Place the doe in a nearby pen and check her every couple of hours as it becomes obvious that kidding is near. A doe's nutritional needs are very important during this timeframe. At this point in her pregnancy, a doe has little room in her body for lots of grain plus the roughage that is necessary to stimulate rumen function. Huge stores of body fat plus a uterus full of kids set the stage for pregnancy toxemia. When pregnancy toxemia occurs, it is too late to change the feeding regimen dramatically.
Moderate exercise is essential.
Do not allow the doe to be inactive. Ketosis is the term used to describe conditions similar to Pregnancy Toxemia that take place once kidding has occurred. If the pregnant female does not receive adequate amounts of the proper nutrition to feed both her and her unborn kids, when she is going to kid or has just kidded, her body will draw upon stored fat reserves in order to provide milk for her offspring. By doing this, her own body tissues begin to starve and deadly ketones are produced as by-products of this process. Treatment involves oral feeding of propylene glycol, molasses, or Karo syrup.