s.z.ichigo
Chillin' with the herd
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Hi guys, hopefully you can help me with this.
I've got a 2.5 week old girl. She was one of quads and always the smallest. Was doing fine until now. Found her in the barn crying like they do when they want their moms to come back inside to them, but mom was already there. Quieted right down when I picked her up.
Brought her inside. The inside of her mouth felt really cold so I took her temp. It was only 95. I layed her on a heating pad, where she's been for the last hour. I gave her some of the coffee/karo that I read about, and her temp has gone up to 99.79.
She is just laying there, though. She looks asleep, but her eyes stay open.
When her temp gets up over 100 I'm going to take her to mom and make sure she eats. She's always been tiny, but she feels thinner now, and I can feel the bones in her back easily.
Is there anything else I should be doing? I don't have a lot of medicines on hand, and being Easter nothing is open except Walmart. I have Probios and normal human stuff.
Thanks!
Edit: at noon, 1:30 after coming inside, her temp is 102.49. Taking her outside to eat now.
Edit: she perked right up at the promise of food. Mom was NOT into it though. Had to hold her. She drank for a really long time. Would have had more if I let her, but I didn't want her to over-fill. I think this doe likes to wean her kids early, and between that and being a quad I don't think she's been getting enough to eat. All the others are fat, healthy, and over twice her size. Maybe I should start milking mom or one of the other does (all have kids between 1 and 3 weeks) and supplementing for her? She's back inside now, wrapped in a shirt and sleeping in the sun next to the cat.Thanks.
I've got a 2.5 week old girl. She was one of quads and always the smallest. Was doing fine until now. Found her in the barn crying like they do when they want their moms to come back inside to them, but mom was already there. Quieted right down when I picked her up.
Brought her inside. The inside of her mouth felt really cold so I took her temp. It was only 95. I layed her on a heating pad, where she's been for the last hour. I gave her some of the coffee/karo that I read about, and her temp has gone up to 99.79.
She is just laying there, though. She looks asleep, but her eyes stay open.
When her temp gets up over 100 I'm going to take her to mom and make sure she eats. She's always been tiny, but she feels thinner now, and I can feel the bones in her back easily.
Is there anything else I should be doing? I don't have a lot of medicines on hand, and being Easter nothing is open except Walmart. I have Probios and normal human stuff.
Thanks!
Edit: at noon, 1:30 after coming inside, her temp is 102.49. Taking her outside to eat now.
Edit: she perked right up at the promise of food. Mom was NOT into it though. Had to hold her. She drank for a really long time. Would have had more if I let her, but I didn't want her to over-fill. I think this doe likes to wean her kids early, and between that and being a quad I don't think she's been getting enough to eat. All the others are fat, healthy, and over twice her size. Maybe I should start milking mom or one of the other does (all have kids between 1 and 3 weeks) and supplementing for her? She's back inside now, wrapped in a shirt and sleeping in the sun next to the cat.Thanks.
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