Goat has sunken eyes! Please help...

[Moriarty]

Good morning,

Woke up this morning to a goat with both eyes starting to noticeably sink inwards. He is neutered, 13 years old, no other health problems (ever). I have 5 goats (boer/nubian mix) and no one else seems sick. Ringo is the leader, but today he is lagging behind, seems skinnier and eyes sinking inward. Eating and drinking fine, not laying down, etc.. No fever, no discharge, no other symptoms. Vets are closed on Sundays and the vets around here are not willing to do farm calls for one goat. I cannot seem to find anything online that would explain what his problem is. Can anyone here offer any advice? Thanks so much!

 

[JadeFarms]

I recommend posting on Backyard herds, the sister site of BYC.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

https://www.backyardherds.com/
I hope for the best for you and you goat!

 

[Moriarty]

Thank you for replying! I just did - didn't know about that site, but found them easily. Thank you again.

 

[cassie]

I hope everything works out. Sunken eyes usually means the goat is dehydrated. At thirteen he is no longer young. I have had goats live longer than thirteen but many of them didn't. The fact that he is eating and drinking is a good sign though. That said, I don't think I have EVER had an animal of any species get sick during business hours. The fact that this is a Sunday is just about par for the course. Been there, done that. I sympathize.

 

[Birdsong 82]

Oh my. Just ran across this thread. Unfortunately I have no answers or advice but I feel for you. I always say if an animal (and many times human children even) will only get ill on weekends and holidays.
An update? Any luck at BYH?