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[Chaos18]

For those of you like me that are learning goats, be advised the doe went from no obvious signs to total loss of control in her back half (needing help up, total collapses of rear, and uncoordinated back end in less than a day).
The drugs are helping, but it is wait and see at the moment.

Hope she gets better quickly for you Dax.

 

[daxigait]

It would be nice if zoos were less expensive for families, but with sue happy people and liability it is another casualty.
We don't have a zoo very close, but there is a big cat preserve not too far in NW Arkansas that we went to once.

 

[mlm Mike]

For those of you like me that are learning goats, be advised the doe went from no obvious signs to total loss of control in her back half (needing help up, total collapses of rear, and uncoordinated back end in less than a day).
The drugs are helping, but it is wait and see at the moment.

Was Meningeal worm mentioned as a possibility? I think the treatment is nearly identical, although a wormer might have be involved.

 

[Chaos18]

It would be nice if zoos were less expensive for families, but with sue happy people and liability it is another casualty.
We don't have a zoo very close, but there is a big cat preserve not too far in NW Arkansas that we went to once.

That would be a neat attraction to go to.

 

[kajira]

It would be nice if zoos were less expensive for families, but with sue happy people and liability it is another casualty.
We don't have a zoo very close, but there is a big cat preserve not too far in NW Arkansas that we went to once.

We took my 2 year old to an african safari for his birthday.

His favorite part? The goats.

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They even had chickens there!

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The zebra's scared my kids, it was really pushy LOL

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The ostrich and emu's traumatized my oldest because they attacked the windows because they wanted the "food" inside that we got for the animals.... but my oldest is traumatized by the big birds. He's also traumatized by Geese. There's a goose at a park near us, that has chased him everytime he's gone there... LOL

 

[daxigait]

What happened to your goat?

I have one that overnight developed a neurological problem. The vet said it could be Lysteria, Pollio, or one of several other things. She gave her Penicillin, a blue mineral shot, and three others. She gets all but the mineral shot for three additional days. .

 

[kajira]

I have one that overnight developed a neurological problem. The vet said it could be Lysteria, Pollio, or one of several other things. She gave her Penicillin, a blue mineral shot, and three others. She gets all but the mineral shot for three additional days.

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Yikes. I wish you the best of luck.

I lost a mastiff to something like this. Out of the blue she got sick, no one could figure out what was wrong with her, she was 11 1/2 months old. She had a stroke, and then died on the way to the vet. She'd been sick for 2 weeks prior to her stroke. The vet concluded she must have had some kind of deep internal cancer or something based on her symptoms. We chose not to pay for an autopsy since it wouldn't bring her back and knowing the exact cause, wouldn't make us feel better.

 

[daxigait]

That would be a neat attraction to go to.

It was really neat.
I think I will contact them when it is time to put my buck down. I have heard that they put them down humanely and feed parts to the cats.

 

[daxigait]

Was Meningeal worm mentioned as a possibility? I think the treatment is nearly identical, although a wormer might have be involved. 

She did not say. She just gave her a bunch of shots. I will ask though. She is a skilled vet, but if you don't ask she often just reats and hands you what to do.

 

[kajira]

She did not say. She just gave her a bunch of shots. I will ask though. She is a skilled vet, but if you don't ask she often just reats and hands you what to do.

I would definitely be one who'd ask a million questions. LOL

with that said, do you breed your goats?