Dry cough in young Doe - wormed her, now what?

[jill.costello]

My AlpineX doe Cayenne has developed a dry cough. I wormed all 4 of my goats with ivermectin horse paste (300 lbs worth for each), but her cough has not improved.

Now, I don't know what else to try. Any guesses??

[MillsFarmFamily]

Is it a constant cough, or just every once-in-a-while, like after she eats? Did you recently change foods? Do you have lots of clean water available? Does she have any other symptoms?

[jill.costello]

It is a occasional cough, like when she wakes up in the am, and every now and then I'll hear her while she's out grazing.

The only change she's had is that I started giving everyone about a pound of Alfalfa pellets am and pm when the weather got colder.

Could she be sensitive to them? Or to the dust from them?

[Sweet Goats]

Is the pellets dusty at all?
What I do for mine is put a few drops of thyme oil in their water. That really settles down the coughing. Just watch her and listen for any ratteling and wheezing.