Goat maybe Poisioned??

LAsPygmys · #1 05/17/08, 08:15 PM

I let my Goat's out Today,i keep my Older Doe on a long Cable.And my Yearling Doe & my older Doe's Triplet's all run free.I check on them about every hour during the day just to make sure there all O.K,and all day Today they all was fine the older one's eating & the Triplet's was running & playing.Then this evening i went out to lock them up,and my Yearling Doe had some Green Foamy looking stuff on her mouth & was ginding her mouth.And i could see where she had throwed up this Green looking stuff, and it had a funny smell to it.I can remember when i had Goat's Year's ago one of them having this same thing happen,and i remember it Died not long after this.All i can think of is she must have got into something that was Poision,because she was just fine all day running around eating just like Goat's do.Then all of the sudden in a hour's time she's like this,so it's definitely a sudden thing.It's not something where i could see her coming down with something,because she's been perfect up until a couple hour's ago.Then when i put them up she was still walking fine,and acting pretty normal except for the Green Foamy looking stuff around her mouth.So what should i do for her,is there something i could give her?I'm thinking if she did get into something Poision,there's really nothing you can do,is that true?Anything you can tell me will be VERY helpful,and VERY appreciated.Thank's,Larry

fishhead · #2 05/17/08, 08:59 PM

Pat her left side and compare the sound to patting the other goats. Does it sound really tight like a basketball? Could it be bloat?

You could give her some activated charcoal to be safe and it won't hurt her. Aquarium charcoal is fine or other activated (not barbecue). Mineral oil will help empty her gut fast so if it is poison she will absorb less.

naturewoman · #3 05/17/08, 09:03 PM

If you are letting them run free, do they have access to poisonous plants they don't have in their pasture? If they can get into your gardens, you may have many goat toxic plants they shouldn't be eating.

naturewoman · #4 05/17/08, 09:04 PM

giving her a charcoal drench may help if she's ingested poison. I know this works for other animals...don't know about goats.

Alice In TX/MO · #5 05/17/08, 09:08 PM

Link to poisonous plants.

http://fiascofarm.com/goats/poisonousplants.htm

LAsPygmys · #6 05/17/08, 09:55 PM

I really don't think it's Bloat,unless Bloat can come on that fast without any warning sign's?And she doesn't look like she's Bloated,her sides are their normal size.I read the Poision Plant's list,and i don't know what 90% of those are,even if i was standing in a patch of them.How would i give her Charcoal,and how much should i give her?And is there a special type of Mineral Oil to give her,and how much of it should i give her?The field i let them run is right beside of my House so the loose Yearling can get into my Yard,she's been doing this all Spring with no problem's.But it only take 1 time for something like this to heppen,i really hope she can shake this i'd hate to loose her she's a beautiful Goat & i've really become attached to her.If she just got a little dose of a Poision Plant,could she possibley pull through?I just hope she didn't eat a bunch of whatever it was,so maybe she would have a better chance at living.Thank's for helping me out,and i'll let you know what's happening.

fishhead · #7 05/18/08, 07:42 AM

How is she?

You might want to look at this http://fiascofarm.com/goats/medicati...ural.htm#rhodo

Or you can use the search function at the top of page and search for past threads that dealt with poisoning. Search charcoal or goat poisoning.

Alice In TX/MO · #8 05/18/08, 07:52 AM

Next step after she recovers is to go by your local County Agricultural Extension office and get a book to help you identify your local plants. :-)

One of my favorite landscape plants (Lantana) is poisonous to goats. And at our house in Missouri, we have lilac bushes, and we can't let the goats out in the yard unsupervised. Lilac is poisonous.

You'd be surprised at what you have in your yard that's bad for them.

Alma · #9 05/18/08, 08:32 AM

We have same situation each year in our herd of goats usually the very young ones are very sinsitive to the "lamb's kill" its a plant rightly names by the local farmers here. Its leaves are on the shrubs all winter and in the early spring its all that out. We have to keep all our kids inside and only let them out for a few minutes at a time when we can get them rounded up and back in their pen if they start to wander, this plant causes immediate green foamy stuff to form at the mouth as the kids can't throw up like us and they bring it up and then flick their heads to get it out of their mouth hence its covering the walls of the barn and everything around. *Local farmers also call it "Goo-leaf" as it causes gooey leafy stuff to form around the mouth).We when we see it (usually in the morning after a day outside) and then as quickly as possible get something in it to absorb the poison and also at the same time give it the mineral oil to get any out as quickly as possible. Two or three times in one day for a young kid but we also keep it withthe mother and try to get liquids in so it doesn't get de-hydrated. Same as you give to young babies should be fine. Main thing is that even tho we try very hard to keep all goats in this can still happen but they will learn from it and never touch the stuff again. Its the only poisionous plant we have in the woods around here so we're lucky that way but we have forest full of it too. We just try to keep them away from it until the rest of the healthy plants are there for them to eat as well then they usually will stay clear of it . Good luck and I have one case of it right now and have to deal with it tow not bad out of 16 goats. (we had a great nice day yesterday and hard to keep them in . Alma

fishhead · #10 05/18/08, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Alma

We have same situation each year in our herd of goats usually the very young ones are very sinsitive to the "lamb's kill" its a plant rightly names by the local farmers here. Its leaves are on the shrubs all winter and in the early spring its all that out. We have to keep all our kids inside and only let them out for a few minutes at a time when we can get them rounded up and back in their pen if they start to wander, this plant causes immediate green foamy stuff to form at the mouth as the kids can't throw up like us and they bring it up and then flick their heads to get it out of their mouth hence its covering the walls of the barn and everything around. *Local farmers also call it "Goo-leaf" as it causes gooey leafy stuff to form around the mouth).We when we see it (usually in the morning after a day outside) and then as quickly as possible get something in it to absorb the poison and also at the same time give it the mineral oil to get any out as quickly as possible. Two or three times in one day for a young kid but we also keep it withthe mother and try to get liquids in so it doesn't get de-hydrated. Same as you give to young babies should be fine. Main thing is that even tho we try very hard to keep all goats in this can still happen but they will learn from it and never touch the stuff again. Its the only poisionous plant we have in the woods around here so we're lucky that way but we have forest full of it too. We just try to keep them away from it until the rest of the healthy plants are there for them to eat as well then they usually will stay clear of it . Good luck and I have one case of it right now and have to deal with it tow not bad out of 16 goats. (we had a great nice day yesterday and hard to keep them in . Alma

How much oil do you give them?

If you use charcoal how much do you give them of that too?