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Originally Posted by yougetthesmiles  Funny you ask about goats milk, cause I was going to get some and let Baby drink that while she is birthing. Would this be ok to give her before and after the births? How much can she have?
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I do a goat's milk mixture of : 1 can of goats milk, = parts of filtered water....1 egg yolk and one tablespoon of white Karo....give this to mom right after she is done whelping.....I give her about 1/4 cup and give it to the first 24 hours after whelping. Then 12 to 24 hours after whelping a POP shot is administered. This insures that all foreign tissue is expelled to prevent any infection and assists with the milk letting. The best thing to do for pups is rub NutroDrops on the gums rather than giving them anything else.
I usually set up a card table right beside the whelping area....with everything that is needed.....surgical gloves, alchol, cotton swabs, distilled water, surgical scissors, wash clothes....extra bedding, scale, vet's # KY, unwaxed dental floss, Dopram V, NutriDrops, Sterile 3 inch guze pads to dry inside pups' mouth, Betidine Skin Cleanser, Hemostats (kenny forceps 7"), white iodine. baby bottles and nipples, Tube feeding kit- No5 toy feeding tube for toys, glucose solution, Esbilac or Just born, Rectal thermometer, Room Thermometer to monitor temp of whelping area which should be approx 80 degrees. Syringes 10CC and 20cc for giving medicine and measuring forumula, pure glycerin, eydrooppers, blood stop powder, Silver nitrate sticks to stop bleeding at umbilical area, Nasal syringe (infants to suction nose and mouth.
Remember no matter how well we're prepared....we all tend to run around like Keystone Cops....