I have always wondered what people do when they don't know when there doe was bred and they don't know the due date about giving pre kidding shots. I was reading on the fias co farm website and it says to administer CD&t shot one month after the kid was born whose mother was not vaccinated one month before kidding at one month old then 21 days later and again 21 days after than. This didn't sound right to me. So the kid won't be protected for one month?
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I think it is the CD&T shots that I will be picking up this next week for my girls; my son (who was a vet tech for years) will administer the shots. The vet said they need it 6-8 weeks prior to kidding; one is due April 2nd and the other April 9th (using 145 days which was gestation for Ginger's birth) so it is time if that is an accurate calculation. Ginger will also get one just so they are all on the same schedule.
Is there any need to give those in the future (like next year and after) if they are given now?
I think with the CD&T shot you are suppose to give it to mom at 3 weeks before kidding for the babies to receive the antibodies.
Thanks for sharing!
I don't feel like it's necessary, so I don't. lol My herd is closed, and my goats are healthy, so I tend to be as hands off when it comes to that sort of thing as I can be.
Would you mind sharing why you choose to NOT vaccinate? I know this is common.
I don't know how long her protection would last... I have never vaccinated, but my oldest doe has BEEN vaccinated. (just not by me) All I know is that certain antibodies, etc. carry over from a mother's milk to a baby. Cd and T shots if I remember correctly, are one of those whose timing isn't imperative, I believe. Also, I am under the impression that if you vaccinate your doe while she's nursing, she will pass some protection onto her kids. I can't remember if this is one of those shots that work that way.
Even if the mom was not vaccinated the whole pregnancy?
They should be protected to a certain extent by mom's immune system as long as they are nursing.