need help now please!!!

maryanne · #1 07/28/06, 07:25 PM

got home , my new goat, 3 months old was laying down, labored breathing,tongue sticking out and lifeless but alive...I have given her gatorade, hosed her down with cool water( we have loads of shade) it was 96 degress today..
Is she dehydrated?
I have many toher goats in a pasture, none of which are sick and I dont have anything poisonous.I am not sure how much she is eating, I have seen her eat some but not alot, she has been here 3 days. was perfecting fine when we got her.
need advice... do I call the vet?
not diarehea(sp?), but could she have cocci??
what people food should I give her if any, fruit??????? her tongue is very dry,,, I have red cell would that do any good???

mary,tx · #2 07/28/06, 07:39 PM

I've never heard of anything like this, but it sounds serious. Yes, I think calling a vet is a good idea, or try goat911.com.
mary

**mygoat** · #3 07/28/06, 08:01 PM

Red cell can't hurt, neither can probiotics or a vitamin B shot. pinch the skin in a tent and see if it snaps back or if it sinks back slowly. If it snaps back she is not dehydrated. Get ahold of a vet, now.

maryanne · #4 07/28/06, 08:05 PM

my husband just informeed me that there ia all kind of trees and bushes in the woods where we have our goats so she may have eatten something that poisoned her?

marvella · #5 07/28/06, 09:00 PM

vet.

Idahoe · #6 07/28/06, 11:28 PM

She's had just enough time to react to a change in feed, perhaps?

Your doe sounds very sick, I hope she recovers quickly. Sounds like she needs more or less emergency vet services at least as a consult.

APPway · #7 07/28/06, 11:36 PM

You say she is just 3 months old are you sure she was weaned and not still on the doe or Bottel? that might be the problem 3 days of not eating right or enough fluids.
Its just a guess

My 2 cents
APPway

added to also say
Could she have been run by some of the other goats or maybe a dog??
Hope she is better let us know.

Sondra Peterson · #8 07/29/06, 07:30 AM

sounds like entro get CD ANTITOXIN into her FAST won't hurt her and may save her life.

mary,tx · #9 07/29/06, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maryanne

my husband just informeed me that there ia all kind of trees and bushes in the woods where we have our goats so she may have eatten something that poisoned her?

I would doubt it. We also have all kinds of stuff, and goats naturally do not eat a lot of what offends them.

I was thinking it's summer, she's just weaned, perhaps not drinking, in a new environment...

Did you have opportunity to get a vet opinion or talk to someone at goat911?
Is she still hanging on?

mary