Urgent! ND doe in labor too early?!?

Still no signs of contractions or pushing. I’ve left a massage and sent a text to the vet to get her opinion.

checking in... hoping all is well

Talked to the vet. She said it looks like it could be embiotic fluid, which is bad if she leaking it. Or could be the mucus plug. She had me check if she is dilated. I could only fit one finger so she’s not far along.

She seemed to have a contraction after I checked. Right now she is still acting like she’s in labor but doesn’t seem like she’s in distress. Vet said to just keep a close eye on her. She seemed concerned but said there’s nothing I can do to help her if she isn’t dilated.

Any changes?

I hope that your doe and future kids will be ok. I'm a new owner of a baby pygmy goat brother and sister and I adore them.

She gave birth to one live kid and one dead one ( vet called it a sterile mummy). She’s not interested in nursing at all.

The kid is tiny and not eating currently working with the vet and buck’s owner on ways to help it.

Milk out some colostrum and put it in a bottle and feed the kid. Sounds like she may be a bit traumatized. Pritchard nippples are really great for newborn kids.
The kid needs the colostrum at minimum of 10% it's body weight in ounces within the first 12 hours.
Very sorry about the dead kid, but thankful you have 1 living.
Please update when you can. Very glad you have help on the way.

I got the doeling to take about an oz from the bottle. She is currently sleeping inside with a heating pad as she had gotten cold. It took a few tricks to get her to drink so I was very relieved when she did.

Mom is still very vocal and the poor thing just seems so confused. The good thing is she let me milk her with very little trouble.

I might try bring the kid back out to her for the next feeding to see if she’ll be interested. If not I’ll have to bottle feed. Not what I wanted but I’ll do what needs doing.

Yes, give a little more to the kid every 2-3 hours for now. Gonna be a long few days. It gets better. Still bring kid around to momma even if she won't let her nurse... so she knows it's hers. Some FF just are in shock and have no clue it is there kid... some will be ok with the kid but not let it nurse.

Congrats on the live birth! Sorry you lost one of them. I hope the little girl comes along for you. Hope you can successfully reconnect her with mom. Hope you'll share some pics when you get the chance.

What's1more said:

I hope that your doe and future kids will be ok. I'm a new owner of a baby pygmy goat brother and sister and I adore them.

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Greetings and welcome to BYH. I hope you'll consider taking a minute to visit the new member's thread and introduce yourself so folks can welcome you properly. https://www.backyardherds.com/forums/new-member-introductions.17/ I do want to point out that you said brother/sister and didn't mention if the boy was wethered. Don't know how old they are but if he's NOT wethered, he WILL breed his sister and if they are babies, that could be a not so good thing. They will both become capable at a very young age... like anywhere between 2-3 months of age or slightly later. If he's not wethered, you need to separate them and if he's old enough to be capable, even after wethering, you'll need to keep them apart for a while.