Cold Newbord Kid - HELP!!

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Go into a small room... for me when I have hypothermic babies, I go into our powder room, put a heating pad on the floor, lay the baby on it, run a space heater, and put blankets on top. The small room with the door closed helps keep the heat in and raises the temperature. I had a baby bounce back after an hour or two. Give nutridrench if you have it for a shot of energy. After baby is warm, feed it warm milk. As far as the infection in her eye, I would wait on giving her any meds until her belly is full of food which means she has to be warmed up first.

@SheepGirl - IF I take her into our powder room (which I have no problem doing) am I going to break that bond she has with her mom? I currently have them both in my basement on blankets and straw. This morning when I took the baby up to my woodstove, located in another room, the mother was flipping out that I had taken the baby away. I cannot get the baby to drink from a bottle, other the mother, so I'm scared that taking her away will cause the mom to reject her? I am up for anything to save the baby - just asking questions that is all for further knowledge.
 

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She might reject the baby, but since she's calling for her, I'm not sure that will happen. My baby I had was born out in the wind (we live on a hill) and was flat out laying on his side really lifeless. His momma had his sister up and nursing. When I took him away, momma wasn't calling for him that I remember. When I brought him back, she didn't want him. So he became a bottle baby.
 

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She might reject the baby, but since she's calling for her, I'm not sure that will happen. My baby I had was born out in the wind (we live on a hill) and was flat out laying on his side really lifeless. His momma had his sister up and nursing. When I took him away, momma wasn't calling for him that I remember. When I brought him back, she didn't want him. So he became a bottle baby.

If she becomes a bottle baby - which I have no problem with - how can I get her to nurse off of a bottle? I have tried a regular baby bottle nipple as well as a pritchard nipple. She has no interest in either one. Or is that maybe just bc she is so weak?
 

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At this point, breaking that bond is a risk i would take. She can be syringe or tube fed if need be.

I have never used the mana products, they arent available here, so i cant tell you. Check for stressaid at your farm store as well, it can go in water and im sure could be mixed into milk.

Good luck :/ so sad. I would file a complaint if you lose the kid and they refuse to reimburse you partly.
 

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I've fortunately never had the issue of babies not accepting bottle nipples. Sometimes my bottle baby goat will be drinking and then she'll stop and not show an interest. However, I don't think that's the case here. Warm the baby up, give her some energy (karo syrup, nutridrench, survive, etc) and then try to feed her. If she won't take the bottle right away, tube feed her. If she gets hungry and still won't take the bottle, see if she will suck on your finger (if she doesn't have a suck reflex, that's a problem). Then try replacing your finger with the nipple. Or squirt some milk into her mouth.
 

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No, not really. Just slide the tube down her throat, you should be able to feel it go down the side of her trachea. When my mom helps tube lambs, she likes to put the tube in water and if it bubbles, you're in the airway and if it doesn't, you're in the stomach.

Then attach a syringe on the end and tada. See if youtube videos on tube feeding will help make you feel more comfortable and confident.
 

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Thank you so much everyone. I will update as soon as my boyfriend gets home - he gets home before me. I am going to stop at the store and get Bounce Back and a tube for tube feeding. I want this baby to pull through. She has our hearts.
 

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I agree with the others! I would defiantly get the Nutri-Drench. It should also help get her temp up.

For the probiotics I use this. I mix is up with a few cc's of water and drench them.
http://www.tractorsupply.com/en/store/goats-prefer-probiotic-power-1-lb?cm_vc=IOPDP

I would bring her inside, like the others have suggested. If you do the warm water soak, put her in a bag so that she doesn't get wet. (with her head out of course!)
 

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