Newbie - snotty nose in new goat question please

[hengal]

Hi everyone. Well the boys have been home for a little over a week now and doing great. The breeder told me that sometimes they get snotty noses - she notices it if the temps change dramatically or if its really windy. When we picked them up from her on one of them had a snotty nose, yucky kind of green. She said it needed to clear up on its own, like a human cold. It did clear up just fine a couple of days after we brought them home. Now one of the other boys has a greenish snotty nose.
I need some information about snot noses - are they just colds? Are they common? All three of them are acting just fine. Eating very well, running around like little maniacs playing with each other - so I haven't been real concerned, but I need to find out about this.
Thank you so much.

[mekasmom]

That always made me nervous, so I reached for antibiotics. It's probably not the "right" answer, but it's what I have always done.
In rumen, it's safer to inject rather than give PO because of the possibility of acidosis. If you do give PO, then add some probiotics to their feed too.

[coso]

You may be dealing with Pasturella. With the stress of a move a lot of the times that is when it will show up. As long as they are not running a fever I would not worry. Pasturella is in most herds, its just a stressor that causes it to blow up and cause problems(ie temp changes, moves, etc..). It can turn into pneumonia, and cause secondary infections, so you do need to keep an eye on that temp. My .02

[Goat Servant]

You can give him a couple of drops of VetRx in his nostrils, or a dab if Vicks.
And yes I'd keep an eye of his temp as cosco said.

[CaliannG]

Yes, big weather changes, moving, etc., causes snotty noses. One of my new girls got it, the other didn't, and we had a big storm right before she came home. It only takes a few days to clear up.

DO watch their temps, or if they start to get lethargic. Just like in humans, the common cold can turn into pneumonia if conditions are right.

[hengal]

Thank you so much everyone.