Update on the baby goat
At the moment, he can get up on his own. It was a struggle through the night to get
food into him. I also battled to keep
him up on his feet. Goats like other rudiments
need to be able to stand to digest food, etc. It is essential to get them up walking around
as soon as possible; it can increase their chances of living by more than 40
percent.
This guy has now developed a bit of loose stool, my fault on
that I am afraid. He ate two ounces straight
down and seemed hungry still. I have
been feeding baby animals for years, so I know better than to get over zealous
like that. After cleaning him up and re-feeding
him; I gave him a little bit of pectin. I
use the same type of pectin that is
used in canning jam. It will help to regulate
his bowls a bit better. This is a minor setback
with all the progress that has occurred in the past 24 hours. If he continues to progress and lives, I will
buy his life back and keep him. He is
the first born male of his mother on our farm, and in our tradition the first
born of even the animals belongs to G-d and must be redeemed the money than
goes to the poor or widow, etc. Normally
the animal is given to a poor people in our community, but as I said, I have
plans to redeem him.
Today has been a slow day otherwise.
At the moment, he can get up on his own. It was a struggle through the night to get
food into him. I also battled to keep
him up on his feet. Goats like other rudiments
need to be able to stand to digest food, etc. It is essential to get them up walking around
as soon as possible; it can increase their chances of living by more than 40
percent.
This guy has now developed a bit of loose stool, my fault on
that I am afraid. He ate two ounces straight
down and seemed hungry still. I have
been feeding baby animals for years, so I know better than to get over zealous
like that. After cleaning him up and re-feeding
him; I gave him a little bit of pectin. I
use the same type of pectin that is
used in canning jam. It will help to regulate
his bowls a bit better. This is a minor setback
with all the progress that has occurred in the past 24 hours. If he continues to progress and lives, I will
buy his life back and keep him. He is
the first born male of his mother on our farm, and in our tradition the first
born of even the animals belongs to G-d and must be redeemed the money than
goes to the poor or widow, etc. Normally
the animal is given to a poor people in our community, but as I said, I have
plans to redeem him.
Today has been a slow day otherwise.
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