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see my previous post Sick Doeling (I think - it's a few down). Now the four spring fainter doelings that are/were sick just have a very mild cough yet, but the two year old boer doe that's with them (cause she is an escape artist in the big goat pasture) that is just two weeks bred, was very sick :waa: this morning. With her being bred, I am really confused as to what drug to give her, so called the best vet I know of (use them for the equines all the time) and he said, being short bred, the virus would be more likely to cause a miscarriage than the drug, and to use the Oxy-Mycin (thought it was Oxy-Tet I had, but it's the Oxy Mycin - they had lots of generics to choose from so I just picked one of them
). So I gave her just over 3cc IM - she's 90ish pounds. Also 1cc of banamine, cause she didn't want grain even.
Tonite, she's still very coughy/congested sounding, still doesn't want to eat either. I gave her Nutri Drench (the others too) which she hated. She is NOT down tho.
I guess I'm rambling cause I'm not really asking any questions yet. But here is my big concern...I've had horses/donkeys/mules for 15 years and knock on wood, have only had 2 sinus infections, 2 foot infections and some very bad castrastions done, but everything else has been fine. Here I only have the goats for 10 months, and w/in 4 days, I have 5 sick goats, 3 which were/are pretty sick. I really can't take all the stress of this! Do goats always get sick in a group or what is going on. Did buy a new 3 mo doeling 3 weeks ago, that was quaranteened for 10 days, she's the only healthy one in that group. I do have 4 other adults in the summer pasture yet, and they are fine (so far). I love the goaties and really enjoy them (more than the donkeys I think), but if they get sick this easy, I will not continue to pursue breeding and just keep 2 as pets.
Jenny
Tonite, she's still very coughy/congested sounding, still doesn't want to eat either. I gave her Nutri Drench (the others too) which she hated. She is NOT down tho.
I guess I'm rambling cause I'm not really asking any questions yet. But here is my big concern...I've had horses/donkeys/mules for 15 years and knock on wood, have only had 2 sinus infections, 2 foot infections and some very bad castrastions done, but everything else has been fine. Here I only have the goats for 10 months, and w/in 4 days, I have 5 sick goats, 3 which were/are pretty sick. I really can't take all the stress of this! Do goats always get sick in a group or what is going on. Did buy a new 3 mo doeling 3 weeks ago, that was quaranteened for 10 days, she's the only healthy one in that group. I do have 4 other adults in the summer pasture yet, and they are fine (so far). I love the goaties and really enjoy them (more than the donkeys I think), but if they get sick this easy, I will not continue to pursue breeding and just keep 2 as pets.
Jenny