Have you lost a baby disbudding??

I took my two new babies to the vet to get disbudded since these are our first babies, we didnt want to do it wrong. I brought her back in yesterday because she was definitely not right. She was moving her head around and yelling and her mom was ignoring her and her eyes were half way closed. They gave me some pain meds and said she just had a headache probably. So this morning I found her dead and we looked up possibilities. I believe the vet fried her brain. Is this common? Are there any other possibilities?

So sorry to hear this.. we are new to goats so not sure.

Oh my gosh, I am so sorry... I guess I will not be bringing mine to the vet for it when I start getting babies ...

Sounds like too much heat for too long which probably resulted in brain swelling. Have you informed the vet? He/she needs to know so they can learn from their mistake...

So sorry for your loss.

frustratedearthmother said:

Sounds like too much heat for too long which probably resulted in brain swelling. Have you informed the vet? He/she needs to know so they can learn from their mistake...

So sorry for your loss.

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I think that's what it sounds like too.

It does happen sometime.

So sorry to hear that.

You should get a necropsy done to know for sure. I would definitely get with the vet.

I am sorry for you loss. That is so sad. I have not heard of it happening but it sounds likely here. We do our own and when our vet did it, he was so gentle and we ended up with scurs.

We talked to the vet and we brought her in this morning. She was going to run some tests and then send her in to UC and give us the results.

I am so sorry. I know it has to be even more difficult as these are your first babies.
There is always risk to disbudding but the loss is not common.
Sadly it does sound as though it was related to a possible overheating of the skull. I am hoping not.

Some vets are very experienced others are not. At the same time we have seen vets that are very experienced and yet lost a kid. Breeders, same thing...

Always ask questions about how a vet does a particular procedure.

What were the rings like when finished? White? Copper?
Ice packs are also great to put on them as soon as that iron comes off.

I know this must be very discouraging. I am glad your vet is looking at all possibilities. Always the best thing to have a necropsy done.
Don't give up, you were doing the responsible thing and it turned out badly. Sometimes it just Stinks!

Hang in there.

Thanks i have a picture of her horns I can post later. They didn't look good though. They kind of smelled. The vet said she has done this for 20 years and this is her first one to die. The vet suggested to put ice one after we called the first time and just gave us banamine when we came in with her later. The other kid seems just fine. We have been milking the mom. Is there anything I should do for her. Should I give her probiotics or...? Thanks so much for all the help!

Unfortunately, I've seen it happen in a neighbor's goat. A quick call to the vet when the baby started experiencing problems (swelling around the eyes and lethargy) prompted him to prescribe a dose of dexamethasone and maybe banamine and/or aspirin (this was decades ago and my memory isn't what it used to be). It worked and the baby was saved, but it was touch and go for a few days.

I do my own disbudding, have for years. I have made it a practice to put an ice pack on their heads before, during and after the procedure. I get their heads nice and cold before...do an initial burn...cool down the head again...finish the burn and apply the ice pack again. I know.... maybe that's going overboard but it seems to be easier on the kid all around.

When turned loose they run right to mom and have a little comfort ninny and go on with their day.