Karen Bowen
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Hello all - I have been a member of backyard chickens for a while and love it - it has been a lifesaver! So, now I am really in need of advice on a very sick angora goat kid I am crossing my fingers that someone can help me.....I'm sorry for the lack of introduction - I will post some more asap but at the moment I am focused on my baby goat :-(
4 days ago one of our angora kids (6 months old) got her head stuck in the feeder - I found her in the morning twisted around almost onto her back and being dripped on by the one and only leak in the barn :-/ She was baaing faintly but very cold and wet with her tongue hanging out. I brought her inside into our boiler room, warmed her up and dried her with a hair dryer. I dribbled bits of sugar water into her mouth throughout the day - very slowly as she was barely able to swallow. End of day 1 - no change. Day 2 - in the morning no change and raspy breathing so I started a course of antibiotics - by the end of the day she was sucking the syringe with the sugar water and liking sugary milk - swallowing normally but bad diarrhea. Day 3 had loads of probiotic yogurt, milk and started eating leaves - normal poos by the end of the day and lifting her head up. Day 4 - eating leaves as fast as we could provide them, ripping them off branches herself and lifting her head up. This morning, as yesterday. My worry is that despite her increased energy, she can't stand up at all. Her front legs try to get her up and her back legs paddle around in vain. I am turning her twice a day and propping her up into a semi-upright lying position. Does anyone know how long normal recovery from pneumonia etc....takes and how long before they have the energy to stand? I am worried she's hurt her spine in her struggle to get out of the feeder, as her head was really bent right back....but I don't want to get the vet out if it's normal for her to take a week or so to recover. Can anyone help??
4 days ago one of our angora kids (6 months old) got her head stuck in the feeder - I found her in the morning twisted around almost onto her back and being dripped on by the one and only leak in the barn :-/ She was baaing faintly but very cold and wet with her tongue hanging out. I brought her inside into our boiler room, warmed her up and dried her with a hair dryer. I dribbled bits of sugar water into her mouth throughout the day - very slowly as she was barely able to swallow. End of day 1 - no change. Day 2 - in the morning no change and raspy breathing so I started a course of antibiotics - by the end of the day she was sucking the syringe with the sugar water and liking sugary milk - swallowing normally but bad diarrhea. Day 3 had loads of probiotic yogurt, milk and started eating leaves - normal poos by the end of the day and lifting her head up. Day 4 - eating leaves as fast as we could provide them, ripping them off branches herself and lifting her head up. This morning, as yesterday. My worry is that despite her increased energy, she can't stand up at all. Her front legs try to get her up and her back legs paddle around in vain. I am turning her twice a day and propping her up into a semi-upright lying position. Does anyone know how long normal recovery from pneumonia etc....takes and how long before they have the energy to stand? I am worried she's hurt her spine in her struggle to get out of the feeder, as her head was really bent right back....but I don't want to get the vet out if it's normal for her to take a week or so to recover. Can anyone help??