I need some help. We have a 12-week old that got his leg pinned and now he is not putting any weight on it. It does not appear broken, my husband checked in and he works in the medical field so has a little knowledge. He does OT flinch or try to pull away when you squeeze or move any part of it either. We do not have a good goat vet out here, does anyone have any suggestions?? What can we give him for pain?
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I'm sorry, I should have clarified - we do not leave the goats in with any other animals, the goats are only with goats. Sometimes when I have the horses and donkey turned out, the goats will go up to them but they are not in the same pen. I know donkeys can be very aggressive so would never risk that.
I would NOT leave your goats with horses and donkeys, especially if one of the donkeys seems the least bit aggressive. We had a donkey kill a ewe once, and as I said in my other message, he could have broken the leg or shoulder of a buck. Goats are not nearly as likely to hurt each other as horses and donkeys who are larger and more aggressive. Donkeys are often put with goats and sheep because they kill coyotes, but the donkey doesn't like the goats or sheep, they should NOT be with them because they can kill them too.
Thank you! We do not have Willow Bark but I looked up on a couple of different sites that it was okay to give them aspirin so we did and it seemed to help a bit. These things always seem to happen in the evening! He is putting more weight on it this morning, thank goodness! We kept the older Pygmy goats separated last night and this morning so he can just rest. My older doe is the one that rammed him into the feeder and caused his legs to get stuck, we have fixed the area where if happened so it can't happen again. I know it is normal for them to work it out but it is sure hard to watch. Our mini donkey will go after the baby goats sometimes, it always scares me, but then he is won over by them and leaves them alone. My full sized horse and my mini horse seem to love them. I know they are stronger than they seem but I am such a worrier, I don't have children so the four legged ones are it! Thanks again for your reply!
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
Willow bark is a great natural pain reliever, and most goats love it because they're browsers. (Aspirin was originally made from willow bark.) He may very well be totally fine by morning. We had a donkey grab a buck by his front leg and gallop across the pasture with him. The buck wasn't putting any weight on that leg at all! Of course, it was in the evening, so we put the goat in the barn and figured we'd take him to the vet in the morning, but by morning he was fine. They can be very resilient! Even if he appeared fine in the morning though, I'd keep him in a small space for a few days so that he can't overwork it.
Willow bark is a great natural pain reliever, and most goats love it because they're browsers. (Aspirin was originally made from willow bark.) He may very well be totally fine by morning. We had a donkey grab a buck by his front leg and gallop across the pasture with him. The buck wasn't putting any weight on that leg at all! Of course, it was in the evening, so we put the goat in the barn and figured we'd take him to the vet in the morning, but by morning he was fine. They can be very resilient! Even if he appeared fine in the morning though, I'd keep him in a small space for a few days so that he can't overwork it.
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I would NOT leave your goats with horses and donkeys, especially if one of the donkeys seems the least bit aggressive. We had a donkey kill a ewe once, and as I said in my other message, he could have broken the leg or shoulder of a buck. Goats are not nearly as likely to hurt each other as horses and donkeys who are larger and more aggressive. Donkeys are often put with goats and sheep because they kill coyotes, but the donkey doesn't like the goats or sheep, they should NOT be with them because they can kill them too.
Deborah Niemann-Boehle said:
Willow bark is a great natural pain reliever, and most goats love it because they're browsers. (Aspirin was originally made from willow bark.) He may very well be totally fine by morning. We had a donkey grab a buck by his front leg and gallop across the pasture with him. The buck wasn't putting any weight on that leg at all! Of course, it was in the evening, so we put the goat in the barn and figured we'd take him to the vet in the morning, but by morning he was fine. They can be very resilient! Even if he appeared fine in the morning though, I'd keep him in a small space for a few days so that he can't overwork it.