Meadow Update
I made the choice to go ahead and lute Meadow on Thursday. If you recall, she had a very unusual ultrasound scan. I felt like it was a pseudo-pregnancy because the scan was highly unusual, and I never saw a fetus. Her milk production dropped, and she looked pregnant throughout the entire process.
The reason behind administering Lutalyse was to ensure that if she had a dead fetus or other issues, whatever was in there would be expelled.
Normally, after administering 2ccs of Lutalyse as an intramuscular injection, we expect to see kids within 36 hours. It used to be common practice to pair Lutalyse with Dexamethasone, but this is only necessary in cases where a doe needs to be induced prematurely, as Dexamethasone helps the kids' lungs mature. Since we planned to induce within a couple of days of Gia’s due date, we knew the kids would already be mature, so Dexamethasone was not necessary.
When it comes to goats, IM injections are commonly given in the neck or the rear leg. I always stress the importance of knowing where the sciatic nerve is if you give an IM injection in the rear leg. The sciatic nerve is a major nerve that runs down a goat’s rear leg, and if damaged, it can cause rear leg paralysis. For this reason, we recommend giving IM injections in the neck, which may sound scarier but is actually safer as long as you check for veins.
Friday came, and still nothing. Saturday arrived, and still no changes. I pulled her back on the stand and scanned her again. The new scan showed nothing like it had previously,
Then, by the end of the day, she was standing at the buck pen flagging. Even though we quarantined her after giving the Lutalyse shot and never saw any discharge, the new scan confirms that she is now open.
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