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Old 01/17/11, 09:39 PM
 
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Goats int he cattle feed. Now what?

Tonight my 12 year old son left a 50 pound bag of cattle feed from TSC out where the Holstein could grab it. Big pulled it over the fence and I think he, Tasty, the little Angus and 3 goats got into it. I think my wether got a lot of it as tonight he didn't run out at dinner time and act like a starving Ethiopian. He stayed in the goat barn and when I went in to check on him he was a little on the puffy side and not moving too fast. Since I didn't know what was going on at that time I gave him a few handfuls of food and he browsed, nibbled a bit and then stood there. He's a Snubian, as is one of the other goats. The third one in a Boar who could eat an elephant, burp and ask for more. They're acting OK and were a bit on the "FEED ME" side tonight.

Is he going to be OK? Is there anything I can give him? I imagine he needs a goatie alka seltzer as he had a "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" look on his face.

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Old 01/17/11, 09:52 PM
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Watch for bloat. Offer free choice baking soda. Tap their left side regularly to see if it sounds like a drum or balloon when you tap it. If it does, they're suffering from bloat.

If you have wethers/bucks, I would make sure they get some Ammonium Chloride free choice in their minerals. I provide my wethers/bucks with AC all the time.
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Old 01/17/11, 10:07 PM
 
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we (tsc) should no longer have any feed with urea in it, but check the label as that can be a deadly problem
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