Cheryl Petree
Exploring the pasture
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My 8 week old pygmy is doing great, eating and pooping and peeing fine. He was rejected by mom so I am bottle feeding, right now 2x/day 3oz each feeding. He is eating about 1/2 tbsp of goat pellets 2x/day, and has free choice alfalfa/grass mix hay, free choice water, and roams around my yard grazing on various things of interest to him. My question - his stomach seems distended to me. It is not real bad, but feels like it is gassy. I read on one of these sites that goat bellies are naturally somewhat distended. I gave him about 1/2 tsp of baking soda mixed in water with a syringe (about 1.5cc), but the baking soda settled at the tip of the syringe so he did not get very much. In about a minute he projectile belched up some foul smelling cud. The smell is the typical smell when he just burps it up and starts chewing, so that didn't really alarm me. I also read do not leave baking soda out free choice, just use as needed. He is resting comfortably now, and has never acted like he is in pain. How big should an 8 week old goat's belly be? I notice it is bigger after a day in the yard (of course!), and goes down during the night, but still seems kinda big and gassy to me.