a question for a friend

sonya01234 · #1 06/10/10, 09:57 AM

so a friend of mine has this lil goaty that is eating drinking and pooping fine but has seem to lost all of his fur and he does't know why he has looked at the goat closely and there are no sores and he doesn't seem to be scratching alot i was wondering of maybe you lady and gents could help him out with what you think it maybe thank you here is a pic of him...

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suzyhomemaker09 · #2 06/10/10, 11:27 AM

your link isn't working for me

Alice In TX/MO · #3 06/10/10, 11:36 AM

What is she feeding? minerals? deworming? etc?

sonya01234 · #4 06/10/10, 11:37 AM

sonya01234 · #5 06/10/10, 11:40 AM

i posted a new picture let me know if that one works... he is eating kid grain and tress's and wormed yes i do believe so but not to sure about that one

Heritagefarm · #6 06/10/10, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by suzyhomemaker09

your link isn't working for me

Use http://s306.photobucket.com/albums/n...rent=goaty.jpg

Heritagefarm · #7 06/10/10, 11:57 AM

Looks to me like he's loosing his winter coat, some do it pretty late. Hard to tell from pictures, though.

sonya01234 · #8 06/10/10, 01:24 PM

hhhmmmm thats what i thought but wasnt to sure about it... what type of picture would you need??

Alice In TX/MO · #9 06/10/10, 01:37 PM

What we are telling you is that we don't have enough information to give any advice.

When we ask what he's eating, me mean exactly what. What brand, how much? How much hay and what kind? Browse?

When was he dewormed, with what, how much?

What kind of minerals? Brand?

EXACTLY what is her management?

Rockytopsis · #10 06/10/10, 02:04 PM

Looks to me also like he is just losing his winter coat.
Nancy

sonya01234 · #11 06/10/10, 02:11 PM

thank you nancy you are the best....

Backfourty,MI. · #12 06/10/10, 09:25 PM

I Live in Northern Michigan so we get lots of cold weather & lots of snow most years & I have never had any of my goats look like that after winter. Mine usually will loose what I call their undercoat & I help that along with brushing but I think your friends goats has some other issues going on. Just not sure what they may be without more information.

Minelson · #13 06/10/10, 10:44 PM

I agree with Katie. I don't think this looks like loosing winter coat. Mine don't look like that when they loose their coat. I wonder what the skin looks like. It looks like either a skin issue or some kind of deficiency....but no, that is not normal

First thing I would look for is if there is a worm over load. I would also ask your friend what minerals the goat is getting. I would also suggest a skin scraping to rule out mites or lice. Let us know what you find out...

Alice In TX/MO · #14 06/11/10, 06:33 AM

If she's feeding in pans on the ground, it's very likely all the goats have severe worm loads.

Jay27 · #15 06/11/10, 08:14 AM

I had a doe blow her coat like that a year ago. It was about 2 weeks after kidding. Prior to that her coat looked good - black-black (no brown tips) and shiny. She had blow out the undercoat, which I helped by brushing... the guard hairs stayed. I put her out in the pasture with her kids and it rained a bit. She got wet (had shelter but stayed in the drizzle), her coat fluffed up from the rain and looked really icky, the next day it started falling out in clumps! I freaked out, pulled a fecal, which came back fine. I pulled ANOTHER fecal because I didn't believe the first - came back fine. I dewormed anyway. With her I know it wasn't nutrition because I am meticulous. Her coat grew back short and beautiful... I still have no idea what it was.