I already thought it curious she did not try and steal Gazelle's food that morning and when I went to give them their evening meal she did not come into the barn... I looked around and found her down next to the little bachelor pad! I could get her back up, and she trembled her way back to the barn, but did not want to eat or drink, and pretty much collapsed again.
Something about this triggered my memory, something about new moms, milking and some sort of deficiency, so I contacted Cornell Ambulatory Services right away and they suspected hypocalcemia or milk fever. The vet was nice enough to let me pick up the meds (it was after hours) at Cornell and for a mere $20 she was all set! I gave her 80ml of calcium and thiamine plus vitamine B complex and within minutes of injection (under the skin) she tried to get up, ate some washing soda and started munching hay! wow.
It took about a day for her to get back to normal. I kept her in the kidding stall overnight to get a break from her kids and even tho the next day she was ambling along looking real tired, she did have milk for them and was able to let them drink without falling over :)
I sure am very grateful to have such a great resource as Cornell right around the corner...
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