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Maggie Leman
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Username: maggieleman
Post Number: 45
Registered: 07-2005
Posted From: 71.111.205.236
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 03:36 pm: | |
Do you feed any grain or hay? These are th usual culprits especially if you are feeding grain only occasionally, have switched brands or store the grain outside (it gets moldy very very fast but you can't tell). I would tell the new owners about their bout of polio, but they should be completely recovered. All goats should be watched for signs of illness. I would give any new owners your vets name too (a good vet is hard to find). Instruct any new owners on worm control, the importance of a balanced diet with no sudden changes, an appropriate mineral supplement, hoof trimming etc. I would deworm them on the day they go. Give the new owners enough feed for several days so they can switch the goats over gradually to their feeding program. The stress of moving make dormant parasites become active. Be sure they get their booster of the 8 way vaccine. |
nancy krogh
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Username: bluebird_farm
Post Number: 1
Registered: 09-2005
Posted From: 129.71.94.254
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - 11:16 am: | |
Hi ,
Have had two doe kids with the thiamine def this month ,both recovered.the vet says it is something they are eating that is causing this. my herd is small and they range freely, so they could be eating anything.
I have the doe kids all sold and am waiting for them to recover fully from this before going thr with the sale. Question is----What , if anything should I tell the new buyers? Will they be OK now, should they be watched closely for new signs of this once recovered from it? Also I have wormed them and given 8 way vaccine , should anything else be given before selling them? I don't want to have them go away sick or worse.
Thanks,
NAncy |
tammatha
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Username: tammathaamr
Post Number: 4
Registered: 09-2005
Posted From: 68.254.82.180
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 10:35 pm: | |
Greetings,
Are you sure it is blood?...Do you have poke weed on your ground that this goat can get to?
There are a few things it could be,,,from Urinary Calculi to Pesticide Residues...But this time of year I would want to make sure it was blood before I started to throw the whole medicine chest at it, due to the fact that eating poke berries can many times make it look as if the goat has blood in it's urine..
Thank you for your time
Tammatha |
Laura Brazil (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted From: 69.85.158.4
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, September 27, 2005 - 08:08 pm: | |
I have a 9yr. old goat that has had blood in his urine for almost 3 weeks now. Other than seeming a bit stiff, his temp., eating, drinking and stools are all normal. I put him on tetracycline but have noticed no change in a week.
His blood work shows nothing abnormal, cystals, white blood count, etc.
Any ideas? |
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