I need help....my saanen buck has an issue today???

[arabianequine]

The hay looks fine to me. My horse and the other 3 goats have been eating it too. I just think he may have ate too much? or had something else wrong inside we could not see. I actually put the hay out in the pen just on the ground maybe it got rained on or too much due on it and did not set well with him?

It really upsets me he suffered and I could do nothing for him. On our way out the door to the vet I gave him two baking soda balls and I wonder if that did him in. A friend though told me to make sure he is staying warm and he was not so that might have took its tole. I did not get that message from her till after we got done at the vets though. I will think about that next time, if there is knock on wood.

He did feel cold around the mouth when I gave the baking soda to him....so I was worried about that.

 

[EweSheep]

It is possible that his organs were shutting down for quite some time before it got too critical. Sometimes we would just scratch our heads and try different things that might help even he may rally for some time before his organs just gave up.

It just sucks big time, even worse when you are on your way to the vet and finding out the animal dies en route.

The hay problem that happened twenty years ago that killed alot of Arabians I remember were blister beetles.

 

[arabianequine]

Thank you all. I still don't understand. I wish I knew so I could help if happens again.
My girls seem to be still doing very well.

Here is link to a couple of pics I took of him the night of his symptoms. I had him tied to my porch.
I finally got my camera to work to load them to the computer. The cord seems to be bad. I had an extra cord.


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