Hi there, my goat is in heat, but the discharge is yellow - I was expecting it to be creamy/whiteish. She seems otherwise healthy - although she did miscarry a premie late last year - this is her second heat since then, which had a whitish discharge. Any thoughts?
Thanks
Katharine
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I would get a vet to do an ultrasound on her - and then if she has a dead kid in there he will be able to take proper care of her. The ultrasound is not too bad a price by our vet so worth checking it out. And no - I would never eat an animal that could be sick or have an infection.
If she has an infection it can probably be cleared up- I would think you need a vet, they will prescribe the best antibiotic to use also. Our vet also will look at things by email - maybe you can find one that would take a look at that photo of the discharge at least for starters.
As far as being too old to breed, it varies, of course, from doe to doe. I would say that after about 7-8 years, I personally would start paying attention if I had a doe that started having difficulty delivering, and would consider a doe retired around 9-10 if they had no issues prior to that. I only have one doe that is old enough for retirement in my herd.
Thanks Rachel for your thoughts. So what age is considered old?
Three years old is not old for a doe. That's still very young. I would look into treating her for infection, before I considered culling her.
Hi Rachel, sorry for the delay in replying, haven't had much electricity recently! I don't know exactly how old she is, but judging by her teeth, she's around 3 years old.
Exactly how old is she?
So here's a question - her owners want her for milk but are thinking, she's old, she's sick, this may not happen, so are wondering what to do with her (we just mind her at our place). The question is - would you eat her, knowing that she is sick with this discharge? (The other question is, of course, could I eat this adorable, beautiful goat, my first goat, who has taught me so much) Ok, so I know the answer to that second question, but, theoretically speaking, what about the first question?!
Rachel, the miscarried pregnancy was not her first, she is an older doe and usually has multiples. She passed a dead kid that was not properly formed - something around 7 inches long that looked like it was a body with neck and head and tiny legs about 1 cm, plus she passed a long thin thing shaped like a pencil - I wished I'd photographed it now but didn't think to at the time. I guess she could have some sort of infection - she has already had a course of worm meds and antibiotics since the miscarriage..............sigh, this girlie seems to have continuous issues, but she is the lovliest character and otherwise in good health, I don't know what to do with her!
Yes, that's what I was thinking. Infection from the miscarriage, possibly retained kids. Especially if you didn't witness a placenta being expelled.
Is there a color issue with the picture, or is that more greenish? I've never seen that color of discharge coming out of a doe. Check out this post, and you can see the difference between a goat that's pregnant and one that's just lost her girlish figure.
http://www.homegrownandhandmadethebook.com/2015/01/is-my-goat-pregn...
Your goat could also have some sort of infection.
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