**Pre-kidding time, it is called Pregnancy Toxemia
**Post- kidding time, it is called Ketosis
It is the build up excess ketones in the blood condition from the lack of getting enough nutrition to meet babies needs. It is a metabolic disease occur late pregnancy or right after kidding.
Ketosis can be tested with a Ketone strip.
**Post- kidding time, it is called Ketosis
It is the build up excess ketones in the blood condition from the lack of getting enough nutrition to meet babies needs. It is a metabolic disease occur late pregnancy or right after kidding.
Ketosis can be tested with a Ketone strip.
Symptoms
Loss of appetite
Separation from the herd
Ketone smell
Gathering information
Ketosis can be tested with a Ketone strip.
Loss of appetite
Separation from the herd
Ketone smell
Gathering information
Ketosis can be tested with a Ketone strip.
Treatment From Fias Co Farm page
Oral glucose/sugar:
- Molasses & Karo syrup (corn syrup). Mix 2 parts corn syrup to 1 part molasses. 20 - 30ml every 2 hours. This tastes much better than Propylene Glycol and thus is less stressful to administer.
- Propylene Glycol: Propylene Glycol is an appetite suppressant and it inhibits rumen bacteria, so do not use unless the doe is off her feed.
- 3-4 oz (90-120ml) 2 times a day, for 2 days, and then 1-2 oz (30ml-60ml) 2 times daily until the doe is eating normally.
or - 10 - 20ml every 2 hours
- Personal Note: Ever since my scientist father pointed out that Propylene Glycol is extremely similar in composition to Anti-Freeze, I tend to avoid it if at all possible. I still with other, less harmful sugars.
- 3-4 oz (90-120ml) 2 times a day, for 2 days, and then 1-2 oz (30ml-60ml) 2 times daily until the doe is eating normally.
- Nutridrench, Goatdrench: 2 oz. 2 times a day
B-Complex: injections to stimulate the appetite.
Probios: to stimulate the appetite and keep the rumen functioning.
Children's Chewable Vitamins w/ extra Calcium: If the doe will eat them, feed her 2-4 a day.
Cal MPK
100 ml/ a day
Prevention!! Niacin for pregnancy toxemia
Giving "Niacin powder" to heavily pregnant ladies at later pregnancy
Niacin for pregnancy toxemia
"Niacin has an anti-lypolitic effect so it decreases lipid in the bloodstream, lowers BHB ketone and allows for a greater uptake of glucose into the bloodstream."
You can feed twice a day. Mix up 500mg per head twice a day and mix feed.
You feed it daily during later part of pregnancy. (You can start at 6+ weeks out )
Excess Vitamin B is flushed in the urine and you can't really over dose it because of that.
**Extra Tums, extra molasses, and Niacin = fewer metabolic pregnancy issue!
At our farm, we have given Tums and Generic types of Fig Newtons to heavily pregnant ladies as well as post-kidding ladies for a couple of months.
Giving "Niacin powder" to heavily pregnant ladies at later pregnancy
Niacin for pregnancy toxemia
"Niacin has an anti-lypolitic effect so it decreases lipid in the bloodstream, lowers BHB ketone and allows for a greater uptake of glucose into the bloodstream."
You can feed twice a day. Mix up 500mg per head twice a day and mix feed.
You feed it daily during later part of pregnancy. (You can start at 6+ weeks out )
Excess Vitamin B is flushed in the urine and you can't really over dose it because of that.
**Extra Tums, extra molasses, and Niacin = fewer metabolic pregnancy issue!
At our farm, we have given Tums and Generic types of Fig Newtons to heavily pregnant ladies as well as post-kidding ladies for a couple of months.