vaginal discharge

[peachick]

I have a 5 month old doe with a yellow/white discharge.
In dogs thats BAD NEWS = uterus infection
Is it the same in goats??

 

[cmjust0]

Unless she's also acting depressed or something like that, she's probably just in heat. Definitely the right time of year for a doe to be cycling.

 

[peachick]

thank you!!!
She seems fine, but I noticed yesterday the buck was smelling her.
Now I guess I need to decide to seperate them or not, or do you think its too late?

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

How old is your buck?

 

[peachick]

he is 8 months old.
they are both silky fainting goats.
and I just bought the doe over the weekend.

Im a newbie still and havent done my homework on breeding yet... guess its time I educate myself on that now!!

 

[glenolam]

Yes, they should be separated.

congrats on the new goats!

 

[peachick]

thank you thank you

I am so smitten!! I cant stay out of the barn!!

I'll post photos on a new thread.

 

[SDGsoap&dairy]

Maybe someone with more experience can advise you about it, but it may not be a bad idea to lute the doeling. 5 months is pretty early to get bred and since she's cycling it's certainly possible she did. I haven't needed to do it myself, so I don't have experience with it but perhaps someone else can chime in about that.

 

[freemotion]

If she is in heat, she is probably bred. It takes about 10 seconds! So you won't necessarily see the deed being done. An 8 month old buck knows what to do, and a 5 month old doeling in heat cooperates.

 

[cmjust0]

Yeah, definitely consider her bred. Lutalyse is in order here. Abortive dose is 2ml in the muscle, and she'll come into heat again about 2 days after the shot.

I think yer sposed to wait like 10 days after the suspected breeding to give the shot, but I can't remember for sure.. Someone else will know.