Dying baby goat please help

[Minnow_88]

Gets week hunched up back it moans then will tip on its side and kinda flop with it kicking its legs and the the eyes start to go off in space

 

[Mvan42]

Let us know what they say... I always like to know the results so I know for the future...

 

[Mvan42]

Floppy kid syndrome??????

 

[Minnow_88]

That's what I think but I treat them for that and never saved one yet I've got all the meds for it

 

[Minnow_88]

I will let you know sometime tomorrow

 

[Chickncrzylady]

Some goat people I knew said they lost a lot of kids from kid milk replacer. They told me to use regular cow's milk and we didn't have losses after that. I was also told to watch grain. One of our 10 -11 week old bucklings got into grain and chicken food in the storage shed. My husband left the door open by accident. He bloated badly. He was down and moaning. We were sure we we're losing him. We were able to get a farm vet out on an emergency call right away. He knew what medicines to use and left us with medicine and instructions . He pulled through but we were not very experienced with goats so we we're glad to have a farm vet on call. I no longer have goats so hopefully more experienced people will come along to help. I am sorry for your losses. It's hard to see them hurting like that. The vet said even with the best care some can't be saved so we should be prepared.

 

[Chickncrzylady]

Some goat people I knew said they lost a lot of kids from kid milk replacer. They told me to use regular cow's milk and we didn't have losses after that. I was also told to watch grain. One of our 10 -11 week old bucklings got into grain and chicken food in the storage shed. My husband left the door open by accident. He bloated badly. He was down and moaning. We were sure we we're losing him. We were able to get a farm vet out on an emergency call right away. He knew what medicines to use and left us with medicine and instructions . He pulled through but we were not very experienced with goats so we we're glad to have a farm vet on call. I no longer have goats so hopefully more experienced people will come along to help. I am sorry for your losses. It's hard to see them hurting like that. The vet said even with the best care some can't be saved so we should be prepared.

 

[cassie]

Hi I have 50 baby goats I bought. Anywhere from 2weeks old to 2 months old. Explain what happens. The older ones are weaned the younger ones are bottle fed. We have lost probably 10 of them in the last month I think from overeating disease can someone tell me how to deal with this I've been using c&d antitoxin penicillin g any help would be great

To treat entero it sounds like you are on the right track. Give the antitoxin as directed on the label for treatment, not prevention. Give penicillin because the clostridia that causes entero is susceptible to penicillin. When treating a kid, give one dose of each penicillin and antitoxin under the skin. Give another dose of each orally. Take a syringe, remove the needle, and squirt it down the throat. Since entero kids often have bloat, which not only makes them miserable but can kill them, give a tablet of GasX.

If you are feeding replacer, rather than milk, you are compounding the problem, but sometimes this can't be helped. When I fed replacer, I used a premium calf replacer that was all milk products and was 20% protein and 20% fat. I found that if kids were going to bloat or show symptoms of entero they would do so not too long after feeding. So when I went to do chores I fed the kids their replacer first thing and did the rest of the chores afterwards. That way I was in the barn for some period of time after feeding and then if there were problems I could deal with them at once.

I lived in an area where entero was very common. The state vet told me this was because of the pH of the soil. I gave my kids CD/T soon after they were born and then a booster every three weeks or so until they were four months old. This helped a lot, but sometimes a kid would bloat or get entero anyway. I hope this helps.

 

[cassie]

One thing I did not mention is that goats with entero often have polio. This is because of the upset to the rumen and it doesn't produce the needed B vitamin thiamine. Polio is a thiamine deficiency. You need to get thiamine from the vet. In a pinch massive doses of an over the counter vitamin B complex will help.

Polio causes some truly bizarre symptoms in ruminants. They may fall flat on their sides and be unable to rise. They may throw their head back. They may press their heads against the wall. They may stare into space and appear to be blind. If they do not get the needed thiamine they will die. However, they respond fairly quickly to treatment.

 

[chickens really]

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