Doe seems a bit off...sick?!

2happymamas · #1 12/12/13, 01:34 PM

One of our does has seemed a bit off the past couple days. Just a strange, dull look in her eyes. It's not enough to make us definitely think something is off, just kinda one of those feelings that we're not quite sure if she is acting normal. She was bred in October and, while we are fairly certain she settled, blood results are not back until tomorrow. CAE definitely came back negative last week (Elise test, score was 4).

They got a bit more whole corn than usual on Monday or Tuesday afternoon (can't remember which day), as my five year old decided to help. She gave the three goats about 3-4 cups of whole corn (total, not per goat). They started having loose poops the next day, but especially this doe. Her back legs and teats had poop on them. It wasn't explosive diarrhea, just more like cow pies. Definitely not normal goat poop. Pooping is still not back to normal, although it's a bit better. I gave electrolytes in their water yesterday. Temp is 101.7. Still eating, just not with the usual head-butting vigor that she normally displays, lol. She's just lacking some spunk, if you know what I mean. It did get colder recently and the temperature outside today is 18F. I wormed her with Cydectin the day before she was bred.

I am including pics of her eyelids and gums. What do you think?

Clovers_Clan · #2 12/12/13, 02:45 PM

Sounds like maybe a touch of acidosis, a whole cup of corn could do it if they're not used to it... and all are scouring. Might help to cut the corn out completely for a couple of days to get their rumens back in order. Her eye membranes look very good. We've had some pretty drastic temperature extremes here and I've noticed it has affected my goats.

Painted Owl · #3 12/12/13, 03:40 PM

My goats have scoured twice, and both times it took five days for poops to return to normal. you are lucky she is still eating! My last goat that got poopy wasn't eating or drinking and that was scary!

punchiepal · #4 12/12/13, 05:50 PM

Does she have access to baking soda? Possibly cd anti-toxin?
Do you have some straw they like to eat? Some of mine like straw when they have tummy upset. Or plain grass hay?
Here, we don't give any grain until tummy's straighten out.

**mygoat** · #5 12/12/13, 06:59 PM

Her eyelids look really good. Temp is good. I'd drench with a probiotic and some baking soda paste-stuff, or offer some. Vit B never hurts.

Otherwise, keep an eye on her. Make sure she's drinking (what color is her urine?) and possibly monitor temp. It will fluctuate a bit during the day.

copperpennykids · #6 12/12/13, 07:32 PM

Drench with the baking soda and then later feed her some plain yogurt to get her rumen going again.

If that doesn't work, steal cud from another doe to give her. Mix with a tiny amount of water and syringe down her throat.

No grain until she is spunky again (she probably got more than her fair share!)