Goats Are VERY Lethargic....One Can't Get Up.....Need Advice

[WoodlandWoman]

It doesn't have to be a full farm store. Often there are smaller feed stores that carry a lot of those types of things. They just don't carry all the fencing and equipment that a big farm store has. They may cater to horse people and also have some things you can use for other hobby farm animals. Usually they have some dog and cat foods, too.

You can try Googling Long Island and feed store or any other combination that might work, like horse, goat or livestock supplies.

Good luck with your goats.

 

[Chicken Fruit]

Sounds like heat stroke to me. Or even sun poisoning... It seems to me that if it were a poisonous plant there would have been symtoms almost immediately as the plant was metabolized.

Can a vet or goat farmer come look at them for you?

 

[Calebs Acre]

I am waiting on the vet to come today. It could be anytime between now and 8PM tonight....fitting me in.

I know all of the supply stores on Long Island, believe it or not. No Tractor Supply stores, Agways are garden center oriented with just a few shelves devoted to farm animals and horses. Independent feed stores concentrate on pet food and indoor bird food, then horse feed. Most of the feed stores ONLY have chicken and turkey feed and no duck feed. I have to drive almost an hour to go to the main duck food mill. They only make a grower feed.

While Long Island is a large area, there are only a few areas where people are permitted to have anything either considered livestock, so that's why we don't have much. Most people here have horses. There are chickens, too, but livestock is only popular way out east where there is still some farmland left.

Like I said, it can be a difficult place to own livestock, sometimes.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

Is there any change in their actions? Are they still eatting, drinking, etc?

 

[Calebs Acre]

The older goat is more energetic. He just won't step up on the fence. He is running and eating and drinking and pooping, etc.

The younger guy seems willing to use his back legs when you lift him up, but doesn't want to put weight on his front legs. He is eating, drinking, pooping, etc.

It seems like the not getting up is the main symptom. No bloat or rumen sounds. No slobbering or chewing. Neck is fine. No crying.

So, back to waiting on the vet. She didn't seem concerned when she heard no diarrhea, no fever and no bloating, especially when I said they were still eating and drinking fine. She did not feel it was an emergency.