My water is still shut off. The plumber is suppose to come today, but I have not heard from him yet. Praying that he comes today, fixes the pipes, and that it cost under $200.
Yesterday my goat had trouble delivering her kids. This goat is the bane of my existence. Worst animal I have ever had, and she has been nothing but trouble. I bought her years ago, I paid a pretty penny for her and she was suppose to be bred when I got her.
She wasnt and we have tried to get her bred this entire time but she never took. We finally get her bred and then we have all this trouble.
She got caught in the fence (at old owners) as a kid and we believe she got brain damage.
She never eats right, and she is super skinny and unhealthy looking. She stares off into space for hours at a time, she walks alone and just wanders around. She honestly acts like a person with Autism. It is the weirdest thing.
Anyway my mom called me that she was having trouble. I am the most experienced at getting stuck kids out so I rush there, and try my best. But I feel a ribcage and a hip... But that cant be right.
We decide to take her to the vet for an emergency c-section. It is going to cost $300...
Mind you I already have spent endless money on buying and care for this useless goat. I have her sold to a pet home for close to nothing, and she was suppose to leave in a couple months. The thought of spending another $300 makes me sick. Id prefer just to shoot her, but cant justify it.
(Warning: This may be graphic to some.)
We get there, and the vet tries one last time to get the baby out. She is really violent about it. We hold the goat up in the air, and it was so messy I thought she was going to bleed out.
She did manage to dislodge the baby. It was literately twisted in half. So I WAS feeling a hip and a ribcage. It looked dead, but it had a really faint heart beat. We tried to revive it for a few seconds. But honestly it looked so broken, I dont think there is anyway we could save it, so our attention turned back to trying to rescue any other kids inside.
She forcefully pulled out two more kids. The first one was one of the smallest babies I have ever seen. It was so skinny, and not breathing. I thought it was gone too. The vet assistant didnt seem to know what to do. So I gently pushed her out of the way and grabbed the kid by the back feet and I slung that baby around like a lasso.
It seemed like this situation lasted forever, but I think from the time we walked in the door to when we left we like 10 minutes.
Im pretty sure the rest of the vet hospital thought we were some crazy people. Think of 3 people holding a goat up in the air, and another person slinging a baby around. And mess EVERYWHERE, including the walls. I felt bad about the mess. But it couldnt be helped.
To clarify, slinging is an old goat trick. The pressure causes anything in the airways to be slung out. It also jumpstarts the heart. Ive saved more than one goat this way, although Ill be honest it looks a little scary.
The baby started gasping for air like a fish. And after some rubbing she came back to us.
In the end it only cost me $50. And I got a mama goat, and two babies which will be worth at least $200 each. So I think thats a pretty good deal.
Mama goat is in shock. I cant blame her with how rough she was handled, but we agreed with the vet. It was either lose all of them, or get them out NOW. Choices had to be made, and the babies were worth more than the mama.
I think she is doing a little better this morning, so time will tell if she recovers. I think she will pull through just fine.
Little baby is very weak and small, but she is slowly getting stronger. She is so beautiful, she looks like a little deer.
Whew. The last babies were born this morning. So goat kidding is over until March. Praise the Lord!
This morning I deposited $145 to pay down the credit card bill. But I think I will leave it in my checking for now, until I find out how much the plumber is going to cost.
Scary Goat Times
January 8th, 2014 at 03:52 pm
January 8th, 2014 at 04:19 pm 1389197987
January 8th, 2014 at 04:43 pm 1389199426
The vet was glad she could help. I think she has only kidded goats a handful of times. But she did a great job getting them out.
These goats are registered breeding stock. So they will go on to live happy long lives.
January 8th, 2014 at 05:36 pm 1389202581
January 8th, 2014 at 05:57 pm 1389203873
The other two are doing well, including the weak one.
Id like to keep the weak one, but we will see. I have a huge long waiting list, and it is quite selfish of me to hold onto babies when so many people are in line. So I will have to see what else I get in March. If my orders get filled, I may keep her.
January 8th, 2014 at 08:40 pm 1389213649
January 9th, 2014 at 12:24 am 1389227061
January 9th, 2014 at 01:54 am 1389232465
January 9th, 2014 at 05:16 pm 1389287778
She had not gotten unhealthy until the last couple months (during pregnancy) and she is not sick, just skinny. We have had her for years and being mentally unsound from a injury as a kid will have nothing to do with the genetics she passes on.
We have 3 of her sisters and they are all wonderful examples of the breed. Our favorite milkers. She is a little nutty, but her babies are beautiful and normal. I will keep a close eye on them, but she has some wonderful bloodlines going on, and if not for her mental problems she would be a great goat.
In fact she has a beautiful udder, and will make someone a great family milker. I have a larger herd and just do not have the time to give her the special attention she needs.
January 9th, 2014 at 05:18 pm 1389287907
She just does not eat like she should, and would thrive better in a smaller herd with someone who is going to baby her.
January 10th, 2014 at 01:51 am 1389318692