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Clumpy poop

Posted by Renee Pedrini on November 7, 2011 at 12:00pm in Health

My goats have started to get clumpy poop.  Since its fall they have been eating tons of leaves, could this be it? No other problems in there behavior noticed.  If it is the abundance of leaves, which i can't do anything about, is there anything I can do to help it?

Thank  you!

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  • Renee Pedrini November 9, 2011 at 9:53am

    Jackie,

    I really thought there stool was like that because of fall and they were eating every leaf in site! From what I understand some larvae can go dormant....but to be safe, it cost me all of $17 bucks to get them tested.  They become immune to the medication, so you need to know what kind of larvae it is and if the medication is doing its job.  I did not notice any other problems with my goats.

  • Jackie K November 8, 2011 at 10:19am
    What I am curious about is the occasional clumpy poop...not frequent, not even daily...eyelids pink...is that still a worm issue? And does that dratted worm go dormant in winter?
  • Renee Pedrini November 8, 2011 at 9:17am

    Thank you, got there stool tested and sure enough it was intestinal parasites, treatment already on board.

     

  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle November 7, 2011 at 12:40pm
    Clumpy poop is a classic symptom of intestinal parasites, usually barberpole worm, AKA haemonchus contortus. There are lots of posts on here about dealing with intestinal parasites, but you will probably need to give them a dewormer. You could take a fecal to your vet to confirm the diagnosis. Be sure to take fresh poop as the eggs can hatch fairly quickly, especially in a warm environment, and then the fecal would appear clean when it is not.
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