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Diarrhea

Posted by Sharon Barreira on May 25, 2011 at 9:07pm in Health
I have a buck that started with diarrhea today.  I was wondering if a change in weather could cause a almost 3 month old to start with diarrhea.  The temperature went from being in the 50's to being 75 degrees today.  I am also weaning him from the bottle.  I have cut him down to one feeding and he is getting approximately 10 oz at night.  I was going to cut him back to  6 oz today but decided against this because I did not want him to dehydrate.  I have two bucks together, the other is 4 months old and I feed approx 4 cups of grain daily(Medicated) and hay.  Yesterday, I did not know that my son fed the goats and there was no grain so I fed again.  Up until this point, I have never had this problem.  Any suggestions??
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  • Sharon Barreira May 27, 2011 at 10:13pm
    He seems to be almost back to normal.  I would like to thank everyone for all the help. I appreciate it.
  • Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres May 27, 2011 at 2:10am
    YAY!!
  • Sharon Barreira May 26, 2011 at 7:10pm
    The male is doing a bit better today.  I took the grain away till this evening a gave a small amount because it is in with another male.  Gave them plenty of hay today and put out baking soda.  Hopefully all is well tomorrow. Thanks.
  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 25, 2011 at 10:06pm
    I'd wait to cut down on the milk until the diarrhea is gone.

    Sharon Barreira said:
    Thanks,  I will cut them down tomorrow.  Do you think it is also ok to cut back on the bottle feeding amount also now?
  • Sharon Barreira May 25, 2011 at 9:46pm
    Thanks,  I will cut them down tomorrow.  Do you think it is also ok to cut back on the bottle feeding amount also now?
  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 25, 2011 at 9:42pm
    Only hay and grass are free choice. Grain is never free choice with ruminants. I know someone who lost a kid to enterotoxemia because she was letting it have grain free choice. A cup a day is more than enough for a growing kid. Half a cup a day is enough for a wether. Baking soda should always be available free choice when feeding grain.

    Sharon Barreira said:
    should I remove grain and only feed hay?? should I give any baking soda or something?  I ended up feeding approx 6 cups instead of 4.  I thought that grain and hay should be free choice at this age??
  • Sharon Barreira May 25, 2011 at 9:32pm
    should I remove grain and only feed hay?? should I give any baking soda or something?  I ended up feeding approx 6 cups instead of 4.  I thought that grain and hay should be free choice at this age??
  • Deborah Niemann-Boehle May 25, 2011 at 9:27pm
    I agree with Rachel. I'd wait 24 hours and see what happens. Four cups of grain is a lot for two bucklings -- eight cups of grain could definitely be a problem.
  • Rachel Whetzel at MigMog Acres May 25, 2011 at 9:09pm

    I would wager that it's not the weather, but the fact that he got a "double" dose of grain.

     

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