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05/13/08, 09:45 AM
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sick Kid goat
I have a sick kid goat and one min. she is ok and the next she is walking in circles and disoriented. I have wormed her an given her some drench. I was not sure what else I to do. Or should we have her put down?
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05/13/08, 09:59 AM
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how old is she? Is she eating/drinking/pooping ok? Temp?
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05/13/08, 10:34 AM
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Polio?
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05/13/08, 10:39 AM
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Had you ever wormed her before? Is she grinding her teeth? If she is then she is in pain and you could give her some Banomine-check dosing, but I would call a vet and get their opinion on what it could be. Do you have Lystereosus(?) in your soil? Just a long shot. Good luck and keep us posted.
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05/13/08, 01:30 PM
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She is going to the bathroom ok. she also has been jerking hard every so often.and yes she is grinding her teeth. She had been wormed before. it had been a few weeks since it had been done. and she is about 2 1/2 or 3 months.
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05/13/08, 01:52 PM
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Definately would treat for polio, it can't hurt.
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05/13/08, 01:53 PM
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Copied from the Tennessee Meat goats site.
"Symptoms of Polioencephalomalacia can be any combination of or all of the following: excitability, "stargazing," uncoordinated staggering and/or weaving (ataxia), circling, diarrhea, muscle tremors, and blindness. Initial symptoms can look like Entertoxemia (overeating disease). There is a component of "overeating" involved in that the rumen flora has been compromised. As the disease progresses, convulsions and high fever occur, and if untreated, the goat generally dies within 24-72 hours."
Can you get any injectible B vitamins? It wouldn't hurt and may just save her.
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05/13/08, 03:24 PM
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I talk to a vet and he thought is sounded like Coccidiosis. So I am going to treat her for that. She is not overeating and she does not have diarrhea. She does get weak very easy.
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05/13/08, 09:29 PM
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I'm far from a pro, but I've never heard of cocci causing circling and disorientation. Is this vet one who is very familiar with goats?
Take a look at this link:
http://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/ar...steriosis.html
If it's one of these, then time is of the essence.
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05/13/08, 09:32 PM
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You can treat for both and the B vitamin won't hurt her if you are wrong but may save her if she has polio. I've never heard of cocci causing circling either.
I would also give her probios or yogurt to make sure her gut is functioning well.
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05/14/08, 10:06 AM
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How is this kid doing???
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06/05/08, 08:21 PM
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We had to put the kidd down she had went to far down for us to save her.
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06/05/08, 09:58 PM
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oh that's too bad. Sorry for your loss 
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06/06/08, 12:11 AM
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Sorry you lost your kid. If this ever happens again, give sub Q thiamin and Banamine. I think your goat had polio. It's very treatable with B1.
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06/09/08, 08:07 PM
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She didn't have polio. She had brain damage.
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06/09/08, 10:28 PM
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If the goat walks in circle. It is mostly likely is POLIO OR LISTEROSIS.
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06/10/08, 11:55 AM
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She did not have polio. She had a stroke and got brain damage from it. She was given a B vitamin shot and she never got any better. The vet told us after that, that she had a stroke and she was brain damaged. so we put her down.
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