- Oct 28, 2008
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I posted this same message in my goat message board but am looking for advice quick.. I won't be able to get to my vet until tomorrow afternoon/evening...Here is the scoop:
Because my life could not be any more stressful, today I go down to feed in the morning and my 3.5 year old nigerian doe that has been picked on relentlessly over the past couple weeks and was pulled to a separate pen was off. She was grinding teeth and shivering horribly. Last night this goat was fine. Ate well, chewing cud, active and alert. Today the total opposite. She has only nibbled a couple strands of hay and shows no interest in grain and/or animal crackers which has always peaked her interest so that is number one reason I know she is not doing well plus the tooth grinding. I have spent alot of time today observing her and have come to find very little to no gut movement. She has noticeably belched only a couple times I have seen and she has had a small gurgle in rumen area one time that I noticed/felt. Throughout the day I have given her now 3 doses at 15-20 cc each of milk of magnesia, a dose of probios max gel, a dose of a,de b12 gel, and a 15cc dose of c/d antitoxin orally. I am going back down in about 3 hours to do another round of milk of magnesia and c/d antitoxin. The other interesting thing is she has not laid down at all today despite not feeling well.. She remains standing. I can get her to move around and usually chase her around a couple times in stall to give her the oral stuff listed above. I also saw her lick the free choice baking soda earlier today.. not much consumed just a couple small licks. She has hay out but is not interested/eating it.. I see her sniff it occasionally but that is all. She mainly stands with eyes half closed and somewhat hunched up in her dog coat I put o nher this morning. Obviously something is going on gastrointestinally I presume.. It is verrrrrry frigid her ein NE Ohio, wind chills in minuses.. I have kept barn locked up and it is cold in barn but nothing like outside. I have put a fleece dog coat on this goat earlier today and she does not seem to be shivering as much. but still some chills. I gave her HOT water to drink but she showed no interest in that either. I plan on calling my vet but will not get anything until tomorrow afternoon.. I am going to continue with the c/d antitoxin and milk magnesia and probios/gels unless someone has something else.. oh and she has peed and pooped normally.. no coughing, discharge, breathing sounds ok, good color.. just tooth grinding, not eating, no to very little gut sounds/movement and shivering. Help!!!!!!!
Because my life could not be any more stressful, today I go down to feed in the morning and my 3.5 year old nigerian doe that has been picked on relentlessly over the past couple weeks and was pulled to a separate pen was off. She was grinding teeth and shivering horribly. Last night this goat was fine. Ate well, chewing cud, active and alert. Today the total opposite. She has only nibbled a couple strands of hay and shows no interest in grain and/or animal crackers which has always peaked her interest so that is number one reason I know she is not doing well plus the tooth grinding. I have spent alot of time today observing her and have come to find very little to no gut movement. She has noticeably belched only a couple times I have seen and she has had a small gurgle in rumen area one time that I noticed/felt. Throughout the day I have given her now 3 doses at 15-20 cc each of milk of magnesia, a dose of probios max gel, a dose of a,de b12 gel, and a 15cc dose of c/d antitoxin orally. I am going back down in about 3 hours to do another round of milk of magnesia and c/d antitoxin. The other interesting thing is she has not laid down at all today despite not feeling well.. She remains standing. I can get her to move around and usually chase her around a couple times in stall to give her the oral stuff listed above. I also saw her lick the free choice baking soda earlier today.. not much consumed just a couple small licks. She has hay out but is not interested/eating it.. I see her sniff it occasionally but that is all. She mainly stands with eyes half closed and somewhat hunched up in her dog coat I put o nher this morning. Obviously something is going on gastrointestinally I presume.. It is verrrrrry frigid her ein NE Ohio, wind chills in minuses.. I have kept barn locked up and it is cold in barn but nothing like outside. I have put a fleece dog coat on this goat earlier today and she does not seem to be shivering as much. but still some chills. I gave her HOT water to drink but she showed no interest in that either. I plan on calling my vet but will not get anything until tomorrow afternoon.. I am going to continue with the c/d antitoxin and milk magnesia and probios/gels unless someone has something else.. oh and she has peed and pooped normally.. no coughing, discharge, breathing sounds ok, good color.. just tooth grinding, not eating, no to very little gut sounds/movement and shivering. Help!!!!!!!