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Pregnancy Toxaemia

If a doe stops eating late in pregnancy, she may have pregnancy toxaemia, also known as ketosis.

This condition occurs when a doe draws energy from her own body to feed her developing kids.

It is seen most often in first-time young mothers: -

With does carrying multiple kids;
In extremely fat does; and
With does that have not received sufficient nutrition, throughout pregnancy.

As a result of pregnancy toxaemia, the doe becomes progressively weaker, may wobble when she walks, has trouble getting up, and may appear lame.

A good preventive is to keep a bag of feed-grade dry molasses on hand to sprinkle on top of the concentrate of any pregnant doe that shows signs of going off feed.

If a doe becomes weak before you notice she has gone off her feed (as may happen if you have more than a few does), stronger measures are needed to keep the doe alive.

Give her 2 to 3 ounces of propylene glycol twice a day until she kids.

Pregnancy toxaemia may be prevented through proper nutrition.

Felicity McCullough

Date: 20 January 2019

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