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Old 06/06/10, 01:18 PM
 
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Anyone know what this could be?

My friend is having trouble with some kids. They are having problems stand up and walking off with there back legs. Legs are weak not stiff. No fever, eating great and bright eyed. She has treated for polio/listeriosis with no improvement. We talked about treating for white muscle in less someone has another idea what else it could be. Shelly
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Old 06/06/10, 01:23 PM
 
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How old are they? First thing that comes to mind is white muswcle desease.
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Old 06/06/10, 01:25 PM
 
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Sorry forgot age 3 to 4 months.
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Old 06/06/10, 03:49 PM
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Bo-Se them and get some vit E gell caps in them
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Old 06/06/10, 05:12 PM
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acouple question you said some kids how many kids are talking about here ?

are they from the same dam or different dams ?

how old are they ?

Have they had this problem since birth ?

How was the births were they complicated and the doe needed help ?

to me this could be anything from white muscle disease to something that happened during child birth if they are young or a supplment they are missing there alot of details. But then again im not a goat expert so I tend to over think any possible problem.
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Old 06/06/10, 10:22 PM
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If they were mine, I would give them each a Bo-Se shot. (I have seen what you describe in new borns and 1/4 cc Bo-Se fixed them right up.)
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Old 06/07/10, 11:41 AM
 
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acouple question you said some kids how many kids are talking about here ?

Four out of fifteen

are they from the same dam or different dams ?

Different

how old are they ?

Three to four months

Have they had this problem since birth ?

No started two weeks ago

How was the births were they complicated and the doe needed help ?

No problems
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Old 06/07/10, 12:16 PM
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As everyone else said, BO-SE, for sure. . . ASAP.
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