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SICK PREGNANT GOAT

Posted by laurie jenkins on May 3, 2010 at 7:33am in Health
ASKING FOR ADVICE--OUR GOAT IS 4 MONTHS PREGNANT.  SINCE FRIDAY SHE HAS BEEN SICK W/ FEVER 105+, LETHARGIC, AND SORT OF "FLAT" LOOKING.  STANDING OFF UNDER THE HAY BIN BY HERSELF AND DOES NOT WANT TO BE MESSED WITH.
SOME THINGS TO KNOW:
STILL EATING THOUGH NOT ENTHUSIASTICALLY
RUMEN WORKING WELL AND CHEWING CUD ETC
SOLID POOP
URINATING AND DRINKING
VET CAME OUT--CBC SHOWS SLIGHT ANEMIA AND PART OF LIVER PANEL SLIGHT ABNORMAL
WBC'S NORMAL
GIVING BENAMINE (?SP) SHOTS LAST 2 DAYS
BEGAN BROAD SPECTRUM ANTIBIOTIC LAST NIGHT BUT STILL THIS MORNING W/ TEMP 105
PENDING POOP SAMPLE AT LAB
IT IS IN THE 90'S HERE--VERY HOT AND HUMID
WILL WORM HER TODAY.
HELP, WE ARE SO WORRIED ABOUT OUR OLIVE AND HER BABIES.

LAURIE
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  • laurie jenkins May 13, 2010 at 8:02am
    Olive gets better by the day. I posted a photo of her on my photo page in all her glory with her goat-short on . . . we are thrilled to have her back. Tahnk you for your support.
    Laurie
  • laurie jenkins May 11, 2010 at 7:24am
    I will keep you updated--baby is due june 11 and kicking up a storm. Thank you for your support and concern. Laurie

    Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
    Keep us updated if there are any new developments. Hopefully she'll continue to improve and give birth to a healthy baby!

    Deborah

    laurie jenkins said:
    Yes, this is the working diagnosis. Everything else was ruled out--so we assume it is this but they said "usually they look sicker when it is listeriosis." To me she looked pretty darn sick . . . and I guess we will never know. They don't culture for the specific bacteria--and abn CSF could be bacterial or viral . . . so there you have it! Frustrating. But so happy she is getting better.
    Laurie

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 10, 2010 at 10:32pm
    Keep us updated if there are any new developments. Hopefully she'll continue to improve and give birth to a healthy baby!

    Deborah

    laurie jenkins said:
    Yes, this is the working diagnosis. Everything else was ruled out--so we assume it is this but they said "usually they look sicker when it is listeriosis." To me she looked pretty darn sick . . . and I guess we will never know. They don't culture for the specific bacteria--and abn CSF could be bacterial or viral . . . so there you have it! Frustrating. But so happy she is getting better.
    Laurie

  • laurie jenkins May 10, 2010 at 11:15am
    Yes, this is the working diagnosis. Everything else was ruled out--so we assume it is this but they said "usually they look sicker when it is listeriosis." To me she looked pretty darn sick . . . and I guess we will never know. They don't culture for the specific bacteria--and abn CSF could be bacterial or viral . . . so there you have it! Frustrating. But so happy she is getting better.
    Laurie

    Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
    That's very exciting! So, do they think it was listeriosis?

    Deborah

    laurie jenkins said:
    Olive home now for two days. Continues to be more vigorous every day. No fever now for 4 days. Getting antibiotics thru a jugular line and baby is kicking up a storm. We are grateful and very hopeful!
    Thank you for your support.
    Laurie


  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 10, 2010 at 10:27am
    That's very exciting! So, do they think it was listeriosis?

    Deborah

    laurie jenkins said:
    Olive home now for two days. Continues to be more vigorous every day. No fever now for 4 days. Getting antibiotics thru a jugular line and baby is kicking up a storm. We are grateful and very hopeful!
    Thank you for your support.
    Laurie


  • laurie jenkins May 10, 2010 at 8:03am
    Olive home now for two days. Continues to be more vigorous every day. No fever now for 4 days. Getting antibiotics thru a jugular line and baby is kicking up a storm. We are grateful and very hopeful!
    Thank you for your support.
    Laurie

    Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
    Congratulations! So glad to hear she's recovering! :)
    Deborah

    laurie jenkins said:
    OLIVE IS GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY. SHE IS COMING HOME TODAY. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL!
    LAURIE

    laurie jenkins said:
    Good news. Olive is doing better. Fever going down, eating, seems "brighter" and more vigorous. The PCN seems to be working. If all continues well today we are going to bring her home and cont treating her in a place she is comfortable. Keeping our fingers crossed.
    Laurie

    Dianea Fay said:
    Thanks for the update. Sure hope she recovers.
  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 9, 2010 at 12:13am
    Congratulations! So glad to hear she's recovering! :)
    Deborah

    laurie jenkins said:
    OLIVE IS GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY. SHE IS COMING HOME TODAY. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL!
    LAURIE

    laurie jenkins said:
    Good news. Olive is doing better. Fever going down, eating, seems "brighter" and more vigorous. The PCN seems to be working. If all continues well today we are going to bring her home and cont treating her in a place she is comfortable. Keeping our fingers crossed.
    Laurie

    Dianea Fay said:
    Thanks for the update. Sure hope she recovers.
  • laurie jenkins May 7, 2010 at 1:33pm
    OLIVE IS GETTING BETTER EVERY DAY. SHE IS COMING HOME TODAY. WE ARE SO GRATEFUL!
    LAURIE

    laurie jenkins said:
    Good news. Olive is doing better. Fever going down, eating, seems "brighter" and more vigorous. The PCN seems to be working. If all continues well today we are going to bring her home and cont treating her in a place she is comfortable. Keeping our fingers crossed.
    Laurie

    Dianea Fay said:
    Thanks for the update. Sure hope she recovers.
  • laurie jenkins May 7, 2010 at 7:26am
    Good news. Olive is doing better. Fever going down, eating, seems "brighter" and more vigorous. The PCN seems to be working. If all continues well today we are going to bring her home and cont treating her in a place she is comfortable. Keeping our fingers crossed.
    Laurie

    Dianea Fay said:
    Thanks for the update. Sure hope she recovers.
  • laurie jenkins May 6, 2010 at 7:35am
    Hello all. Olive is in a lovely place where they are taking great care of her though I miss her terribly. She continues with a fever. She had CSF test done and incr large white blood cells--very suspicious for listeria. She is "a little brighter and nibbling hay" the vet says but I think this is due mainly to the banamine. They are having a hard time bringing the fever down w/ PCN and thinking of switching to tetracycline. Her labs were otherwise pretty normal except incr fibrinogen. She never has had CAE testing so we sent that and it is pending. She is 4 months pregnant . . . one baby (first freshener). So far baby vigorous but unsure what this all might be doing to the poor thing.
    That is all for now. We are really saying prayers for our girl. She is a special one. And very strong.
    Laurie

    Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
    Keep us updated! That does sound like listeriosis.
    Deborah

    laurie jenkins said:
    Thanks for the info--today Olive is worse, weakness and falling to right side and head bending back to flank--think maybe listeriosis. Took her to U penn vet farm and hoping for good news. Laurie
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