Posted by Annieday on October 20, 2017 at 11:42am in Health
I have a seemingly very healthy pregnant doe limping on one of her back legs. Otherwise she is acting normal.
I’ve examined her - joints move ok, not hot, no swelling, no wounds. I’ve actually seen her several times raise her” bad” leg up to scratch her head!
But she doesn’t want to put any weight on it and limps quite badly!
Has anyone ever had this problem? Could a kid be pressing on a nerve?? I hope that’s all it is - she’s due in a month and is heavy with kids!
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Happy ending! She went from dragging herself around and plopping down every 5 minutes to rest- to almost no limp and out in the pasture - by 5 the next day! The kid must have moved or it was a miracle:)
I knew I would find experiences on here!:)
I’ll do a more thorough exam when my husband gets home. Since she’s a FF and small and lowest of everyone- she has become skittish and won’t let me feel anything beyond her middle without lots of restraint ( can’t wait to milk her- ha!h
Thanks for the stories!!
A year or two ago, I had a pregnant doe that started limping. Because I've had experience with another limping doe, I figured it was either a soft tissue injury or as you guessed, kids pressing on nerves, so I put her in a 4' X 10' kidding pen with food and water right in front of her, so that she could rest as much as possible, and she was totally fine after the kids were born. I was really worried about her being able to stand to let the kids nurse, but as soon as they were out, it was a non-issue.
I have one goat that has been to the vet twice because she wasn't putting any weight on a leg -- once when she was a yearling and once when she was about 6 years old. First time I spent money on x-rays, only to be told that it was a soft tissue injury, and she needed stall rest until it healed. Second time I told the vet "no thanks" on the x-ray after he said that he couldn't find anything in the physical exam. I couldn't find anything either. Again, stall rest. In both cases it took a month or two for her to stop limping. First time I put another yearling in with her for company. Second time it was our doe Lil who is my ND that never grew up. She's 16 inches tiny and has not one single dominant gene in her body so doesn't challenge anyone, which makes her a perfect companion for sick or injured goats.
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I’ll do a more thorough exam when my husband gets home. Since she’s a FF and small and lowest of everyone- she has become skittish and won’t let me feel anything beyond her middle without lots of restraint ( can’t wait to milk her- ha!h
Thanks for the stories!!
A year or two ago, I had a pregnant doe that started limping. Because I've had experience with another limping doe, I figured it was either a soft tissue injury or as you guessed, kids pressing on nerves, so I put her in a 4' X 10' kidding pen with food and water right in front of her, so that she could rest as much as possible, and she was totally fine after the kids were born. I was really worried about her being able to stand to let the kids nurse, but as soon as they were out, it was a non-issue.
I have one goat that has been to the vet twice because she wasn't putting any weight on a leg -- once when she was a yearling and once when she was about 6 years old. First time I spent money on x-rays, only to be told that it was a soft tissue injury, and she needed stall rest until it healed. Second time I told the vet "no thanks" on the x-ray after he said that he couldn't find anything in the physical exam. I couldn't find anything either. Again, stall rest. In both cases it took a month or two for her to stop limping. First time I put another yearling in with her for company. Second time it was our doe Lil who is my ND that never grew up. She's 16 inches tiny and has not one single dominant gene in her body so doesn't challenge anyone, which makes her a perfect companion for sick or injured goats.