Tummy Ache

When I went out to see the goats the other morning Addison did not look like she was feeling well. Look at that sad face.  She wouldn't eat her grain and she was wandering off outside all by herself. She has done this self isolation routine in the past when she wasn't feeling well so I knew something was definitely wrong.

I broke out the medical kit and prepared a Vitamin B complex shot, a Gatorade drench for electrolytes, some pro-biotics, and some raisins.

Have you ever smelled a goats cud? Yuk! A Gatorade drench followed by the vitamin shot did not leave Addy in a good mood.  When I took her temperature she registered a little low and she started shivering. I decided to take her into the house to warm up a bit.

The rest of the goats were in a tizzy, they did not like being separated from their queen. When I was bringing Addison into the house the other goats stood at the fence and screamed at the top of their lungs!

I started by putting Addy into Sara's kennel, but that didn't last too long as she stared crying.  Sara, the lover of goats, was pacing the floor at a rate that would have worn it out in less than an hour so I needed to get Addy out.

I decided to sit with her in the middle of the floor on a throw rug. Good thing the rug was there because it caught the poo that she decided to drop. Sara would not leave her side, I'm not sure if she was jealous of the attention Addy was getting or if she was just worried.  I could tell Addy was perking up as she headbutted Patch and gave Mocha and Chai long stares.  After she warmed up it was time to give her a few "medicinal" raisins and to take her back outside.

She seemed to be somewhat better as she nibbled a bit of hay upon her return to the goat barn. I will keep a close eye on her for the next few days, she is due to deliver for the first time in about six weeks.