medicated fed and sulmet?

[Oldntimes]

Hello I brought a new kid home and it has diarrhea. The breeder said he came down with it the day befor.She gave him Pepto. When we got home I have him Probios. Today I wormed him and gave him some more Pepto.
My question is I feed with a medicated feed should I stil give him Sulmet on top of that or just let lt run it course with the medicated feed?
Thanks,

[SHELBY]

My first thoughts on this would be to find out why he has it.

Is it just from overeating, or something else?

Others will be along shortly.

[Oldntimes]

The breeders said it had rained and she thinks it may have been from eating to much fresh green grass. The other Kid I got along with him is fine.

[moonspinner]

First off, why did she let him go if he was scouring? I never let a kid off my place unless it's totally healthy. And that the breeder acknowledged this means she should be responsible. Kids don't handle stress well in the first place and to stick you with this in a new home, even if it's just something like functional diarrhea isn't the way to go.
Having said that, yes, eating a lot of grass can bring on the runs. What color is it, how old is the boy? Has he been treated at all for cocci? Was he wormed prior to your worming? Is it weaned or still on milk?
Hopefully it's just temporary. But if this kid has not had any cocci treatment I would probably hit the Sulmet in any event.

[Oldntimes]

Yes I just spoke to her. I drove to get him and we met at a meeting place So I did not know until I arrived.... After driving a few hours I was not about to turn around and leave empty handed ..She did treat him for Cocci. He is 9 weeks old.
she said he needed to be wormed but I had already wormed him when he got here. I always do preventantive treatments when ever bringing in a new animal.
I agree I take great pride in Only.... allowing healthy animals leave my farm. I am a stickler about that. Everyone who buys from me comments on how well and healthy my goats look and I appriciate those kind words.
It is normal Chocolate color..nothing that looks out of the ordinary for diarrhea.
I think since he was treated for Cocci with Albon, and I wormed him, I will see how he go's from their.
The breeder I got him from is a super nice person, I know she did not mean any harm in it, But ya it is a shame to bring a kid home with scours..
Last year I brought home a Buck kid from a different breeder and had the same thing happen.Go figure...

[Vicki McGaugh TX Nubians]

If the albon worked he would not be scouring. He is new and stressed from the move, worm him with something that works, cocci treat him and take a fecal to the vet and see what you are dealing with. Sorry but selling a sick animal is bad enough, now the problem is yours...deal with it, because too high a level of cocci and diarrhea for too long and the kid is ruined. When you get the fecal back, purchase the banamine to stop the spastic gut, purchase the Corrid and womer to treat this, refecal in 7 days, I would send the bill to the breeder. Vicki