Health (994)
Possible Coccidiosis?
I have a buckling who was born April 15th of this year. Today at evening chores I noticed he has loose stool. I saw one pile that was clumped berries, and another that was part clumped berries, part stool that looked like dog stool, and part runny st
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What is this?
I posted this in pictures, but thought this might be better =) I saw this on Craigslist and wondered if anyone has an idea what might be going on with this does tail area...
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Wether is listless/off/something hurting...cannot figure out what/why? UPDATE: Barber Pole Worm
I am a newbie goat owner. I have a 4-month-old wether (along with two doelings). He has obviously not been feeling well today - he is listless, lays down at odd moments, and stands "funny" sometimes - standing almost like he has bloat (based on a vid
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Goat Manuer Smaller Than Usual
I have been noticing my goat's poop is smaller than usual. Is this a sign of dehydration or something else.
I have two goats, one about 50 lbs, the other 55 lbs. They turned one on May 24th.
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Baby Goat With Allergies
Needing wisdom on how to treat my 7 week old buckling. Took him to the vet last week because of a raspy upper respitory sound and runny nose. The vet checked him over and his lungs were ok, his trek seemed to be inflamed and that was it. The vet th
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Questions about using DE for lice
Today I dusted my does with DE because I was beginning to see some lice on them, and one in particular was starting to be quite bothered by them. I also dusted their bedding with it.
I'm wondering, how fast should it work? It seemed that tonight I
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buckling stepped on a nail
Today my buckling (wether, actually) got a nail stuck in his hoof/foot. I pulled it out, hoping it would bleed and flush the wound. No such luck. I sprayed it with blue coat. The vet advised a round of penicillin, and didn't feel that tetanus tox
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Cornell Goat and Sheep Health Day Sept. 21 - FAMACHA Certification
For those of you who want to become FAMACHA certified, learn more about parasite management (including the latest research on COWP) and other goat (and sheep) health issues, Cornell University in Ithaca, NY has a terrific program scheduled for Sept.
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HELP PLEASEDebudded but she keeps scratching off scabs
Hi all being the new goatie person I really love this forum and all the sage advice. My six week old doeling was debudded a few weeks ago...(oh that wasn't fun for a newbie goat owner)...all seemed to be well but just in the last couple days she kee
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Hair loss in patches....
Ok so I've had my girls about a month now, and they are rubbing bald patches on their shoulders and flanks, and their coats seem to be thinner all around. They were a little chunky when I got them so I haven't had them on grain, I just feed them gras
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Size of buckling
Hey guys. I just bought a pet scale- had been wanting one. Anyway, I weighed my bottle baby buckling that I thought was very small. He weighs 30 lb, and is turning 5 months in a few days. Am I over reacting or is he really tiny?
Is there anythi
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Needing some advice about copper and minerals!
Hi all, this is my first time on this forum. (Hope I'm following all the rules...)
I have been reading a lot about feeding copper and mineral mixes to goats. A bit confused though. Is it one or the other? Or should I give both copper and minerals?
I
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Ivermectin injectable dosage
I can't seam to find the dosage anywhere. Can you tell me the correct dosage for ivermectin injectable 1% given orally please.
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Young ones with diaherra
Hi there, I am new to this board and also new to owning two Nigerian Dwarf goat sisters who were born in July. I got them two weeks ago and am bottle feeding them twice a day. Two days ago the smaller one started having diaherra and then the next day
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What is this?
So I noticed today that two of our goats have these little red dots inside one of their ears, one more than the other. They feel dry and crusty/dusty.
What are they and are they a problem?
Sorry the pictures aren't great, had a hard time getting them
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Milk Issues :/
I milked one of my nubians this morning and tonight and when I was filtering it..it took me 3 filters. Her milk has thick stuff in it..not clumps..but its thick and when it goes through the filter it builds up enough to stop the milk from going thro
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Coughing goats
Hi guys-
I recently added two goats to my herd. One was a doe that I bought locally . When I got her home she had a dry cough, very mild, very occasional. I was giving her some herbal preparations, one for immune support the other deworming. She
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tetanus toxoid ??? how much for the kids
I am wanting to vaccinate the new does (10 days old tomorrow) the bottle says 2 ml for goats but I read on line and for the same tetanus toxoid they say 1/2 ml for goats and neither discusses new kids or ND kids...any one please help as I don't want
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When do you worry about a cough (from the goat, that is)?
I wormed my doelings last week (Ivermectin, one dose of either 2 or 3 ml...can't remember, but followed instructions). One of them coughed right afterwards, and ever since then she has had this occasional cough (several times a day). I'm really worri
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