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Here is the scoop. I would really appreciate any advice that anyone can offer about our goat Rocky. He is about 6 months old and has is suffering from a shoulder injury of some kind. I don't know enough about goat anatomy to even tell if it is muscular injury or joint. If I were to take a guess I would say it looks like it is dislocated, but not sure if that is possible.
He had a leg injury right after we got him (about 3 months old) but it was not visible when looking at it and he eventual healed on his own. Then about 1.5 months ago I noticed that he was limping again and this time I could see the injury on his right shoulder. I thought I would give him a bit of time to see if he would heal on his own again, but it isn't happening.
Here are a few pictures to show the injury:
It does feel swollen right below the shoulder on the upper leg.
I would appreciate any ideas or mainly if it is anything that we can treat at home. We are not in a position to be able to take him to the vet and if we cannot figure it out, will have to put him down.
Thanks so much!
He had a leg injury right after we got him (about 3 months old) but it was not visible when looking at it and he eventual healed on his own. Then about 1.5 months ago I noticed that he was limping again and this time I could see the injury on his right shoulder. I thought I would give him a bit of time to see if he would heal on his own again, but it isn't happening.
Here are a few pictures to show the injury:
![0005_Rocky.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi461.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq336%2Ftinabeck4%2F0005_Rocky.jpg&hash=a90205059a4adc713ba0f0cb97486248)
![0002_Rocky.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi461.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq336%2Ftinabeck4%2F0002_Rocky.jpg&hash=639b6de0ad886682cb2c740a9bc75f8e)
![0006_Rocky.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi461.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq336%2Ftinabeck4%2F0006_Rocky.jpg&hash=d1afc2e8f5718f31c7891d3e147b2200)
![0001_Rocky.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi461.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq336%2Ftinabeck4%2F0001_Rocky.jpg&hash=b29c01e8a290c2fd3216285df02e773f)
![0004_Rocky.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi461.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq336%2Ftinabeck4%2F0004_Rocky.jpg&hash=9f3f1eba51ac41698e6715bac6ab0cf8)
![0003_Rocky.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi461.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq336%2Ftinabeck4%2F0003_Rocky.jpg&hash=297dacd8da13701d59a74eb29867ce28)
![0007_Rocky.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi461.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq336%2Ftinabeck4%2F0007_Rocky.jpg&hash=991eeee7e0dc05631ef0b2e4d84dc56c)
It does feel swollen right below the shoulder on the upper leg.
I would appreciate any ideas or mainly if it is anything that we can treat at home. We are not in a position to be able to take him to the vet and if we cannot figure it out, will have to put him down.
Thanks so much!