Bloated 10 yr old pygmy goat - She passed :(

[thebritt]

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I'm not sure which - need to check the bill. He did say that the injection may help reduce the bloat over time. As for the cause - he said pygmies, esp. older ones, are just prone to "bouts" of bloat. As for checking for displaced abomasum, I would imagine he knows the drill. Sure hope so - It cost $75 just to have him come out!

 

[Bear Foot Farm]

My DD has informed me the goat has "foamy bloat", which I guess is harder to treat.

It's not harder to treat, since the treatment is identical

It cost $75 just to have him come out!

A dime's worth of vegetable oil will cure her, although I really doubt she's actually "bloated" since in most cases of acute bloat she'd be dead by now.

maybe that's why the GasX isn't helping either...it's less actual gas and more foam than anything

The whole point of the Gas X (and the vegetable oil) is to make the surface tension of the foam "weaker" so the gas bubbles will break free.

Your Vet doesn't have a clue about goats or bloat

The cure either works immediately , or not at all.

It doesn't take days or weeks.

It's more like minutes​

 

[Saltysteele]

i'm just glad you didn't try to shove that tube up that poor goat's behind!

it doesn't just go stomach to bottom, there are a bunch of turns in the intestines

 

[cassie]

Is this goat pooping and peeing? When you press your ear to her rumen can you hear gurgling? Does she eat? Drink? Chew her cud? Does she appear to be in pain or uncomfortable? Are her ears up or down? Are they cold? What is her temperature? What is she doing? Does she take an interest in her surroundings? Does she move around or does she stay huddled in a corner?

 

[thebritt]

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Yes, pooping
Probably peeing, but haven't witnessed
Yes, eating
Yes, drinking, as witnessed by DH when he brought her a bucket of water. Haven't seen her drink out of the comminity trough
Yes, loud gurgling
yes, cud chewing
YES, APPEARS TO BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE - labored breathing, grunting
Ear orientation appears normal - haven't checked if they feel cold
Haven't taken temp lately - will tonight
She mostly stands in one place, but will walk on her own - just very slowly, kinda waddling
She eats grass through the fence, and eats her hay, so I guess she's taking an interest in surroundings
2 days ago, she didn't go into the pole barn as usual at night, and her hair was all dewy in the morning. Last night, DH put her in the pole barn, and she was dry this morning.

We tried the Tide last night, and she did a big belch, and I massaged her rumen area (which she didn't care for). I tried to walk her around, but she would just let herself collapse. I tried a couple times, but her breathing was so labored (after the stress of being drenched w/Tide?) that I didn't want to stress her out more.

 

[cassie]

Whatever is wrong with that goat isn't bloat. If it were she would either be dead or better by now. You need to find out what is causing the bloat. I am still betting on a DA. In my limited experience with these, the symptoms fit. Sometimes rolling the goat will make the abomasum flop back where it belongs. Google Displaced Abomasum and see what you can find. Ignore all the stuff on causes, etc. because it doesn't matter in this case. Also ignore all the doom and gloom. You will find some instructions on rolling. I don't remember if you roll the goat all the way over, or just on its back, or whatever. Just poke around the various sites and you will find what you need. One thing about rolling the goat, it can't hurt, will probably help, doesn't cost anything, and it's easy to do on a little goat as opposed to a 1500 pound Holstein cow.

 

[cassie]

Another thought. Pneumonia is a possibility. With pneumonia, the lungs can irritate the vegas nerve and that will cause abdominal symptoms. The temperature will tell you a lot. Goats are prone to pneumonia. If she has a fever, put her on antibiotics. Roll her too. Cover all your bases. The rapid breathing can be due to a DA, but pneumonia will cause rapid breathing too.

 

[redhen]

Sounds like she needs to take a trip back to the vet asap...

 

[cassie]

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Except in this case the vet seems to be clueless.

 

[arabianequine]

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Except in this case the vet seems to be clueless.

Find a different vet then