Red's Kidding Thread - Penelope

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Just for your opinion, if you had a goat that presented with t lump, would you test it?

And please know I'm not trying to make this into a battle over testing. :hide We are all allowed to have opinions. I'm just learning, and don't have any other opinions to listen to except everyone on here. And I think everyone's opinion is respected. :)

Absolutely. I have had 2 get an abscess on the jaw and tested both, despite the fact that the vet said it wasn't CL based on the pus.
Tested anyway.

Not a battle over testing, everyone has to do what they think is best.
 

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My doe with mastitis came up with a large lump in a CL location. Freaked me out because my herd has been tested and all negative. I took her with the goats I was going to show to the vet. The show goats for a health cert and this doe for testing the lump. You should have seen my vets face when she started going around all the goats and got to this doe (with one udder)! She had forgotten I was bringing her and was in "health certification" mode! :lol::lol::lol: Anyway, pulled the liquid from the lump and it wasn't cheesy or CLish. We still tested. The test doesn't cost enough for me to not want to do it in such a situation. And when the results get back I will know which is important for me. You do what you need to do for you and your farm.
 

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I spoke with my vet again. We are going to lance it, out of the pasture, keep her quarantined until the wound stops draining. If the would drains for over 24 hours, put her on antibiotics. Then use either Vaseline or pine tar to put on the wound to keep flies and the other goats away from it. We will culture it and see what results come back. She does say that goats get abscesses for many reasons other than CL and that with her having a negative result this close to getting this abscess, she is 90% sure it's negative.
 

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Well that was fun :barnie Let's just say there were no photos taken for a nice picture tutorial or anything like that. It was a goat rodeo! It was DS (10), me and my father in law hold her down to immobilize her while we lance. Oh and did I mention I found out I'm allergic to my wonderful goats? broke out in hives from her on my arms and legs. That was fun. DS held her horns, FIL held her front legs while he lanced, I was in charge of the back end, gently sitting on rear end and hold legs. Let me tell you she is a STRONG lady. :thAnyways, we got the job done.

Surprisingly the abscess had little to nothing in it. :eek: :hu I flushed it with a batadine mix really good and put pine tar on her to keep flies and the other goats away from her. So far she is fly and goat free and healing very nicely. :D

We shall see what the vet says once results come in. It will be next week.

I was not on much this weekend as I had that going on, a broody hen hatching out some bitties, the bottle baby is plum annoying now :lol: She's got to realize she's a goat soon right?!! :lol:
 

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Day 150 isn't until July 21. What do yall think? She's seeming pretty preggers to have to wait over a month :hu
 

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I think that sounds about right. Her cute little udder still has a lot of growing to do. :)
 

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I think that sounds about right. Her cute little udder still has a lot of growing to do. :)

With the latest unexpected delivery on our little farm I'm a nervous nelly now! :barnie EVEN THOUGH I KNOW her conception date :lol: Why do we drive ourselves crazy???? :lol:

I put the bottle baby out in the kidding stall last night. Which will be her spot of residence until Red needs it. She's still too small to put her with the whole herd. Red rams the gate trying to get in to her :barnie:barnie Now, I'd love to think that her motherling instinct is coming out and wants nothing more than to get the screaming baby out and console her. But, the more rational me realizing she probably will trample the poor gal to death the moment I let her near her :hu:hu

Anyone have any tips on introducing bottle babies (any new babies) to an older established herd? Pro's con's? Like it or not Miracle is in for a rude awakening come the middle of July when Red takes residence in the kidding stall.
 

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Results came back - NEGATIVE! :weee

At least I have 1 CL battle under my belt, but apparently from everything I've read and learned on here that this is an ongoing issue and constant testing is needed. *sigh*

Moving on to a more exciting subject - a fatter goat :) She is MUCH larger than Moonpie ever got, so I cannot believe she has over a month to go! Even DH said last night "maybe she'll go early?" :duc I cursed him for saying such things! :smack

Oh, and my poor buck, yes he is still in the field with them. He would love for me to take Sweetheart away from Moonpie so she will come back in heat. But, for the time being, I'm happy to leave baby and mom together!
 

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Well her due date is around the corner. July 21. :pop
Here are the latest pics from yesterday. She's filling out very nicely if I might say so myself.
I'm getting the birthing stall all set up for her. Need to get fresh hay to put down and move her in so she can get comfortable with her new home.
 

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