kiskateara
In the Brooder
To sum this up, quickly: She was a bit lethargic, but improved today and has moved around more- never far into the pasture though. She may or may not have vomited, but I strongly believe she didn't since the only evidence I had was a wet/dirty jaw and mouth. She wasn't very vocal, but also improved today. She is grinding her teeth(?), and has refused to eat. According to my dad, she has drank lots of water.
A lot of people I've told seem to think it has something to do with the heat, but my other goat has been doing just fine, and I don't see why the heat would affect her appetite.
I'm really worried about her, and although I've urged my dad to call/take her to the vet, he claimed there weren't any vets nearby that took goats- which, I don't know why he can't just call and ask about a few things to the far vets that do, but fine. I decided to take matters into my own hands by asking here.
Detailed description:
Bunny, my 1-2 year old goat, has been acting weird for the past 2 days. Yesterday morning, she wouldn't leave her pen with my other goat, and just stood there. I knew something was wrong pretty much then and there, since I had poured their food outside and she'd seen- but hadn't run out to get it. And Bunny really loves food.
I went up to her, and noticed the area around her mouth was wet/dirty. I have no idea if she had been drinking before, and her mouth and still dripping from the water, or if she had vomited. I looked around and couldn't find any proof she'd actually vomited, so, I assumed she had just been drinking water. Still, she was acting weird. I left and came back later, and she'd left her pen- but was now just laying down beside a tree. She wasn't vocal, and she didn't get up to walk over to me right away until I called her. I tried giving her hay, and she refused it. She was grinding her teeth as well (I believe? She was doing something weird with her jaw and it made a noise) and I know that's a sign she could be in pain.
I looked it up- the main things I saw were either 1) She'd eaten something bad/poisonous (if she had thrown up) or 2) She had bloat
We don't have anything poisonous to goats anywhere near their pen or pasture (besides maybe very few bracken plants) and our neighbors don't either.
I felt her stomach as well, and she wasn't bloated. I was really worried about this, because I read that it could kill her very, VERY quickly- which I have no idea if that's true.
Then today happened. I walked outside, and she was very vocal when she saw/heard me. She was way more active too- not as much as my other goat, but more than she had been before. My dad bought electrolytes, and we gave her that, but I have no idea if they even did anything. She also apparently drank lots of water.
But, she hasn't eaten or shown interest in eating at all. This happened yesterday, and today. I really love Bunny, and, I don't want her to die. I was hoping someone here might be able to help me figure out what is wrong with her, and how to help her.
A lot of people I've told seem to think it has something to do with the heat, but my other goat has been doing just fine, and I don't see why the heat would affect her appetite.
I'm really worried about her, and although I've urged my dad to call/take her to the vet, he claimed there weren't any vets nearby that took goats- which, I don't know why he can't just call and ask about a few things to the far vets that do, but fine. I decided to take matters into my own hands by asking here.
Detailed description:
Bunny, my 1-2 year old goat, has been acting weird for the past 2 days. Yesterday morning, she wouldn't leave her pen with my other goat, and just stood there. I knew something was wrong pretty much then and there, since I had poured their food outside and she'd seen- but hadn't run out to get it. And Bunny really loves food.
I went up to her, and noticed the area around her mouth was wet/dirty. I have no idea if she had been drinking before, and her mouth and still dripping from the water, or if she had vomited. I looked around and couldn't find any proof she'd actually vomited, so, I assumed she had just been drinking water. Still, she was acting weird. I left and came back later, and she'd left her pen- but was now just laying down beside a tree. She wasn't vocal, and she didn't get up to walk over to me right away until I called her. I tried giving her hay, and she refused it. She was grinding her teeth as well (I believe? She was doing something weird with her jaw and it made a noise) and I know that's a sign she could be in pain.
I looked it up- the main things I saw were either 1) She'd eaten something bad/poisonous (if she had thrown up) or 2) She had bloat
We don't have anything poisonous to goats anywhere near their pen or pasture (besides maybe very few bracken plants) and our neighbors don't either.
I felt her stomach as well, and she wasn't bloated. I was really worried about this, because I read that it could kill her very, VERY quickly- which I have no idea if that's true.
Then today happened. I walked outside, and she was very vocal when she saw/heard me. She was way more active too- not as much as my other goat, but more than she had been before. My dad bought electrolytes, and we gave her that, but I have no idea if they even did anything. She also apparently drank lots of water.
But, she hasn't eaten or shown interest in eating at all. This happened yesterday, and today. I really love Bunny, and, I don't want her to die. I was hoping someone here might be able to help me figure out what is wrong with her, and how to help her.