Well, it has been really nice weather lately. One of our friends had a doe that was due any day. They called us and told us that their goat was having contractions, so we went over to there house. And the does spine was crooked, it was turning into a C shape. The only thing we new was that a crooked spine meant a sideways kid or a malpositioned kid. We gave her some stuff and just waited. On Sunday she had her kids around 2:40 am just fine. She had two little doelings.
And Tuesday night a gal called us and needed help splinting a kid's broken leg. Just more experience for us, I guess! First, we put a bunch of cotton (not cotton balls) all around the leg so it was really padded, and then we taped the cotton on. We then had a PVC pipe that was cut in half lengthwise and cut to fit her leg so it went past her hoof a bit, so the pressure would be put above the break. We got pictures of us splinting the kid's leg. The kid was about 1 1/2 months old and broke her leg below the knee.
We filled any gaps in the PVC with more cotton, taped it on, and then wrapped the whole thing in vet wrap.
All done and ready to test,
She seemed to get around with it very well, and even jumped up on a chair right afterward! Hoping it heals well and all!
Well after the kidding event, broken goat leg and all other things that have happen on the ranch up here, I guess that we have become an "Animal ER".
~ Haleluyah
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