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     Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 1635 Registered: 07-2005 Posted From: 71.111.242.73  Rating: N/A |
Its your call but that sounds pretty severe. I have had a few prolapse in the past, kid with no trouble at full term and then sometimes prolapse with subsequent pregnancies but sometimes not. Goats lay down ALOT of abdominal fat and pelvic fat before you ever see any fat at all on the outside. I was always SHOCKED at the amount of fat that would come billowing out of every doe I took in for a c-section, even my "skinny" does (ones I would NEVER show in the ring since they did not have any conditioning). So if you can "pinch and inch" over her ribs, she IS FAT. If she is just going to be a breeder for you you may wish to reduce her weight. Google "body condition scoring for goats" and go try it out in your herd. Usually a doe that has bee nursing for about a month is really in good overall shape, but will seem quite thin to those of us used to looking at "pretty goats" in our breed magazines. I know it worked for my "best doe" when she left the showring. She is just a nice breeder now and having prolapsed pretty severely with her first 3 pregnancies, now that she is kept at "breeding" condition or good pasture condition she hasn't prolapsed in years. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Theresa Chandler New member Username: tchandler6 Post Number: 105 Registered: 08-2005 Posted From: 207.69.137.6 Rating: N/A |
One of my biggest, best fullblood nannies just kidded triplets this morning; but she had a vaginal prolapse. She had some complications with this prolapse. She strained lots for 3 days so I had to put a prolapse retainer on her. Anyway, my question is this: Has anyone dealt with any of their does prolapsing, and if so, do they have problems with them prolapsing every year thereafter when bred? I was told I should cull her because she will do this every year at kidding time now. I really do not want to have to cull her, because she was a bottle baby and is such a loving girl. However, the prolapse was no picnic. I was afraid she was gonna push her uturus out, it got so bad. I actually had to induce labor 3 days early, just to ease her straining. I had one other case of a prolapse, and that doe had no problems whatsoever before or during kidding. This one was a whole other story. Also, this doe was not an overly fat doe at all. So I can't blame that for the cause of the prolapse. Thanks, Theresa |