Goat won't eat.

[sullen]

My 5 yr old LaMancha that I got last summer.......well she won't eat yesterday and today too. I even brought her some warm milk, she looked at it and walked away. She looks at me like something hurts. She did loose the tip of one toe, broke off.
Now her tail is all dirty and she has big ploppy poops, and when I rubber her she put her butt to me and stood there as I rubbed her bum. (way too happy) Heat?

[susanne]

that is not a lot of info to say anything.
when was she wormed the last time? is it normal for her to drink milk?
what else do you feed her? does she has a temperature?
vit. b and probios can encourage her appetite

[Patty0315]

Is she utd on shots ?

[sullen]

She was wormed last summer. She has been getting DE in her food all month.
Shots...I have no idea. Why would a goat need shots? I tok her to the vet when I got her, vet never mentioned shots. She shares her fence with my healthy chickens. No other animals nearby, except dogs, who have their shots.
I feed her "champion challenger" or something, it's kind of sticky and has corn in it.
I heard hens like milk so I warmed her some. It's cold here. Put some acidophilus in it. She barely looked at it.

[Patty0315]

I would call the Vet . With your limited experience she is going to die. She should be wormed at least 3-4 times a year. Sghe should get a cd/t shot at least once a year. She could have tetnaus seeing that she has a wound and has not been vaccinated.

Goats will not drink milk as a rule. Offer some warm water with molasses. Gatoraide even. Take her temp rectally , you can use a people thermometer.

CALL THE VET

[sullen]

OK I will call the vet.
She does not really have a wound, the tip of her toe broke off. Her nail.

[Patty0315]

Good , it is not normal for a goat not to eat.

[susanne]

sullen your doe needs to be wormed right now. de is do nothing for parasite control. if you take her to the vet take some poop pellets with you. your vet can do a fecal check and recommend you a wormer (hopefully the right one )
do you have bacing soda out for her? how much of your high molasse grain mix are you feeding her?

[Patty0315]

My suggestions

Take temp , If she has a fever she needs antibiotic

Shot of vitamin B
Shot of Bo~se
worm with ivermectin or cydectin orally.
cd/t shot and booster in 3 weeks
have vet examine for possible tetnaus and to see if she has an infection and what would be the best treatment.

Is she bloated ?
Change of feed?
Pregnant ?

[sullen]

2 of my hens (who are with her) have been opened up and cleared for any kind of parasites.
Feeding her about 3 cups a day, half in the morning and half later. Thats what the guy I got her from said to do. She has gotten fat this winter.

[sullen]

Patty...same old feed, not preganant. What would bloated look like?

[susanne]

Originally Posted by Patty0315

I would call the Vet . With your limited experience she is going to die. She should be wormed at least 3-4 times a year. Sghe should get a cd/t shot at least once a year. She could have tetnaus seeing that she has a wound and has not been vaccinated.

Goats will not drink milk as a rule. Offer some warm water with molasses. Gatoraide even. Take her temp rectally , you can use a people thermometer.

CALL THE VET

patty i agree on most of the things you said but not on the shots. there are a lots of goats that live healthy lives without shots.
to worm four time a year is a little bit vague. better would be do a fecal check and worm accordingly. my does were wormed twice last year. they did not need more. although milk is not a main ingredience in the diet of the goat, they love it if they can get it like almost every other warm blooded animal.

[susanne]

sullen you would recognize a doe with bloat because she is very uncomfortable. is this doe in milk? goats that don't work (breeding ,pregnancy, milking, still growing) don't need grain at all. what kind of hay does she get?
can you call the guy you got her from? he might be helpful for you.

[Patty0315]

She will not have the same parasites as chickens.

Bloated she will look like she swallowed a dozen water mellons

[sullen]

Well she did get fat this winter. If I didn't know better I would think she was preggo.

[Patty0315]

Was she exposed to a buck? Is she getting an udder ?

[Patty0315]

Not giving shots is playing with a loaded gun. For the 15.00 a year it is well worth it to me to know my animals are covered. Yes many live long lives without but many do not. This seems to be a much loved pet , I would vaccinate . Better safe than sorry.

My worming statement was in general. The poster does not have alot of experience. We could go into famcha or running her own fecals and confuse her . By the way what color are her inside eye lids and gums ?

Hopefully when she gets ahold of the Vet they will go over all this with her.

Is there anyone on forum close by who could pop in to help ???


Patty

[sullen]

No buck here. I have had her since last summer. She had a distended udder but we cleared that up.
I tried to give her some warm water and molasses and she spit it out. Wants to know what is wrong with me, sticking her face in that?
She looks no different that she always looks. Shivering a little, and seems to be walking gingerly. I will give some fecals to the vet and go from there.
I forgot......she did get into the corn bin just before she quit eating, someone left the scratch too close and she dragged it over and ate some. Not a lot, but some.

[moonspinner]

Too much corn can be potentially fatal for goats. It can lead to bloat, polio all sorts of ills. This may be your culprit. But we don't know enough here - does she have a temp, is she bloated, worms, etc. Definitely a fecal will reveal a lot so make sure you take a recent stool sample to the vets.

[goatmarm]

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