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Diva Through Winter

12/10/2015

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As we are headed right into the teeth of winter, Diva followers are probably wondering how our girl is doing. Diva is still hanging in there, she has been heat cycling regularly and this last heat cycle left her looking even more awkward for a few days as she had a more pronounced slouch in her hind quarters and a hump to her back that left us quite concerned about her overall welfare. As a few days passed, and she moved out of heat, her posture returned back to her "normal".

She continues to be weaker in her hindquarters, and to lack some coordination between brain signals and actual muscle movements. I noticed her a few days ago slouching more and leaning like a doe would to lay down, but not laying down. When I talked to her and touched her she seemed to wake up and walked away from me, Rude human. Also, when Diva urinates, she does not maintain a steady stream but rather urinates in stops and starts, as if she cannot maintain full bladder control. We have been wondering since fall if Diva will make it through the winter, but she doesn't seem overly phased by weather changes.

Diva continues to recieve supplemental feed with all the bred does. and she is maintaining her weight, though for her that means a lack of overall muscle tone, that leaves her looking thin. She is still roughly the size of a yearling.

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    I am Julie. I consider myself the "Head Goat Wrangler" here at the farm.  Joe calls the Goat herd "My Project", so I get to make 90% of all the decisions involving breeding, feeding and long term care for these beautiful animals. 

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