Posted by dana on February 8, 2008, 7:54 pm, in reply to "Re: bottle feeding baby goats"
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: What are you feeding it?
: If milk replacer, take the baby off! Give
: it whole milk from the store if you don't
: have access to goat milk. Make sure the milk
: is warmer than you may think it should be..
: not hot but warmer than tepid- some babies
: will not drink tepid milk, mine like it
: nearly hot (like a cup of coffee that has
: not cooled off too much to enjoy but is not
: hot).
: Add some white corn syrup to it, like a half
: tsp for a bottle. change nipples. If you are
: using a human bottle they don't like the
: nipples, if you are using the black lamb
: nipples then change to the neutral colored
: ones. Make sure the hole in the nipple is
: big enough but not so big it drowns baby as
: she tries to drink.
: I hold the babys that small in my lap, (let
: me see if I can explain this) if you hold
: out your hand like you are taking change
: from a store clerk, then hold the bottle in
: your hand with the nipple facing your wrist-
: top of bottle facing between your thumb and
: forefinger, use your heel of your hand to
: allow baby to rest its chin in while it
: drinks, you can also use the other hand to
: sort of lightly cover top of baby's muzzle,
: this all gives baby a feeling of being up
: under the udder. I have never had a hard
: time getting a dam nursed baby to take a
: bottle, some just take a day longer. I
: supplement some of my babies whose moms may
: not have enough milk due to triplets and
: they go from bottle to mom back and forth
: the entire nursing period.
: Give baby more bottles with less in them
: rather than a couple bottles with alot in
: them.. try to mimick what mom does.. feed
: often but not alot at one time. I usually
: give my 1 week olds 8-10 bottles a day..
: depending on their size determines what the
: amount is. feel the tummy, when it feels
: full stop. Yes you may have to wipe the butt
: with a warm wet paper towel to stimulate it
: like mom would do.. It is MOST important
: this baby poops.. if not it can cause the
: milk to back up in the system and create a
: toxic belly.. which can be fatal. You can
: also use a q-tip with a small amount of
: vasoline on it and gently insert it into the
: rectum a few times to stimulate the
: sphinctor muscle and this may help baby to
: poop. Last resort (but dont wait for days if
: she is not pooping) do it if you see nothing
: for 24 hours- is to give a warm soapy-water
: enema, be very careful but it will help. I
: use a home hair color bottle with the tip
: vasolined, insert only 1/2 inch in and
: squeeze just enough of the warm soapy water
: to stimulate. The baby will squirt out the
: water and usually followed by poop, if not
: repeat until it does .. It may take 5-10
: minutes after the enema to work. I have had
: babies who respond immediately and some who
: did not respond until the 4th or 5th enema.
: Just take care not to use too much at once
: and injure the intestine.
: Hope this helps
: goatlady
:
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: I've been reading up on feeding baby goats.
: We
: were given one to bottle feed that is about
: a week or so old.It was one of triplets. My
: questions are;1.Since it had it's Mother for
: nearly a week, I'm having a hard time
: getting it to take the bottle.It is eating
: or taking some of the milk by me squeezing
: the bottle and she drinks some that
: way.Suggestions?2.Do I have to make her go
: poop or will she do it on her own?
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