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07/11/12, 01:54 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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I dont know what else i should do!
I have a whether who was treated for Coccidiosis about last month and he was doing all better. Now he has a bald spot on his nose and and the outsides of his ears and his tummy looks huge and im not sure why. I'm not sure if it could be bloat? It doesn't seem like it. Hes eating hay and drinking fine and being himself. It just concerns me cause he looks pregnant. Any opinions or advice would be great at this point. I have 2 pictures, there not the best but it shows his stomach which is what im worried about!
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07/11/12, 01:57 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northwestern, WI
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How old is he? Has he been wormed?
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07/11/12, 02:00 PM
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I can't see it well because the pictures are pretty fuzzy for me but it does look odd.
If you take your hand and tap him on the upper left side, does it sound hollow like a drum?
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07/11/12, 02:03 PM
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Hes about 6 months old, hes hasent got any taller and yes i dewormed him when i got him and dewormed him again when i noticed his belly. Hes coat is really curly and thick. And all my other goats are doing fine. He just dosent seem good, he went to the vet and got pinched on May 24th and the vet said he was healthy and everything.
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07/11/12, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Northwestern, WI
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Maybe he needs a copper bolus for the coat, but I have no clue on the belly if he's acting fine. Does he get any grain?
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07/11/12, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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I just went to see if it sounded like a hollow drum and it sorta did. Both sides are tight feeling there not squishy.
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07/11/12, 02:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Yes my vet said to give him grain cause he was still growing but he hasent got any taller and is just staying the same.
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07/11/12, 02:12 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: True Northern California
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If it sounds hollow, it could be bloat. Since bloat can be so serious, I would treat him for it. Can't hurt him.
Also, I would not grain him much if at all myself. Grain, especially if too much, can create problems with bloat.
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07/11/12, 02:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Okay! And he gets grain also so he could get his minerals and his ac! What would be the best way to treat for bloat?
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07/11/12, 02:22 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: True Northern California
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I have Bloat Release, which in the whole time I've had goats, I've only had to use one time.
I know people have talked about baking soda balls but have never used it.
Looked in my first goat book and it was no help, going to look for my other book.
If he's not in distress, it can't be too bad yet. If indeed, he has bloat.
Will be back.
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07/11/12, 02:24 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Okay thank you!
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07/11/12, 02:36 PM
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Location: TN
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If he has bloat I don't think he'd be acting normally, especially not eating? I wouldn't freak out just about a big rumen if the goat is acting ok, I have a couple of goats who eat so much their rumen is higher than their spine and they grunt when they breathe when they lay down when they first come in from the pasture. Freaked me out till I figured out they were just stuffing themselves with that much forage.
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07/11/12, 02:42 PM
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I did find one reference to mixing enough baking soda with water to form a ball then sticking it in the mouth.
Does he have regular access to baking soda?
The rest of the references have to do with tubing to release gas and administer oil but I would want to be pretty sure that it was really neccessary.
If he is not showing pain, it would make me nervous to do more than the baking soda.
Hopefully someone who has had more experience will come on.
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07/11/12, 02:44 PM
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Our Ricky use to look like that, it wasn't bloat. Found out in the mornings before he grased he looked normal. It was just rumen. After he ate, grase and hay only he would look like he was pregnant and ready to kid. He's grown now and don't look like that.
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07/11/12, 02:47 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cliff
If he has bloat I don't think he'd be acting normally, especially not eating? I wouldn't freak out just about a big rumen if the goat is acting ok, I have a couple of goats who eat so much their rumen is higher than their spine and they grunt when they breathe when they lay down when they first come in from the pasture. Freaked me out till I figured out they were just stuffing themselves with that much forage.
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I have not seen that with my girls- they get as wide as a truck but never that way- just out. 
Last edited by where I want to; 07/11/12 at 02:58 PM.
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07/11/12, 03:18 PM
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What kind of goat is he? I have 3 nigerian dwarf males who look pregnant all the time. They even waddle when they walk. I would say your little guy could use some copper for the coat issue though.
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07/11/12, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: May 2012
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They have baking soda free choice at all times and he was said to be a alpine but everyone says hes a pygmy. I just ordered some copper boluses online for him and plan to give one to everyone!
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07/11/12, 03:44 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Ohio
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Emily L
They have baking soda free choice at all times and he was said to be a alpine but everyone says hes a pygmy. I just ordered some copper boluses online for him and plan to give one to everyone!
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He's awfully cute no matter what he is . It sounds like you are very proactive with him and if he is pygmy then he looks "normal" to me (compared to my ND boys).
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07/11/12, 03:55 PM
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Every time I have seen bloat they are miserable. They lay down, get up, lay down, get up. They kick at their stomach, cry. You can tell something is way wrong. Is he cudding ? If hes cudding then he most likely doesnt have bloat. He looks like he has a healthy rumen to me.
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07/11/12, 05:13 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: TN
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Quote:
Originally Posted by where I want to
I have not seen that with my girls- they get as wide as a truck but never that way- just out. |
The two that get that way here are mother and daughter - the mother is worse about it. Maybe it's something about their physiology. Freaky for sure and scared me good the first time I noticed it. The mother is a few years old and healthy and always does fine kidding, raises big healthy kids.
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