Kid Goat Umbilical Cord

Here s what i do.

Kid goat umbilical cord. How to cut the umbilical cord and teeth of piglet. I usually just pick up the kid to dry it or set it on a towel to start drying it off of the bedding. Do not cut it.

Leave the baby goat with the mother. A long umbilical cord is an easy entry for bacteria on young kids. Taking care of a newborn goat s umbilical cord duration.

When baby is born if the cord isn t breaking on it s own i take a piece of floss and tie it a few inches below the belly then below the floss i use my fingernail to cut the umbilical cord. Milk for baby goat care. Avoid joint ill by dipping the kid s wet navel cord all the way up to its belly in a strong iodine solution immediately after birth.

When the doe is ready to deliver i put dental floss in my pocket. What i have learned. Over days or weeks the kid begins to limp as joints swell.

Reviving cold stiff goat kid at home treatment remedy duration. Don t cut the cord always pull rip it somewhere in the middle between doe and kid. I do it all the time to make sure the cord is not long and i also use the dental floss and the iodine also several times in the 12 hour period also.

If this is the case trim it back a bit so it doesn t drag in feces be sure to leave 2 inches of the umbilical cord. Grab the cord close to the babiess body and use your nail and scrape it until it is all torn. Normally the doe standing or the kid falling will rip the cord naturally.