AboutGoatlady Expertise Specializing in New Goat Owner understanding of goat physiology, goat anatomy, goat care and herd management. *I am not a veterinarian, any advice and information should be verified by your veterinarian before administering to your goats.
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Note: Keep in mind, the goat expert is volunteering her time to help other goat owners, she also runs her farm with her own herd of 100 goats and may not be at her computer at all hours. Questions are answered as soon as she can possibly read and answer them, usually within 24 hours.
Experience 18 years experience of raising goats and herd management. Active hands on experience with goat herd and research with various Caprine University Research and Extension Centers nationwide. 15 years dedicated to helping other goat breeders/owners with goat anatomy, goat disease and goat health care issues via phone, published goat care articles and internet interaction. The information I have to offer is not only from personal experience and years of research updated often as new information is made available to me, but supported by many Veterinary Research colleges and all medications and information I have to offer on how the medications work and what dosages "I" use, is information I have acquired by discussing directly with the company's veterinarians and staff research experts.
Organizations 5 year active member of International Veterinary Information Service
Publications United Caprine News, Homesteaders Magazine, Columnist for Goat Magazine, Owner and Author of GoatPedia™
Education/Credentials Graduate Programs in Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University
Question Yesterday my goat went into birth and you could tell she was having a baby because she was pushing. there was white stuff coming out of her butt but she eventually gave up and stopped trying. She still hasn't had a baby yet. How can I tell if the baby died in her stomach?
Answer HI Rachel,
Rule of thumb is to not allow the doe to push and be in active labor for more than 20 minutes without producing a baby or obvious signs of progression of birth- You need to get a vet there NOW! Or an experienced goat breeder to extract the baby- but I say a vet- she may need an emergency C-Section- You could lose the doe as well as the babies if they aren't already gone- There is a slim chance one of the babies is still alive, but your doe cannot go without veterinarian help.
Call now as soon as you get this! Please let me know how she does and I will be here thinking of you and hoping for the best!
goatlady
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