Under Developed Kid?

[Ty Darapiza]

Hi there,

 

This is my first post, but hopefully someone can help me out.  Our doe just kidded 4 kids yesterday.  2 were still-borns, and 1 healthy, and 1 with a lame leg, and weak joints.  

 

I'm writing about the weak guy.  I thought we could maybe help him out because he wasn't eating, so we started feeding him with a syringe (which was working out), but i noticed that when we went to feed him, his stomach didn't seem small, and felt full.  As it turns out,  he doesn't have an anus.  There's no sphincter muscle or even a slit or hole.  We're taking him to the vet tomorrow, but was wondering if we should try to feed him a bit tonight before we go to bed, or just leave him till the morning.  We don't feel comfortable euthinising him ourselves, so maybe the vet will do it.  Also, any advice is appreciated.

 

Thanks in advance.

 

Ty D.

[Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres]

Can't wait to see your photos!

 

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

Sorry you had such an unpleasant experience. Hope you'll post an intro soon and tell us about yourself and your other goats.

[Ty Darapiza]

Well, we took the little guy to the vet and the dr. said that the "Atresia ani" condition is Genetic and not developmental.  We put him down today and it was pretty hard on both of us.  Well, out of 4, we have one very healthy and happy kid named "Atlas".  Will put up pictures soon.  Thanks all for the help!

[Deborah Niemann-Boehle]

Welcome to the group, Ty. Sorry your first post is such a downer. I have had a lamb born without an anus, and we had to euthanize him within about three hours of his birth because he started having seizures. I looked it up in Merck's, and although it's not unheard of, it's not common.

If your goat had these issues, I'm wondering if she's deficient in either copper or selenium, or if this was an inbreeding. My lamb was the result of an accidental mother-son breeding, but nutritional deficiencies are usually the reason behind dead kids and reproductive issues. We had a lot of problems here before we realized we had a copper deficiency problem caused by the sulfur in our well water.

[Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres]

I can only imagine... it's gotta be really tough. Let us know what the Vet says in the morning.

[Ty Darapiza]

Rachel, thanks for the reply. Yeah, its been pretty tough for my wife and I. We fed him a bit tonight to hopefully get him through the night. The only peace i have is that his mother is really loving on him, and i think that's good. We'll see what the vet says tomorrow.

[Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres]

Poor thing!! Poor YOU!! I would think that feeding him more might hurt him... but I really don't know... I hope someone else with more experience will be here with help!!