newton's the goats journal

[luvmypets]

You should be able to get needles and syringes at tsc as well. Its fairly easy to give, just lift up some loose skin and inject the needle into it. The vet showed me how to inject and make sure you're doing it right. You need to inject it under the skin(subcutaneously). I would practice injections on an orange or something before you actually give it. Also when you think you have it in run your finger down the needle(you can feel it under the skin). Make sure you aren't accidently poked through on the other side(i have done that a few times)

 

[Latestarter]

Make sure when you run your finger down the needle that it is in fact "DOWN" the needle... from the syringe down toward the needle point. You don't want to stick yourself with the needle as well as the goat.

 

[Bruce]

Tent the loose skin. Meaning pick it up between thumb and finger(s) and put the needle in horizontally between your thumb and fingers. You can probably see what "tenting" looks like on the inside of your forearm. And I bet there are a bazillion youtube videos showing it on animals.

I do it twice a day to our diabetic cat to give her insulin. No idea how tough a goat's skin is nor what size needle you use with CDT, the insulin needles are so small I can barely feel it going into her skin. Guessing CDT in a goat is a bit different. And it would likely be a good idea to have a helper in case Newton doesn't like getting pinched and poked

 

[newton the goat]

It has been raining non stop for the past 2 weeks. If we get anymore, I will have to put life jackets on my animals and tie them to the trees so they don't float away. It has soaked through the flooring of our sheep shed and no matter how much I try and dry it out and put down fresh straw, it all ends up soaking wet in the end So far the water comes about mid way up my shin and is deeper than my boots are tall

I swear we are living in a lake right now. Our basement has flooded and I have to Wade to the end of my driveway to catch the bus...
And to make it worse besides the water, my favorite heifer is down with and injury, she's getting better but they almost didn't think she was going to make it

*******GRAPHIC PICTURES*******
(not that bad but though I should give warning first )

She has a big open wound over her hips and a few dotting along the Ridge of her spine..... another heifer in heat tried to mount her and wedged her underneath the bars of the stall... I took three grown men, a tractor and three hours to get her out, they actually thought she has broken her back and weren't expecting her to ever get up again. Right now she is on lots of pain medication to try and help her not only heal, but also not be in pain 24/7

But in better news, he daughter is strong and healthy along with another little heifer born yesterday. .. it's finally looking like their bull streak is over.
(Her daughter)

(The new heifer calf)

Both are hefty strong little girls

And I am also now finally part of 4h we have a competition in I think October that I have already been signed up for now all I have to do I pick a calf and register it... and finally train it.... Welp this should be fun

 

[samssimonsays]

SO sorry to hear of your favorite girl and all the flooding! We too were having a bad go with water, not as bad as yours but shin deep and the animal pens are not drying out due to constant rain or snow :/ I hope you all dry out soon and that your girl makes a full recovery!

 

[CntryBoy777]

That sure looks like a lot of water there. Ya may have to get ya some hip waders before long. Something that will get them up outta the water is a few pallets stacked up high enough...just make sure the space between the slats aren't wide enough for them to get injured. Sorry about the cow escapades, sure hope she makes a full recovery. That is a cute and sweet little girl there....wish ya the Best with the 4H competition.

 

[newton the goat]

SO sorry to hear of your favorite girl and all the flooding! We too were having a bad go with water, not as bad as yours but shin deep and the animal pens are not drying out due to constant rain or snow :/ I hope you all dry out soon and that your girl makes a full recovery!

Thanks I'm hoping so too....

That sure looks like a lot of water there. Ya may have to get ya some hip waders before long. Something that will get them up outta the water is a few pallets stacked up high enough...just make sure the space between the slats aren't wide enough for them to get injured. Sorry about the cow escapades, sure hope she makes a full recovery. That is a cute and sweet little girl there....wish ya the Best with the 4H competition.

Funnily enough I've been looking into a pair of those as of yesterday and she's not as bad as she was earlier this week but she isn't out of danger yet and thanks I hope this 4h thing is successful as well

 

[Bruce]

Sounds like you are all "low ground" there @newton the goat! Maybe you need to dig a huge pond and spread what you dig out over other areas with drainage back "down" to the pond.

Glad the animals are, on the whole, doing OK. Is Newton still being a butthead?

 

[newton the goat]

Sounds like you are all "low ground" there @newton the goat! Maybe you need to dig a huge pond and spread what you dig out over other areas with drainage back "down" to the pond.

Glad the animals are, on the whole, doing OK. Is Newton still being a butthead?

NEWTON IS AN ANGRY LITTLE DIVA WITH HORNS!!! Now that she is housed with the sheep she has decided that she wants the shed to herself! So whenever I go to lock them up they go in.... she follows and then chases them out!! I'm really getting tired of her new attitude

 

[TAH]

Have you ever shown Newton who is in charge?