Tube Feed Adult Goat |
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Sunday, 03 June 2007 | |||||
Page 1 of 3 Tube feeding an adult goat is VERY serious stuff.. and can be very dangerous! Do not take it lightly!** NEVER attempt to tube feed an unconscious goat! (If at all possible.. go to your vet and have him show you BEFORE you ever need to know how to tube your goat) But if by chance something catches you off guard and you need to tube now.. this is how I do it..
Have someone help you.. this is almost necessary! If you have no one there to help, then you need to place the goat in a stanchion, preferably with the head tied to keep her still. Measure from the nose to the stomach (last rib)of the goat and mark it with the Sharpie so that you will know how far to insert the tubing to make it to the rumen. Holding the goat steady will be your best friend at this point because she WILL fight you on this! Place the PVC piece in the mouth securely but not so far as to choke the goat-(you can use a large sized syringe cover for this as well - one of the ones with the tip that is open) you will be using this to guide the feeding tube through the back-teeth area to keep the goat from biting down on the tubing and choking on a bit off piece of it. The PVC will not be all the way in the goat's mouth..some will be sticking out the front. (A purchased mouth speculum would be even better.. they are available at Jeffer's Livestock and other livestock supply catalogs) Have your oil already mixed with the dry Kool-aid at hand- along with the syringe with no needle and the plunger removed.. have them ready to go. Wet the end of the tube you are inserting and Carefully thread the tubing in through the PVC and down the throat more on the left side than the center-use your other hand to feel the tubing go down the throat. (With thumb and forefinger together - you can feel the tubing going down the esophagus under the skin.. **it is the soft pliable cord in the throat.. the bronchial tube on the other hand is hard with ridges much like a clothes dryer flex pipe leading out of the dryer.) Click on image to enlarge NOTE:Stomach in photo is NOT in perspective with goat, it is enlarged so that you can see detail.. Make sure the goat's head is not tilted up too far.. Only a slight tilt is needed. At the same time, keep the end of the tube that is out of the goat's mouth that you will put the oil into is always higher than the stomach of the goat. |
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