Goat bleeding please help

[Daniel20]

Hello I’m new to goats. my 2 year old doe is bleeding i don’t really know what happened. She has been mating with a buck for 3 days could it be that? I also don’t know if she got pregnant these past 3 days because today her milk production was lower than normal. And her stomach was a bit tight.

 

[FoodFreedomNow]

I don't raise goats...but BackYardHerds has a forum specifically for goat Diseases and Injuries that you may want to consider posting in, too. Best of luck!

 

[cassie]

I wouldn't worry about the bleeding. It may just be irritation from the buck. Cows often pass a bit of blood just after they go out of heat. I haven't seen it in goats but there is no reason it can't happen. Whether or not she just conceived will have no effect on her milk production or anything else. Goats don't show much in the way of signs of pregnancy before they are about three months along. They do often have a slight drop in milk production when they are in heat.

 

[cassie]

You said her stomach was a bit tight. Is she showing any other symptoms? Has she been vaccinated with CD/T? That is for tetanus and clostridium perfingens (enterotoxemia). If she hasn't been, do so ASAP. Entero strikes without warning and it can kill very quickly.

 

[PolishAllTheWay]

I have sheep. The bleeding is normal after heat and breeding, but the stomach definitely shouldn’t be tight yet. The drop in production is normal while their in heat, she is probably pregnant so I wouldn’t milk much longer

 

[Daniel20]

I wouldn't worry about the bleeding. It may just be irritation from the buck. Cows often pass a bit of blood just after they go out of heat. I haven't seen it in goats but there is no reason it can't happen. Whether or not she just conceived will have no effect on her milk production or anything else. Goats don't show much in the way of signs of pregnancy before they are about three months along. They do often have a slight drop in milk production when they are in heat.

Okay thank you so much! It really means a lot

 

[Daniel20]

You said her stomach was a bit tight. Is she showing any other symptoms? Has she been vaccinated with CD/T? That is for tetanus and clostridium perfingens (enterotoxemia). If she hasn't been, do so ASAP. Entero strikes without warning and it can kill very quickly.

What other symptoms should I be looking for?

 

[Daniel20]

You said her stomach was a bit tight. Is she showing any other symptoms? Has she been vaccinated with CD/T? That is for tetanus and clostridium perfingens (enterotoxemia). If she hasn't been, do so ASAP. Entero strikes without warning and it can kill very quickly.

The person I bought her from said she was vaccinated with cdt on October last year. Do they need that vaccine every year?

 

[cassie]

I have sheep. The bleeding is normal after heat and breeding, but the stomach definitely shouldn’t be tight yet. The drop in production is normal while their in heat, she is probably pregnant so I wouldn’t milk much longer

Dairy goats (and cows) are milked until two months before they freshen.

 

[cassie]

The person I bought her from said she was vaccinated with cdt on October last year. Do they need that vaccine every year?

Yes