Galadriel Just Died in my Arms and now Delilah's buckling

[Latestarter]

Wow.. a double whammy! So sad and so sorry to hear of your losses. Got all teared up just reading your posts. I know this has gotta hurt bad! Can read it in your font. Try to find out what happened and if there was anything you could or should have done differently to hopefully prevent this from happening again. Condolences!

 

[SkyWarrior]

I'm afraid we've already taken care of the kids' bodies. I'm very sure that the buckling had FKS as he improved with baking soda and water. He never pooped which suggests a problem with his intestines. They were not compacted but he strained constantly. I did try to get him to poop with a warm water enema, but it was really too late, and there wasn't much in there anyway.

Galadriel had bloat. That I'm sure of. Happened right after I fed her (she's a bottle baby) and she died within a half hour. Basically, I was on top of it the moment it started. Couldn't save her. It sucked. She was getting weaned off the milk and would've been completely weaned in two more weeks. I was feeding her milk from the does, which never had a problem before. Her two half siblings are a week older and they got the same milk and the same amount.

I look at this as a run of really lousy luck. I am evaluating when we're going to have kids. I had been pushing it out to the late spring months because weather is so wicked in the early spring, but if there's more of a chance of clostridium A hitting these kids and causing FKS, I might as well take my chances with the weather.

Thanks for all the hugs and condolences. I've been toast today due to sick animals and work and have had not a lot of sleep in 72 hours.

 

[samssimonsays]

I am absolutely heart broken for you! Many hugs! there is nothing you could have done to change what happened. Just know that they were loved and KNEW they were loved and you gave them the best chances possible. They certainly wouldn't have made it as far as they did without you.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

I am absolutely heart broken for you! Many hugs! there is nothing you could have done to change what happened. Just know that they were loved and KNEW they were loved and you gave them the best chances possible. They certainly wouldn't have made it as far as they did without you.

I agree with what Samantha says, SkyWarrior! You did a wonderful job with them!

 

[Ridgetop]

Skywarrior: This will not make you feel better right now, but when we raise livestock *^%*# happens. Since you gave her all her CDT vaccinations and boosters, and she has been healthy for 3 months, and the other 3 kids in the pen were doing well on the same feeding program, then there was no way to anticipate this. Bloat happens fast. You said she ate like a fiend. Maybe she drank too fast, but to bloat right before your eyes was terrible. If you were a trained vet with a trocar, maybe you could have punctured the rumen to release the gas. Then again, that looks good on TV but you might have punctured something else and made the situation worse. You were on the spot and immediately did all you could to save her. The other kid with FKS might have died anyway. FKS can be something difficult to deal with and other problems can mimic it. How old was he? Are you sure he had FKS? We had a lamb born that looked like FKS but was actually brain damage from a traumatic birth when I wasn't home to pull him. We put him down to spare him since he would have died eventually. How sure are you the other kid had FKS?

As livestock keepers we do the best we can for our animals. Some we can pull through and we are joyous, but others cannot be saved and we grieve. All we can do is keep going and trying and caring the best we can for our animals. You are doing a good job, sometimes bad stuff happens. Take the good from it and add this to your experiences. If anyone else has this happen, you will know about it and can help them. Losing animals sucks. Hugs to you.

 

[SkyWarrior]

As livestock keepers we do the best we can for our animals. Some we can pull through and we are joyous, but others cannot be saved and we grieve. All we can do is keep going and trying and caring the best we can for our animals. You are doing a good job, sometimes bad stuff happens. Take the good from it and add this to your experiences. If anyone else has this happen, you will know about it and can help them. Losing animals sucks. Hugs to you.

I'm pretty sure it was FKS because the treatment was working. I was so angry that he backslid when I thought he was clear.

Now, I'm dealing with a kid who is scouring. Which sets my teeth on edge because I've lost two kids from what was obviously different stuff. I suspect the scouring is coccida. (Three weeks old)

I guess my luck ran out when it came to kids. I've had healthy kids for the most part -- this year is different. Sure, I've had unlucky births, but never after the kids were more than a day old. Last time a kid had scours, it was three years ago and cleared up fast with treatment. Now I'm pulling my hair out.

 

[samssimonsays]

I'm pretty sure it was FKS because the treatment was working. I was so angry that he backslid when I thought he was clear.

Now, I'm dealing with a kid who is scouring. Which sets my teeth on edge because I've lost two kids from what was obviously different stuff. I suspect the scouring is coccida. (Three weeks old)

I guess my luck ran out when it came to kids. I've had healthy kids for the most part -- this year is different. Sure, I've had unlucky births, but never after the kids were more than a day old. Last time a kid had scours, it was three years ago and cleared up fast with treatment. Now I'm pulling my hair out.

I'm dealing with the same in rabbits now... Hugs. It's a horrible feeling.

 

[Baymule]

When I have horrible diarrhea and vomiting, I take apple cider vinegar and honey mixed half and half. Knocks it right out. Wonder if it would work for your kid?

 

[SkyWarrior]

When I have horrible diarrhea and vomiting, I take apple cider vinegar and honey mixed half and half. Knocks it right out. Wonder if it would work for your kid?

Don't know. Very odd. They do have a 4 compartment stomach though.

 

[Poka_Doodle]

Sorry to here that, great failure can get animals at any point, my hamster died in my hands in February