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MOST goats are fairly quiet if they are content. If they aren't, they will let you know. If they have company, suitable shelter, shade, plenty of good food and fresh water, noise should not be a problem. Goats are most vocal at feeding time and when they are in heat. That said, goats are...

Enterotoxemia is caused by an overgrowth of clostridium perfingens in the intestine. Other names for it are overeating disease and pulpy kidney. It usually occurs after the goat has eaten a bit too much grain or other rich feed, but sometimes you can't find a reason for it. It is a killer and...

Two things I was NEVER without when I had goats. One was GasX. It works better than anything else I have ever tried for bloat. Most people use oil, but it is too easy to get oil into the lungs and in that case you have cured the bloat and killed the goat. GasX is fast easy and safe.You can...

I PMed you earlier but I just now got off the phone to my friend in CA. She is going to call me tonight and give me direct contact info for the vet at Davis I told you about. I will PM you with that information as soon as I get it.

Yup. Comes in a spray can. If you are not careful when you use it, the goat won't be the only thing that is blue, or purple. Wear old clothes. It's good stuff for a variety of things. Put it on ringworm, cuts, skin lesions, etc.

BluKote is a fungicide, among other things. A fungus infection on the skin can cause hair loss. Blu Kote can't hurt. If you spray her, the worst that can happen is that nothing happens. If a fungus is the problem, hair will grow in quickly. What Johnes test was used? Blood? Fecal? Some...

I would have her tested for Johnes. I haven't read the whole thread for a long time. If I have posted this before, forgive me. The typical Johnes goat is anemic, has a rough hair coat, and steadily loses condition although the appetite remains good. The animal is usually infected as a kid but...

Just a comment. For better or worse I have had a LOT of experience with CAE over the years. In fact for several years my herd was one of many involved in a study of the transmission, prevention, and prevalence of CAE conducted by UC Davis. I have never seen scours present as a symptom of CAE...

What kind of a test for Johnes did she get? There are several and some are more accurate than others. While diarrhea is more typical of cows with Johnes than with goats, sometimes goats with Johnes exhibit those symptoms. Try getting some probiotics in powdered form. You can find some made...

Are you saying your vets have never heard of mastitis? What do you mean her belly is cracking? How is her udder? Is she eating and moving around? If she is pregnant and not eating her grain she probably has pregnancy toxemia and the treatment is propylene glycol which should be available at...

You dry up a goat by stopping milking her. Milk goats aer usually dried off two months before they kid, not at breeding time.

Just a comment. I agree wholeheartedly with your post on bucks. However, while I have heard that running a buck with the does will cause the milk to have a bad odor and flavor, I have not found it to be true. When I had my dairy I would often run a clean up buck with the does at the end of...

I had a doeling kid at eight months of age once. That means she got bred at three months. You don't need a buck. When you want to get your doe bred you can take her to a buck to be bred. Bucks are a handful and they are smelly.