Author Topic: Its happened again (Read 5643 times)

jaykay · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2011, 10:27:21 am »

Oh Roxy, I'm so sorry

Plums don't be nervous, most goats manage kidding very easily.

Blinkers · « **Reply #16 on:** December 29, 2011, 11:19:10 am »

Awwww.....so, so sorry Roxy.

RIP Dolly

Anke · « **Reply #17 on:** December 29, 2011, 11:59:43 am »

Oh that's not good. So sorry.

Is there a possibility that the goat got infected with Toxoplasmosis while already in-kid? Any of your farm cats recently had kittens? It may be just if she has come to you recently and as an adult she may not have been exposed to it. It may explain the dead kid (and already a bit smelly...) The nanny itself would not have necessarily shown any signs of being ill, so difficult to know.

I know mine have not been exposed to toxo and neither have my sheep, but I dread the time when some of my fairly new neighbours decideds to get a kitten or two... (and I need to get a farm cat myself, but have not found one at the right time (i.e. none of my sheep or goats in-lamb).

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #18 on:** December 29, 2011, 01:07:08 pm »

Oh Roxy, I'm so sad for you. My girl had a difficult kidding this time with legs back but managed to get him out eventually. Don't know how I would have coped if I'd lost them both.

little blue · « **Reply #19 on:** December 29, 2011, 07:32:49 pm »

oh, so sorry.

how awful, we are thinking of you

Roxy · « **Reply #20 on:** December 29, 2011, 10:50:50 pm »

To those kidding goats for the first time ....please do not worry!! I can honestly say, I have been very fortunate and have had easy kiddings on the whole. And the vet said goats usually kid ok, an what has happened is just bad luck.