Goat won't eat.

I think bloat too. Vet has not called back yet. But she gets really busy.
LuLu does look a little better. Been massaging her.

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http://dairygoatinfo.com/viewtopic.php?t=189

follow this link . It will tell you ewverything to do for bloat.

Patty

The recommended dose of mineral oil is 100-200 cc


Patty

I am not a vet. But it sounds like she got into the corn and is bloated. Mineral oil and probios. I use a turkey baster. Load it up and wearing old clothes squirt it far back in her mouth and then rub her throat. Then give probios. Good luck. I give all my goats CD/T shots.

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Yes, read that link. Dairygoatinfo.com is a wonderful forum for excellent goat info. I would just give her hay as far as feed goes right now...no grain or goat feed until her stomach settles down....for several days. Offer her some baking soda free-choice....regular baking soda out of the kitchen, as much as she wants to eat out of a bowl...it will make her burp.

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Vet finally called, she said 30 CC of mineral oil. Gave it to her, she actually licked the applicator. She seemed a lot bettter, hungry, so I gave her a liitle food.
I would have checked in last night but the last few days HT is crashing my computer.

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Yogurt I can do. I have probios pills I can lace the Yogurt with.

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Donts forget to get the CD/T shot for goat very important alone with worming the goat. These sure are very important for a goats life. Goats IMO can't just eat corn they need hay & other stuff to help keep their ruming going good. You can tell if goat needs worming due to eyelids will be a pale pink to getting white. Lots of water is goods to.

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Thank you for mentioning that White Eagle!! I think it is very important that people just getting startied with goats need to know that shots are a very important part of responsible goat care!! And if you don't know what shots are nessesary - ask someone who knows! I think we all realize by now that there are some very well intenioned vets out there that don't know a thing when it comes to goats and goat care. Sullen - this is a great place to get information. There are a lot of very good, knowledgeable goat breeders here. Two other places you might want to check is dairygoatinfo.com and dairygoatsplus.com. They are full of people who are willing to help! I hope your goat is continuing to get better!

Birds and goats are susceptible to coccidia, which is something you won't find on necropsy. Coccidia is found by checking stool samples, and it is possible to check several before finding coccidia. Coccidiosis can cause the ploppy stools described, and if not treated, can cause death. (I lost a kid to coccidiosis within a week after I saved the poor baby from an animal collector.)

Not discounting advice given by others--I stopped reading carefully after I saw that the chickens were necropsied. (Poor chickies! )

Now I'm gonna go back and read carefully about bloat.

We feed a lot of grain & I've had a foundered goat go off feed before. We have never had to fight bloat because of grain, yet. If it is bloat you are already heading it off. There are some great posts before this one. We have never given CD&T shots & never will. Good luck!!!!

I don't believe that chickens and goats have the same strains of coccidae.

I no longer give my goats any cracked corn. The get prime oats, mixed with a small amount of sweet feed (yes, I know there is cracked corn in the sweet feed, but it is very little that they get!) and BOSS.

They are in very good condition. They get plenty of good hay, alfalfa pellets, Sweetlix minerals and kelp meal.

Very happy goaties!

The woman I bought my 2 very expensive Nigerian Dwarfs from came by this weekend. She was astonished when she saw them, especially the doeling. She told me that the doeling's sister was no where near as big as the one she had sold me. She told me I was doing a good job, and that it must be something in the air of my hill. This doeling is still the smallest of my Nigies, but not by much anymore. I felt pretty good about that!

Yes, goats can live healthy lives without shots. People can also survive driving without wearing seatbelts...but it sure isnt a pretty sight when either is neglected and needed...while I think that you could do a lot by switching from the sweet feed and getting on a regular worming and vaccination regimen, I would agree that it sounds as if you may be turning the corner on this one.

BTW why would a goat need shots? Well, for one reason..tetanus. It isnt a pretty sight to watch a goat die of tetanus, I hope to never see it again.

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Does she have access to goat (not sheep) minerals and baking soda?