7 week old baby lamatcha is not eating her bottle! EURGENT

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Hi I have a 7 week old mini lamatcha doe who aperantly didnt eat well for her lunch and dinner bottles (I just herd about it)(i just herd about it becuse I was gone for the after noon and night bottes and had my brother looking after her). and this morning she wont even toutch her bottle... she eats 3-4 cups of milk In a feeding she weighs about 16-20 pounds. she is still nibbling on things but not actuly eating it.... She has had acess to Grain, hay and water for several weeks now. Her temp is 101.9(she was under a heatlamp for 14 minits before i took temp)(becuse i thought that she had gotten too cold). If it helps i have not seen her poop yet and she keeps doing this weired streatch offten... PLZ help! (She eats vering amounts and have been A bottle baby her whole life)
edit she is all coght up on her shots and medications it was done over a week ago
(she is standing and walking)
 
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Hi I have a 7 week old mini lamatcha doe who aperantly didnt eat well for her lunch and dinner bottles (I just herd about it)(i just herd about it becuse I was gone for the after noon and night bottes and had my brother looking after her). and this morning she wont even toutch her bottle... she eats 3-4 cups of milk In a feeding she weighs about 16-20 pounds. she is still nibbling on things but not actuly eating it.... She has had acess to Grain, hay and water for several weeks now. Her temp is 101.9(she was under a heatlamp for 14 minits before i took temp)(becuse i thought that she had gotten too cold). If it helps i have not seen her poop yet and she keeps doing this weired streatch offten... PLZ help! (She eats vering amounts and have been A bottle baby her whole life)
edit she is all coght up on her shots and medications it was done over a week ago
(she is standing and walking)
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This sounds to me like she needs a vet now rather than later.... waiting on possible guesses as to what's going on could mean the difference between saving her and losing her. Please call your veterinarian and get her seen asap. 🙏🏻❤️
 
She's exhibiting some concerning signs...stretching out, refusing food... this could be life threatening, so hopefully they let you get her to the vet right away.
There's no way for anyone here, unfortunately, to diagnose her. We'd all be guessing at best... could be bloat, could be enterotoxemia, could be (fill in the blank). Only your vet who can get hands on her and examine her will be able to accurately help her. Praying for a good outcome here.
 
Bottle goats don't self wean... I've raised a ton of bottle babies over the last 40+ (and raising 2 bucklings now), and they still mug you for a bottle even when they're entirely on solid food. I can't force anyone to follow advice, but mine is to get her in and rule out enterotoxemia or something else. The stretching, if it's not something she normally does, sounds like she's uncomfortable....
 
I will agree and i would if i could I mentiond that to her too but she hard to change her mind and I hate the fact i cant to any becuse she "looks fine to her" and becuse she is walking around just fine she must be fine... I will continue to moniter tell i have to leave for a while again... But it makes me mad that i cant help...
 
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