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     Jeffery Allen Brumfield New member Username: jeffro518 Post Number: 8 Registered: 01-2006 Rating: N/A |
I had a pygmy goat that had 3 babies a week ago and now she will just stand there and stare into space I don't know what is wrong with her she will eat and drink and graze around but she will just stand there like something bothers her for a liitle while she doesn't have the scours or nothing noticeable about her. Thanks | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 317 Registered: 07-2005 Rating: N/A |
This could be the first signs of goat polio (a thiamin deficiency that causes brain damage), milk fever (a calcium deficiency), or even a high parasite load. If she were mine I would begin treatment for both polio and milk fever. Both of these are often fatal unless treated at the early stage, time is critical, you can't wait and see. For the polio you need to give high doses of thiamin at frequent intervals. You can use Fortified B Complex injectable give 1 cc per 20 pounds every 4 to 6 hours the first 24 hours then 2 to 3 times a day for 7 to 10 more days. If you have to use the regular B Complex you will have to give 1 cc per every 3 pounds or so. CHeck the bottle to see how much thiamin in in each ml (which is the same as a cc). If it has 100 mg per ml use the 1 cc per 20 pounds dose, if it has only 12.5 mg/ml use the 1 cc per 3 pound dose. Don't put more than 6 cc at any one injection site. You can give a SQ injection anywhere there is loose skin. Polio is most often caused by feeding contaminated or moldy feed or hay, especially feeding hay from the ground. For milk fever give a balanced calcium supplement (CMPK gel or liquid is a common brand name found at the feed store). Give pygmies half the goat or sheep dose every 4 hours until she is back to normal and then once or twice a day for a week or so. To do an easy check for a high parasite load look a the lower inner eyelids. They should be a bright salmon pink. If they are pale pink or white she is anemic from worms. This could be causing poor oxygen flow to the brain. I recommend using Ivomec Injectable for Cattle, give it orally, and use 1 cc per 25 pounds for 2 days and repeat in 2 weeks. Check all of your goats for anemia and parasites. I have emailed you my phone number feel free to call me. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic | ||
| Jeffery Allen Brumfield New member Username: jeffro518 Post Number: 9 Registered: 01-2006 Rating: N/A |
her eye lids are bright pink I checked. this is the same doe that had the kids with the foot problem where do I get the fortified b complex at the local feed store or what.} | ||
| Jeffery Allen Brumfield New member Username: jeffro518 Post Number: 10 Registered: 01-2006 Rating: N/A |
now should I give this to my does to be safe every time that they have babies or just when they get sick like this. I mean can I give it to every one of my does right now to treat for polio to be safe or what. | ||
| Maggie Leman Moderator Username: maggieleman Post Number: 318 Registered: 07-2005 Rating: N/A |
Sometimes the local feed store carries it, let's hope so. You don't need to treat unless the animal gets sick. All B vitamins are quickly eliminated by the body in the urine, so giving a goat that isn't deficient is just a waste. Goats can get polio at any time but it is most common in wet cool weather, especially in the winter. This is when stored hay and feed gets old and sometimes wet and mold begins to grow. Always feed horse quality hay, up off the ground in a dry shelter. Never feed hay or feed that is off smelling, dusty or moldy. Maggie Leman Goat 911 Capri Medic |