EMERGENCY PLEASE HELP

Also wanted to THANK everyone from the bottom of my heart for all of the wonderful advice! I've learned alot through this experience and next time I will know better what to do. I am going to take my time to seek out a reputable vet to have on hand should we need another. Under the emergent circumstances, we just had to take what we could get. I'm also going to buy a few veterinary references for goats that I can reference back to in the future should I need it. And also going to stock up on some basic things to have on hand. I'm glad I had the pen g. But I'm also going to get some lactated ringers, drench kit, and go ahead and get him some vaccines and epi if I need it. He's very healthy and robust. It took six of us to catch the little buggar yesterday and my husband is so sore today he can barely get off the couch :). We stressed him pretty good yesterday chasing him, so I'm going to give him anti-toxin later thus week once I get epi from the vet supply and he's been eating good for a few days. His umbilicus looks good and clean, and I scrubbed it real good with betadine.

I'm disappointed it was so difficult to find a vet for goats. There just aren't many around here. It almost makes me feel like people are better off just trying to treat their large animals themselves.
 
FWIW, I do 90% of my own vetting, and still spent 2 grand on our herd in vet bills last year....granted, some of that was elective testing, not life-threatening issues.

I order most of my vet supplies through Jeffers Livestock. Some things are cheaper at other places, but if you take into account free shipping if you order enough, it's just easier for me to get it all from one supplier.
 
I use Jeffers & Valley Vet. I usually make my list, make a cart at both places, and see which ones costs less at that particular moment LOL
 
I think I might be seeing some improvement from momma goat. She is alot less rigid and I am able to move her legs and head. She hasn't had a tranquilizer since 6pm. I just got up and gave her 2 cups of water via syringe and she is biting at the syringe and trying to lap up the fluid while she swallows. I went ahead and gave her some more pen g, and her usuals with the baking soda, probios, electrolyte gel, and power punch. Ive got her propped where she is almost sitting up. I rubbed her down head to toe and she let out an aggravated bellow. Although she's still horrible, I'm glad to see the rigidity lessening. Tomorrow Im going to ask quack doctor if he will give her some prednisone. He's the only person I've got right now that could do it.

I know everyone is probably tired of the blow by blow on this blog, but I'm just trying to document everything so maybe it will help someone else someday?

Im not going to give up on her. She's hung in with me for 2 days now and hasn't quit. Tomorrow I'm going to try to get her up. And I think I'm going to try to do the slurry. She's swallowing really well now. I feel like if I can get some nutrition in her, keep stimulating her, I might get her to turn the corner.
 
I didn't have any better advice to offer than what you were already getting but I do wish you the best of luck with her. Hopefully you can get her through this.
 
This is amazing. You are doing such a wonderful job. We are not tired of the "blow by blow" documentation. We are learning too. Thanks for your hard work and your willingness to let us follow along.
 
I'm still pullin' for you both..... :)

eta, did you get / are you giving the B vitamin / thiamine? If not, that'd be a real boost to her.

You can also try putting some warm water w/ molasses in front of her, she may be able to drink it on her own.

Def. get some roughage in that rumen. Chop, chop, chop some alfalfa, oatmeal, and maybe soak some sweet feed or goat pellets in warm water. My point is there needs to be some roughage. An all liquid diet will shut down a rumen.
 
wannacow said:
This is amazing. You are doing such a wonderful job. We are not tired of the "blow by blow" documentation. We are learning too. Thanks for your hard work and your willingness to let us follow along.
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X2 I am learning a lot from this thread and it would be very helpful to anyone faced with this in the future.
 
I'm hoping this all works out well for this poor little girl...and for you. Definately continue to keep us posted. Did you ever get hold of the owner? Maybe he will learn from this too.
 
This morning, at 6, she was trying to get up! She is very very weak, and there is still some rigidity in her neck, but she is bending her legs now. She was also biting my syringe. I am working today, but I am going home for lunch at 12 to tend to her, and hubby will be home at 300. I've asked my boss for the rest of the week off. I'm really hoping we are turning a corner. Im going to work her real good when I get home. The rubbing and stimulation really seems to help.
And yes, I'm doing the thiamin.

Another question- if her rumen shuts down, then what do I do? Is there a medication I need to go ahead and get to anticipate that?

Also, what specific steroid do i need to ask for, for her? I'm going to call the vet and ask if I can pick it up from him. Anything else I need to ask him for?

Should I try to tube the roughage?
 
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