13, 10:51 AM

I'm so glad I threw that tube in with the package I sent you! Hope she does well for you.