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Not really, at least not anything definite. I tried to go in but only got part of my hand in, so not fully opened yet. She gets up and moves, paws the straw, etc. She has been doing that since Monday. Her top by her hip bones is more hollowed out though. No major mucus yet. I heard that it can...

Vet said she should kid in 24 hours. She will not really eat sweet feed. All she likes now is lots of water and some hay. We have been giving her a niacin energy drench the past few days.

She still has not kidded. We gave her a second shot of dex 24 hours later. No kids. This morning we gave her some lutalyse, still nothing. Does it usually take two doses of lutalyse to induce?

We have a doe who had pregnancy toxemia. We induced her yesterday at 7pm with dexomethasone and gave her a second dose tonight. Since 11 she has been acting restless, pawing the ground, getting up and down. Sometimes she has been pushing, but only for a little bit then stops for awhile. Is...

We had the vet come out. He said she definitely had pregnancy toxemia. Her ketone levels were 4.1 and they are supposed to be about 1. He induced her so now we are waiting for her to kid. She is still eating, drinking, and moving around. How long does it take for dexamethasone to work. She...

How do I know if she would need a c section? Or am I just overly nervous?

We have a almost full boer doe who is almost a year and half. She is due to kid towards the end of this month or beginning of April. We do not know the exact date. She does not have a lot of energy and is lying down a lot. We gave her vitamin b paste, oral CKMP, and Niacin Energy Drench. We...

The vet saw eggs and recommended we treat with lime sulfur dip. I tried to get as much of the dip as we could on both the doe and the buck's legs because that is where most of the signs are. I want to get an actual foot bath to make it easier to do it. I saw one on premier 1 for $79.00. Has...

The vet took a quick look at her when he was checking on the other goats. He thinks she had a little fracture but it looks like it almost corrected itself on its own. He said the hair might grow back or it may not, it the hair heads died from the excessive swelling that was there.

He thinks it is some type of mites. He is going to look at it under the microscope and then let me know exactly what it is.

Do you think blu-kote is okay for a topical prevention/treatment for her hoof? Should I look into getting something else. I just put it on to keep the cuts from getting infected. Even though most of the hair from the dewclaw down is off, she is putting on lot more weight on that hoof. So...

We are going to have the vet come out. He is coming on the sixteenth, he had a cancellation. I think I have seen the problem the buck has before. I just want to get his professional opinion so I can know what to do in the future. So, as long as it doesn't correct itself on its own, hopefully...

Update on the doeling. Yesterday, I noticed she has lost almost all of her hair on that part of her hoof. There were some cuts/scabs on it. I blu-koted it. Is there any other thing I could put on it to keep it from getting infected?

I noticed yesterday that our buck has something kind of like it. But not exactly. He has cuts, feels bumpy on his front legs mostly. You can see his without parting the hair, I think his hair is thinning out most noticeably right above his hoof. His skin is crusty and white especially under...

I finally got some tea tree oil. I applied it, diluting the oil with olive oil, six parts olive oil for one part tea tree. I am a little worried because she has some spots of pinkish red where it looks like the bumpy scabby skin came off. It is not noticeable from a distance, only when you...