Ok, I just got back from treating the little goat. I have not laid eyes on him since last July and I am shocked.
His brother is normal sized, about 20-30 lbs. "Squirt" The little goat I have aquired is lucky enough to be around
10lbs at 2.5 months old. My original guess at the age was way off. He is about the size of a house cat or larger sized chihuahua, nothing but bones. He is so small he looks like a newborn kid.
His belly is bloated out. I am guessing that he has a worm load, but I refrained from worming him due to fears of killing him. Reading back over these posts, Im glad I did not.
This little guy is in sever distress.
He should be twice the size he is now.
I dusted him with permethrin powder and worked it into his skin. Im not sure if its lice or mites he has externally, but they were clumped together, small and yellow all over his hair folicles. He does not have hair loss.
Im guessing that the rumen is his way of digesting. He seems to be burping and chewing what little bits of food he does eat, so im going to hazard a guess and say he is ok in that department.
I did dust his little barn, but the hay and the bedding they use are one and the same. I am hoping the permethrin does not make the goats sick. I did not use all that much on the housing. I do not have permission to treat the other goats, so I have done no dusting on them. I will dust him again in 10 days. Even if it does not kill all the lice/mites, I hope it give him some relief.
What should i do about the worms. I may get in touch with a vet, but its the weekend, so I may not be able to reach anyone until Monday. I dont have injectible Ivomec and if I did, I have no idea how much to give to such a tiny little guy.
Im not kidding, he is small enough to tuck under my arm and carry like a cat, and he has no muscle tone at all, just bones. Im amazed he has made it this long.
Squirt is my goat, his brother is Nibblet. This was taken in July. Squirt is no bigger now than he was in the picture above.
