Hi all, this is my first post here. I'm looking for some information for my female goat.
Normally my goats poop - you know - scads of loose little round pellets. Well I noticed lately she's been pooping them in compacted clumps - for at least a day or so. In the past I've noticed one clump every now and then, but every movement seems to be in this compacted form since yesterday, possibly the day before. I've noticed her tail both up and down.
Otherwise she seems to be acting, eating, and drinking normally. Head up, eyes clear, resting or walking around normally. She responds with the usual energetic bursts of speed when the male (her offspring) butts her around. She's fed a diet of alfalfa hay and water. They do not graze; they're in a backyard pen. The only grazing they get is to keep the weeds down after the winter rains are over, but the yard is almost completely bare now (since about April), so no weeds for them to get to. I have been careful about eradicating known poisonous plants from the yard. They've been penned for at least a month, meaning only alfalfa. The male seems unaffected.
We live in southern California. The temps in the last week were hot - highs around 104/105, but DRY. The humidity is generally very low here during the daytime.
She's at least 7 years, maybe older, possibly an African pygmy or cross between that and something else.
Any suggestions? Thank you!
Here are some pics from several springs ago :
