I Need Help! Scouring Goat Kid????

[Stacykins]

ok vaccinated for Cocci? how do I go about that ? im worried about using CORID so I purchased a bottle of SULMET, Read it works better if its Cocci I do not own a scale at home.. So I give meds once aday? that's what I was wondering, I keep washing there butts too..

There is no vaccine for coccidiosis. I was saying that the CDT vaccine is a good one. It helps guard against Clostridium tetani (Tetanus bacterium) and Clostridium perfringens types C and D. All of these bacteria can cause fatal disease.

They need a medication that inhibits the growth (coccidiostat) or one that kills them (coccidiocide). Sulmet was a good choice. Corid still works, but other medications seem to work better.

You will still need to find out how much they weigh. If you underdose, you will only make the protozoan (what the bug is) resistant to that medication (which means it will never work again for you). If you overdose, you could hurt the kids. Do you not have any way to weigh them? Weight tapes make for an educated at best, so this is not a good way to determine weight.

Yes, they need the medication once a day. It needs to be given once a day for a total of five days. Repeat three weeks from now after the last dose.

To make this clear, you need to be treating all three of your three month old pygmy girls.

 

[TheHappyHen21]

There is no vaccine for coccidiosis. I was saying that the CDT vaccine is a good one. It helps guard against Clostridium tetani (Tetanus bacterium) and Clostridium perfringens types C and D. All of these bacteria can cause fatal disease.

They need a medication that inhibits the growth (coccidiostat) or one that kills them (coccidiocide). Sulmet was a good choice.

You will still need to find out how much they weigh. If you underdose, you will only make the protozoan (what the bug is) resistant to that medication. If you overdose, you could hurt the kids. Do you not have any way to weigh them? Weight tapes make for an educated at best, so this is not a good way to determine weight.

Yes, they need the medication once a day. It needs to be given once a day for a total of five days. Repeat three weeks from now after the last dose.

To make this clear, you need to be treating all three of your three month old pygmy girls.

ok, that's what I thought. one does not have diarrhea. only two that had grass...

 

[Stacykins]

This is a guide for weight tapes for Pygmies. Again, I don't trust weight tape weights, too much room for error.

Be sure to measure each girl twice and compare the results. Twice will help rule out any error due to wiggling kids.

 

[Zoomie]

TheHappyHen21, just in case you don't understand: if coccidiosis goes so far as to create bloody diarrhea, what you are seeing there is the intestinal lining being stripped away by the coccidia. *You don't want to let it go that far.* You need to take action immediately. This can actually KILL your goats if it's not halted. Even if they survive bloody diarrhea, the intestines will be permanently scarred preventing the goat from absorbing nutrients. This can stop them from reaching their genetic potential and be permanently stunted and unthrifty.

Please. Get a scale. You may find that a neighbor, a family member etc. has one you can borrow. In addition I've seen them for sale at Dollar stores and Thrift stores. You are always going to need one with goats; one must always weigh the goat for any medication or wormer. You will find it invaluable. Failing that, use the tape measure chart that Stacykins posted.

I'm starting to lose sleep over your goats. Please let us know how they are doing. Please treat them for coccidia. Thanks!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

How do you know you have cocidiosis, have you had a vet look at the droppings, if your goat is suddenly put on pasture it will give them loose poop, and poor quality hay isn't good either, a nice clean grass hay mix is best. I would first have cocidiosis diagnosed before treating, give them a few days on good hay, see if their digestion straightens out, also give them access to baking soda fee choice, it can help with a lot of digestive upsets.

 

[Stacykins]

How do you know you have cocidiosis, have you had a vet look at the droppings, if your goat is suddenly put on pasture it will give them loose poop, and poor quality hay isn't good either, a nice clean grass hay mix is best. I would first have cocidiosis diagnosed before treating, give them a few days on good hay, see if their digestion straightens out, also give them access to baking soda fee choice, it can help with a lot of digestive upsets.

Pretty much if a goat kid has diarrhea and has never had a preventative for coddidiosis, the likelihood is pretty darn high. Think about the weather we've been having across the United States, warm, wet, no hard freezes to kill any oocystes in the soil. Considering every goat carries it, kids cannot combat it it well, and the kid is already compromised. If the diarrhea was caused by diet, the stress from the diarrhea from that can cause a proliferation of coccidia in the guy. Giving it will do more good than harm at this point.

Kids can die quickly from it. It doesn't sound like the original poster has brought or will bring a fecal sample to a vet for analysis. So first a coccidia treatment is in order. Worming afterwards would not be harmful either, if they've never had it either.

 

[Zoomie]

Pretty much if a goat kid has diarrhea and has never had a preventative for coddidiosis, the likelihood is pretty darn high. Think about the weather we've been having across the United States, warm, wet, no hard freezes to kill any oocystes in the soil. Considering every goat carries it, kids cannot combat it it well, and the kid is already compromised. If the diarrhea was caused by diet, the stress from the diarrhea from that can cause a proliferation of coccidia in the guy. Giving it will do more good than harm at this point.

Kids can die quickly from it. It doesn't sound like the original poster has brought or will bring a fecal sample to a vet for analysis. So first a coccidia treatment is in order. Worming afterwards would not be harmful either, if they've never had it either.

Agreed. This is real easy to treat by yourself. All you need to do is weigh the kid and follow package directions. Coccidia are everywhere.

For management, I do preventative treatment every 20 days on kids, until they are about 8 months old. For me, this has made a huge difference in kid health and eventual adult goat health. I remember back in the 70s I'd keep having kids that were poor doers and "failure to thrive" kids. Now I know... It was coccidiosis all along. This is a big health concern for young kids; once they have developed their own immunity, they are generally fine... But you need to give those young kids a leg up on the situation. The Coccidia can overwhelm their young bodies and cause serious damage.

 

[TheHappyHen21]

so I have been giving them the Sulmet and there diarrhea is going away! It is forming into shape now and there butts are not wet

 

[Zoomie]

That is great news! I'm so glad you let us know, thank you! That makes me very happy.

 

[TheHappyHen21]

yes! it is gone! I watched yesterday, all had normal poop so I brought one in at a time, cleaned there dirty butts off and put a little Vaseline on there lady parts cause they were a little soar. All are happy now and back in with the others