Sudden goat death

[Goatlover223]

Our goat suddenly died last night for some reason that we don't know, we believe that she was pregnant as her udder was getting fuller but the was dead with blood and foam in her mouth. Does anyone have any ideas as to why she died?

Clostridia perfringens Type D
Clostridium perfringens type D is a common cause of death goats worldwide, and it can develop at any age. In goats the disease occurs in three forms per-acute, acute and chronic. Per-acute infection results in sudden death in a matter of days

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

This happened to my male goat two months ago, goats bloat when they die or die from bloat too, did you notice her breathing oddly?
Mine was getting kind of depressed and staying in the kennel, he sounded like he had bad respiratory problems but the next day he hid under a table, I thought he was stuck so I helped him, but he was barely breathing and eventually just stopped completely.
It’s hard to see the bloat in the picture but did it look like that at all? The picture in the kennel is how he was looking the day before, ears down and hiding.

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Could she have choked?

 

[TinyRaptorDodos]

Could she have choked?

My goat? I think he might’ve just gotten sick from the chicken poop in the barn or eaten something since they free range, he was slowly loosing his breath and I think after awhile he just suffocated, I really thought I should bring him to the vet but my parents and I didn’t know how severe it actually was.
The other goat, possibly, either way they bloat after death

 

[cassie]

The two most common causes of sudden death in goats are pneumonia and enterotoxemia. A goat with entero will often bloat. A goat with entero must be treated promptly with clostridium perfingens antitoxin if there is any hope of survival. Penicillin will help too.