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Kids from well-nourished females are born with a reserve of brown fat to provide energy at birth. If enough colostrum is consumed shortly after birth the kid will be resistant to hypothermia. Cold temperatures, wet conditions or insufficient energy consumption can lead to hypothermia and death. This can occur within 20 minutes under wet and cold condi- tions or in 24 hours when the environment is warm. Neonates can't regulate their temperature until several days of age. Warming should be done if the temperature is under 102 degrees F. This can be accomplished with an external source of heat until the temperature rises to 102 degress F. Hypoglycemia can also be a problem that will arise, in this case a veterinarian should be called for the possibility of injecting warmed intraperitoneal 20% dextrose (30 - 50 ml). |
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