If it looks like bloat...

[AClark]

She is definitely looking a lot better. No groaning, just her normal "moo" at me. She was still down, so I left the trailer door open to see if I brought her a handful of calf manna if she'd nibble on that. I came out of the barn and there she is! Not only did she get up, but she followed me. Sweet old gal. She's back in the barn eating right now, it looks like the diarrhea is abating a bit. Nothing new on the aborting front, but I read it can take a couple of days.

 

[BoboFarm]

I'm glad to hear that she's up! They never cease to amaze me with how resilient they are

for continued improvement!

 

[Latestarter]

WOW... sounds like she's gonna make it. Sure hope so! Thanks for sharing, I'd never even heard of this issue before. Will she no longer be able to have kids?

 

[AClark]

It depends on what caused it.
From what I've read for cattle on the subject, which is a bit more in-depth than it is for goats, if it's a placental problem, they cull the cow for slaughter because it's likely to happen again. If it's a fetal issue, they'll re-breed the cow and have normal offspring.
We'll see what happens there, if it's just abnormal fetus, we'll rebreed her in the fall.

 

[AClark]

Graphic pic warning! I'll add a thumbnail.

Aborted fetus approximately 90 days in gestation. EDD was mid-April so about 10 days from my guesstimate. Fetus was stillborn and doeling.

Pretty certain there will be subsequent fetuses, I'll update later.

 

[Dani4Hedgies]

 

[Hens and Roos]

 

[frustratedearthmother]

So sorry.

 

[BoboFarm]

How is Ruby doing?

 

[AClark]

She had 2 more, bucklings, both stillborn. She seems to be ok, other than mourning them. I'm not sure if she's done, she hasn't passed placenta yet, but we'll be checking that to try to determine a reason for her sudden problem.