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I agree that it doesn't sound like polio. It does sound a bit like meningeal worm but I don't know much about that. Where I am from that was not an issue. Please post after you hear what the vet has to say. I would really like to know what it is.

CD/T is the vaccine to prevent tetanus and enterotoxemia. It stands for clostridium perfingens and tetanus. All goats should receive it. Entero is sudden and deadly. The one who ate too much grain is probably suffering from indigestion and acidosis from the excess grain. An anti acid will...

Do you have any thiamine? Do you have BoSe? A loose mineral containing selenium may not be sufficient to treat/prevent white muscle and if it is polio, you really need thiamine. The B vitamin complexes do not have enough thiamine but they are better than nothing. As for the goat that got into...

One thing that occurred to me is that he might need a shot of BoSe. Selenium deficiencies are common in much of the country and a lack of selenium affects the muscles including the heart. The fact that he seems to mope around and is not jumping and playing makes me suspicious. You have to get...

If he doesn't want milk, it means he doesn't need it. As long as he is eating hay and grain, that is fine. Although six weeks may be a little young for him to be weaned, it won't hurt him. I know a long time dairyman and breeder who weaned two particularly big, aggressive, and obnoxious Alpine...

I don't know if this is the right place to post this. I have a copy of the book "Caprine Cooking" by Mary Jane Toth. I have no use for it. I would like to give it to someone who would like to have it and could use it. The recipes are primarily for milk and cheese. Anyone who is interested...

As for shots, they need to be vaccinated with CD/T. That is for tetanus and entertoxemia. As for baking soda, it won't hurt them, but unless they are being fed grain they really don't need it. Unless goats are growing kids, pregnant or nursing, they don't need grain. Pygmies are prone to...

Giving shots is a necessary skill when you have livestock. To give the CD/T just slide the needle under the skin. I like to use the area in front of the shoulder. All shots for goats should be given subcutaneously rather than intramuscularly no matter what the label says. If you are afraid of...

Just grabbing a foot while she is loose in the corral is asking for trouble. You need to have the animal under control to minimize the possibility of injury to her or to you. Tie the goat up short or put her in a stanchion. As it is she can struggle and jerk and hurt herself, or cause you to...

Kids are disbudded at a young age. I disbudded my Alpines when they were about three days of age. You can wait a little longer with Nubians. My experience with the horn development of pygmies is limited. If the horns are small enough, you might still be able to disbud your kids. You need an...

I didn't mean for you to be rough. You can lay her down gently. I never did this to a pregnant goat. That said, if you have a good stanchion, you ought to be able to grab and work on her feet without her being able to get away from you.

You have to be smarter and more persistent than she is. I have been known to put them on the ground, turn them upside down and maybe get someone to sit on them.

There are two pieces of equipment I found to be invaluable for hoof trimming. One is a pair of Burdizzo hoof rot clippers. Be sure to get Burdizzo. They are a little more expensive than the generics but they will last a lifetime. I once got some cheap knock offs that came from Pakistan and...

Laurelwood Acres, the largest goat dairy in the country for many years, was founded because goat milk was needed to raise a baby. Things grew from there. I would use pasteurized milk rather than raw for an infant. You might contact Jackson Mitchell, producers of goat milk nation wide to see if...

The possibility of any male that has been castrated for just a week impregnating a female is very high. A week is nowhere near long enough for the testosterone and, more importantly, the live sperm to be out of his system. If you think he might have bred her and you don't want the pregnancy...

Most of My buck kids went for meat by the time they were three or four months old, so stones were not an issue. I got so I refused to sell buck kids as pets because so many pet goats have terrible lives. That said, I only had one buck that ever got stones and the automatic waterer in his pen...

For home use, pasteurization of milk isn't necessary. Some people choose to pasteurize milk, some people don't. It is a matter of personal preference. Milk will hold better and maintain good flavor longer if it is pasteurized. The enzyme lipase which can cause a goaty flavor in milk after a...

In many states it is illegal to sell raw milk for human consumption. As for soap, the food laws should not apply. Soap is not food. As for when to band/disbud your bucklings, sooner is better. I used to do mine when they were three days old or so. I weaned my kids between eight and ten weeks...

I found the meat from our goats to be milder in flavor than venison or lamb. Personally, I do not like venison but i do like goat. As for cooking it, any beef or lamb recipe will work. Just keep in mind that it is usually very lean so you have to take care that it doesn't dry out during...