Health (981)

Questions about copper bolusing

I'm getting ready to give my goats their first dose of COWP... I'm seeing some signs of deficiency. My black goat is turning reddish, and some of them have rough coats, and there is a bit of fishtail.

Anyways... I purchased the UltraCruz COWP for ki

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Broken scur with opening/hole

I have a doe who came out of the barn this morning missing the top part of her scur. Normally I don’t think much about broken scurs. She wasn’t bleeding and at first I didn’t even give it a second thought. But as I was leaving the pasture she came ov

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Need goat help!!

Hi, I have a pregnant doe that has been week in the back legs. We've recently gave her WCP and been giving her oral minerals (repliman gel plus) to help boost her but she doesn't seem to improve. We have just moved 4 months ago and have had them on p

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Should my goats have grain?

I have five goats -2 wethers, 2 does, 1 buck - they are all between three and four months old, and I've owned them all since they were 8 wks. I have never given them grain... should I be? If so, I feel terrible that I never gave it to them. Here are

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Hair loss around ears

I've got a doe who kidded a couple of weeks ago who has hair loss around her ears. Not just a patch, but pretty much hair loss on the whole ear, both of them. The hair loss forms a circle at the base of the ear where the hair loss begins and ends. I

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signs of pain

I have an 8 year doe, Clover, she is one of my first two goats and has a special spot in my heart.

3.5 years ago she contracted meningeal worm, the parasite attacked her spinal cord.  At her worst her back legs were paralyzed, but with an outstanding

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Could it be CL?

Hello,

I have a small herd of 3 does and a wether.  One doe was born here and the other 2 does and wether were purchased from breeders who health test and had clean herds. About a month ago my wether seemed a little quieter than usual, but was still

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Fleas

Can anyone tell me the best thing for fleas on goats? My boy was scratching and I found a few on him. I looked it up, but have read many different things. Thanks, Haley

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Hair Loss

Posting for a friend. Her goat is losing her hair in huge clumps. She is eating, happy goat but has lost about 30% of her coat. They called a vet and they have wormed her and are using an anti fungal on her skin does anyone have any idea what it coul

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Mites

Because of some unforseen things my tiny herd had to be moved to another farm. We are ready to bring them home now, but are told they have mites. What is the best things I can do for mites. It has me worried.

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Bleeding goat

My doe is bleeding from her back side. I cant tell if it’s feom her anus or vulva. This isn’t the first time she’s had some blood but it’s the worst time and seems more out of place. There also seems to be a swollen red bump. She is a rescue and came

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