If she aborts late term, the kid will sometimes be born still moving and the mother is more likely to hang around and mourn it. Our doe that this happened to came into milk.
If you decide to let her carry to term, it might be a good idea to call around now and find out which vets do C-sections, how much it will cost, and whether they will do it at night or on weekends. Write down the info and post the two or three best candidates who will do it anytime. You need to ask if they have experience doing C-sections on goats, because anesthesia is tricky. If you can't pay for the C-section and she labors and you can't get the kid out (I can't imagine how hard it would be to fit my hand/arm into a Pygmy- yearling Alpines are bad enough!), then you need to have a plan for putting her down if it comes to that. Sorry to sound hardnosed...but it really is better to be prepared than top be frantically casting about for options at the last minute.
If you decide to let her carry to term, it might be a good idea to call around now and find out which vets do C-sections, how much it will cost, and whether they will do it at night or on weekends. Write down the info and post the two or three best candidates who will do it anytime. You need to ask if they have experience doing C-sections on goats, because anesthesia is tricky. If you can't pay for the C-section and she labors and you can't get the kid out (I can't imagine how hard it would be to fit my hand/arm into a Pygmy- yearling Alpines are bad enough!), then you need to have a plan for putting her down if it comes to that. Sorry to sound hardnosed...but it really is better to be prepared than top be frantically casting about for options at the last minute.
