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BOSE injectable or gel???

As I live in a selenium deficient area I would like to give them the Bose gel instead of getting a vet to give them an injection. Because of the lack of a knowledgable goat vet  in my area and the expense every 6 months. Does anyone know the pros and

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Small Does???

I have been reading some old discussions about does/size/weight etc. And it is beginning to scare me. We had our does delivered Feb. 29th. They were 6-11 months at that time. We were shocked when we saw them, because they were so tiny. We knew they w

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Bloat

I went out to check my animals for their nightly bed check at 9 and noticed my goat was very bloated...  I came inside a  googled her appearance... Yep, bloat. Not sure what she's gotten into. and she was fine when I checked her at 5 pm... I don't ha

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Systemic Staph?

We just lost a goat to what I suspect was systemic staph. 

It started off with staphylococcus dermatitis on her udder. It was pretty bad, and we had her on a 10 day course of injectable antibiotics before we felt that it was under control. Her last d

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Copper/HairLoss?

2655728943?profile=RESIZE_1024x1024We recently had a conversation about copper boluses in which a couple of people had noticed a lot of  hair loss in connection with the timing of the boluses. This picture is awful but I can't seem to get it to look like it does in person. This is the

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possible pinkeye

I notice this morning that one of my doelings had weepy eyes she has what looks like sleep in her eyes white with a slight yellow tint to it. This afternoon she still has it but now I have three other kids with watery weepy eyes. Is this Pinkeye and

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Not truly disbudded?

So I have had my baby for a couple weeks now.  He is now 5 weeks old and he still has little horns.  Now I talked to someone else and showed them the pics and they said that he wasn't disbudded right cuz he shouldn't have any horns at all.  So now I

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Scours

One of my quad boys has scours. He is 13 days old. I have been trying to get three of them onto bottles to give mom some relief and in order to sell them. Two boys were fine and latched well. This guy thought I was killing him. I separated him and an

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limping doe

I have a doe that acts totally normal but after she has been laying down when she gets up she limps on one of her front legs. She is just a dry yearling. In the last couple of months her legs have gotten alot longer. After she has been up for a short

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Milk weed

I have read that milkweed is poisonous to goats but, when we go for a walk, I have seen them grab a leaf and chew it.  I've tried to take it away but then it becomes a game and I will never get it from them.   They will stand a safe distance and look

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