Devin and I sit down and recap some of the insanity of the last two months.

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After a month of kidding and building and the start of a global pandemic, I'm back with some tales from the road.

In this episode I talk about how my life as a vet has changed over the last couple of months.

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A quick check in.

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This episode was a little slow in the making- sorry! I needed a couple of tries to gather my thoughts and figure out the best way to approach the topic. Your goats' hooves are their foundation and very important to their longevity and mobility! Lots of comparative anatomy discussion in this episode to try to help explain what all is going on in goats' hooves and distal limbs. I think it's helpful to understand this stuff at least a little bit because it helps with preventative care and dealing with problems when they occur. I'm going to do my best to get some photos up on instagram @goat_doc and get back on the show notes bandwagon at www.goatdoc.com to get some visual aid support going on.

This episode focuses on comparative anatomy of goats' distal limbs and hooves, and discusses normal hoof maintenance and strategies you can utilize to increase the "inter-trimming interval" in your goats.

Part 2 on Hooves will talk about pathology - hoof rot, laminitis, maybe some more about how trimming/anatomy can cause problems in the more proximal limbs, and touch on the less common hoof problems, growths, etc.

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Exciting life changing events in the barn - Electricity! Hot water! Laundry! New kids, first fresheners and baby rabies. Still lots of work to do, but Devin and I sat down to give a farm update.

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In this episode, I discuss how we manage our goat kids during the first 1-3 days of their lives, what we do immediately after birth, the MOST IMPORTANT 2 THINGS to do with your neonatal kids, and talk about a few things that people tend to want to do with goat kids, that mostly don't do anything to help the goat kids.

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What we've been up to for the past month. This episode is probably not as exciting as previous TFTF episodes, but if you're curious about what we've been up to, here it is!

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Kidding season is upon us. By request, this episode recaps some of my thoughts about kidding, when to intervene in a delivery, what things I get excited about, and what things I don't get excited about.

For more kidding info, also make sure to check out Episode 19: Care of the Pregnant Doe, Episode 21: The Periparturient Doe, and Episode 23: Ode to the Placenta.

Happy #kidding2020, y'all!

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The next volume in the saga of moving in and some of the problems, solutions and new critters on the farm.

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Join me as I geek out about the physiology of pregnancy toxemia. This small ruminant metabolic disorder of late pregnancy is characterized by a negative energy balance- the doe can't take in enough energy to meet her needs and the energy needs of her growing babies. What all is happening there from a physiological standpoint, what do these does look like in real life, what do we do about it? I keep going back to the physiology in this one, sorry guys, but hopefully I didn't get too intense about it! Let me know what questions you have: www.goatdoc.com

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