Help! My does got into the grain! Bloat???

[Chicks&Feathers]

I just read this. I am SO sorry for your loss! Don't beat yourself up though. You're human and all of us humans make mistakes! Hugs to you!!

 

[SuburbanFarmChic]

And understand that puncturing as a cure should be done as a last ditch effort. If you are looking at putting them down anyway or the goat is on the way out... Then try it. But carefully after having read the instructions and understanding that you still may lose them.

 

[kstaven]

Acidosis is exactly why baking soda is a standard component of the treatment for bloat- baking soda is a base and is meant to bring the pH of the rumen back into balance.

I agree. But from the discussion it appears the vet was inferring that it is direct organ damage from an overly acidic system that kills them. That is not correct.