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Old 03/20/09, 11:38 AM
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Okay my goat has been having problems gaining weight but she's been eating fine. Well last night she didn't eat anything, and this morning she is panting seeming to be having a hard time breathing and there's some white filmy stuff in her mouth. I'll go back out and get her temp.
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Old 03/20/09, 11:43 AM
 
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Check the membrane around her eyes. What color is it?

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Old 03/20/09, 01:33 PM
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Thanks. She's gone, she died in my arms at the vet. I miss her so much already.
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Old 03/20/09, 01:38 PM
 
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Oh no! I am so sorry. Did you find out why she was sick??
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Old 03/20/09, 01:40 PM
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The vet is going to do a fecal and an autopsy. They'll let me know.
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Old 03/20/09, 01:44 PM
 
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Oh I am so sorry!!! I remember that my friend's doe and buck died and they did have white flimy in their mouth and she thinks it is silent pneumonia.. It is awful.. I am so sorry!!
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Old 03/20/09, 02:58 PM
 
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I'm sorry Twilite. Please let us know what the vet finds. It might help some others here on the board.

Again, I'm sorry you lost your girl.
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Old 03/20/09, 03:13 PM
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I'm so sorry for your loss! I know how bad it hurts!
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Old 03/20/09, 04:39 PM
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oh no I am so sorry this happened. Very sad
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Old 03/20/09, 04:45 PM
 
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I am so sorry! My heart goes out to you!
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Old 03/20/09, 05:49 PM
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Thank you all. The vet just called and told me it was coccidia and had me come pick up some medication to treat the rest of my herd with.
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Old 03/20/09, 05:49 PM
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im very sorry about your doe!
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Old 03/20/09, 07:37 PM
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there must have been something else going on. coccidia was only the result of her lower immune response. adult goats should not die because of coccidiosis.
sorry you lost your doe
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Old 03/20/09, 08:01 PM
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Thank you all. The vet just called and told me it was coccidia and had me come pick up some medication to treat the rest of my herd with.
Wouldn't she have had real runny poops for awhile I have never heard of a goat dying so quickly from coccidia.
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Old 03/21/09, 06:08 AM
 
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Oh my gosh, that is awful. I am very sad for your sudden loss....
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Old 03/21/09, 07:18 AM
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so sorry about your goat. I agree though, sounds like something else might of been going on with her as well.
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