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  1. cassie

    HELP! Sick goat??

    Just a comment. I raised goats for over 40 years. I have had a few, not many, cases of polio in all that time. One case of polio was in a week old calf. Two cases were with newly acquired animals who hadn't yet adjusted and weren't eating properly, and I would also sometimes see it in animals...
  2. cassie

    HELP! Sick goat??

    Goats should be given all injections except IV subq. Under the skin. Easier on the goat. Easier on you. It has been so long since I have dealt with this that I don't know what the thiamine dosage should be, but whatever you are giving isn't enough. You can increase it a lot. I have never...
  3. cassie

    HELP! Sick goat??

    Based on the picture I think I may know what might be wrong with your goat. It looks like polio, a thiamine deficiency. Polio in goats and cattle is by no means rare and it can cause some truly bizzarre symptoms. Polio is treated by injections of thiamine. You have to get thiamine from the...
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